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?
AID Knowledge Nature:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 AID Heal:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (10) + 0 = 10 AID Sense Motive:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (16) + 0 = 16 Way to waste above-average rolls -_- at least they were successes
Seeing the bear grab Scarlet, Alia shouts something remotely elvish, before charging at the beast:"Let her go, Fiend!"
Swift action: Arcane Pool Enhance Blade, Standard: Spellstrike Frostbite, Move: Close in. CHAAAARGE!(in name, I can't with Spellstrike):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21Damage:2d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 3) + 5 = 9Nonlethal Cold(+Fatigue):1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
| 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 |
I rolled Scarlet's terrible AoO already "Yeah, yeah, I've heard worse, bud-" Scarlet's bragging is cut off when the bear grabs her, planning to maul her.
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
"So we're fighting it then. All right, tally ho, Sir Didymus!"
I see you guys left a gap for me to burning hands through. :)
Numalar maneuvers Sir Didymus onto the top of the "bridge," hauling up just behind Scarlet and Alia.
I am assuming I can cast burning hands without hitting Scarlet. If I can't do that from here then I can probably do it from the square NW of Luna, shooting diagonally to get the west half of the bear. So moving 20' on Sir Didymus, then casting Burning Hands. Using Saltpeter.
concentration:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Numalar pulls out his symbol and shouts "Qa' quv!"
A tongue of flame pours out of his mouth.
Numalar coughs and sputters, as smoke trails from his mouth. "Agh... By Macrathane's Rotten Left Testicle that burns..." he mutters. He grips his spear and awaits a counterattack from the bear.
Will use draconic defense if I am hit. Hopefully the bear doesn't have reach.
GGGM: You mentioned the Knowledge: Nature check was penalized for distance. Now that I am right there 10' away would my 17 be good enough (or a 19 if Alia's aid counts)?
"Are you quite off your head, good sir? That is a BEAR. Yes, a BEAR. I am qute certain. The smell is quite distinct. I beg you to reconsider this foolish course of action!"
GGGM: You mentioned the Knowledge: Nature check was penalized for distance. Now that I am right there 10' away would my 17 be good enough (or a 19 if Alia's aid counts)?
The Heal check actually. Normally you need to be in contact with the subject... like Scarlet is, to avoid a penalty.
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:
Numalar Auritonius wrote:
GGGM: You mentioned the Knowledge: Nature check was penalized for distance. Now that I am right there 10' away would my 17 be good enough (or a 19 if Alia's aid counts)?
The Heal check actually. Normally you need to be in contact with the subject... like Scarlet is, to avoid a penalty.
You are right, my bad. It was a heal check. I don't think I want to jump on the bear though just for a skill bonus.
Celyne lets fly a bolt, but it flies wide. Her aim put off by the fact Scarlet is in her way. There's a -4 penalty to hit for firing into the melee (without Precise Shot), and +1 bonus to hit and damage for Posh's inspiration.
Luna attacks but the thrashing bear is too quick to be easily bitten.
Scarlet likewise misses in her burning, supernatural fury.
reflex:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Numalar's burning magical breath is all-consuming, but the beast hunkers down under the worst of the flames. Still the smell of damp burnt, fur is horrible.
Zokon Don't forget you are inspired (at least until Posh's turn)! Which, by the way is enough to make the difference in hitting the thing with one of your shots. I added the extra couple of points of damage too.
Zokon's first shot just misses but his next shot buries it self in the bear's meaty shoulder. It looks up to see the man jeer him. The bear roars in fury. It rears and lifts Scarlet over its head, tossing her aside.
She lands hard on the cave floor amid a pile of bones and equipment that put her in mind of the sort worn by the Sootscale kobolds she had seen in the radish patch.
Grapple (move Scarlet high over the cave floor):1d20 + 13 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 13 + 5 = 33 1d3 ⇒ 2 Scarlet I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter with that roll but you get a counter grapple check (to break free) with a +4 bonus since the bear is putting you in a space with no floor for 20 feet. Because you have (minimally) one hand full though you take a -4 penalty to the roll so it is a wash, but you get to make it if you like. For now though I am assuming the bear drops you into the cave where you land prone--assuming you don't have some clever way out of the situation.
Scarlet's falling damage:2d6 ⇒ (6, 1) = 7
And then just as it seemed that things could not get any worse the wound dealt to the bear by Alia's blade begins to rapidly knit itself closed. +5 hp (this removes the nonlethal damage which in turn eliminates the fatigue effect).
Numalar The bear does not seem to have particularly long reach (it is large, can rear up but the limited nature of hind legs and front paws give it only 5' of reach).
Conditions Outside dim lighting and moderate rain.
Inspired +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Round 2
The Bold May Act!
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__ Scarlet -16 hp, prone
__ Zokon
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Da Bear -29 hp
__ Alia
__ Poshment
would that be enough to know about lycanthropes and such? or is know nature even the right roll for that?
Celyne:
There is no official knowledge relating to lycanthropy or shapechangers in general. Usually I go with knowledges relating to such a creature's base form Knowledge local and/or nature for the werewolf that lives down the street, or knowledge geography or history for that kingdom of kitsune and so on. Nature seems a good choice here given the observations to this point.
If this thing is a lycanthrope, it is a particularly queer one. It is only breathing to be able to bellow. It also seems a lot lot faster than an ordinary ursiform, maybe like twice as fast. You don't know of any sort of lycanthrope like that. It seems intelligent-ish but bloodthirsty and insane--more bestial than actual beasts.
Unhindered by Scarlet, the bear bats away the epee. It swings its huge head around and begs to differ with the elf woman by roaring louder than thunder in her face. More spittle and a chunk of something gristly spray her. Alia can practically taste the bile that undoubtedly sloshes in it's gut and smell its rotting molars.
Posh yer up!
Alia I moved you a 5-foot step closer to the bear.
"That's no normal bear... it's not a lycanthrope either because it's too fast and not breathing... Maybe some kind of undead bear?"
One roll, reveal what you get.
Knowledge (religion, pretty obscure) DC 20+:
There are these things, divine guardians is about as general a name as you can put to them. They are beings blessed or cursed to watch over sites holy to deific sponsors. They are gifted with immortality and certain lack of mortal need. They don't need food, or water. They don't need to breathe. They recover quickly from most wounds. There minds are bent to their task. It allows them to guard a site for as long as is required.
Knowledge (religion, pretty obscure) DC 25+:
They have a lot of power and speed within the confines of their domain but they can never leave it lest the weight of their sentence suddenly catch up to them.
| 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 |
Step 1: Stand up. This provokes. The bear is prone, so maybe I get lucky here.
Scarlet's wounded pretty badly already, but she's tenacious and excited over the fight. She steps over to line up with Luna before continuing the assault.
Step 1: Stand up. This provokes. The bear is prone, so maybe I get lucky here.
Scarlet's wounded pretty badly already, but she's tenacious and excited over the fight. She steps over to line up with Luna before continuing the assault.
Unfortunately Scarlet is also 10' lower than the platform the bear is currently resting on and does not have the reach, or even a good angle from which to strike at it from there. Luna won't get flanking from you. On the plus side you are out of the bear's reach too.
Again sorry for the map but the place where the bear is laying is 10' above the interior of the rock/cave and 20' above most of the area outside.
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
@ Celyne: I'm pretty sure that Luna benefits from Posh's Inspiring song (or stream of bad puns... whatever it is he does). So you should have a +1 to hit and damage on top of all of her attacks.
Numalar maneuvers to the south, spear ready. "Not Breathing? If it has no breath it should have no life! I suspect you are right about it being undead..."
Knowledge=Religion:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 "...but I cannot say what manner of undead it is."
He presents his symbol and shouts "Qa' quv!"
Draconic:
"Fire of the Spirit!"
Another tongue of flame pours out of his mouth, engulfing the bear.
Using saltpeter again. Since Scarlet is 10' below me I will try to aim the cone upwards a bit so Scarlet will be out of the area of effect.
Numalar's skin has gone particularly pale as he emits a hacking cough, smoke trailing from his mouth. He leers at the bear. "There's more where that came from you misbegotten beast!"
He grips his spear and awaits a counterattack from the bear.
I threaten the bear with my spear and will take the AoO if it stands up. With the bonus for the song and for him being prone I might actually hit!
| 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 |
RPGGGM wrote:
Scarlet Scarab wrote:
Step 1: Stand up. This provokes. The bear is prone, so maybe I get lucky here.
Scarlet's wounded pretty badly already, but she's tenacious and excited over the fight. She steps over to line up with Luna before continuing the assault.
Unfortunately Scarlet is also 10' lower than the platform the bear is currently resting on and does not have the reach, or even a good angle from which to strike at it from there. Luna won't get flanking from you. On the plus side you are out of the bear's reach too.
Again sorry for the map but the place where the bear is laying is 10' above the interior of the rock/cave and 20' above most of the area outside.
Feel free to restate your actions.
Scarlet stands up and runs around the platform, eventually climbing up. She draws her Silver Warhammer and prepares for another assault.
Zokon's first shot hits with a solid thunk, but the bear's mad scramble for purchase on the slick floor causes the other to strike the floor and ricochet away.
Luna paws and bites at the thing but only connects solidly once opening a wound above its eye.
reflex:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21
Numalar's angle still not the best upon his mount likewise raises more stink and boils than solid damage.
There's a clap of thunder (only closer) as if lightning had struck the center of the party's tightening circle. But it's not thunder, even though it is now coming straight down like beaded curtains outside. Instead (and possibly to their horror) Celyne, Numalar, and Poshment understand that the noise is sudden inrush of air that occurs when magic gives way to science and air rushes in to fill the void left by a large mass that has suddenly and inexplicably dimension doored itself away.
The bear is gone!
Conditions Outside dim lighting and raining.
Rain reduces visibility ranges by half. In addition to automatically extinguishing any unprotected flames, rains of this magnitude cause protected flames (such as those of lanterns) to dance wildly and have a 50% chance of extinguishing these lights. Ranged weapon attacks and Perception checks are at a –4 penalty.
Inspired +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Round 3
The Bold May Act!
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__ Scarlet -16 hp, prone
__ Zokon
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Da Bear -42 hp, prone, gone?
__ Alia
__ Poshment
Alia will move towards where Scarlet is, moving past her after seeing she's still fine. Carefully moving further inside, she is ready to strike against the creature if it returns.
"It may have retreated inside, opting to regenerate before engaging us again. We must make haste!"
Holding the charge, then, move action inside, standard action to ready attack against 'Da Bear'. With Numalar's lights, I should see further than currently possible on the map(thanks low-light vision).
Rain reduces visibility ranges by half. In addition to automatically extinguishing any unprotected flames, rains of this magnitude cause protected flames (such as those of lanterns) to dance wildly and have a 50% chance of extinguishing these lights. Ranged weapon attacks and Perception checks are at a –4 penalty.
Inspired +1 morale bonus on saving throws against charm and fear effects and a +1 competence bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls.
Round 4
The Bold May Act!
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__ Scarlet -16 hp, prone
__ Zokon
__ Numalar/Sir Didymus
__ Celyne/Luna
__ Da Bear -42 hp, prone, gone?
__ Alia
__ Poshment
