Orange & Blue: Special Defenses & Special Abilities
No special defenses, besides standard undead traits. Special abilities are its Savage Fury, which is essentially barbarian rage that gives it a bonus to strength, charisma, and will saves, and the ability to create cairn wights from those it kills (or another ragewight if it kills someone with the rage ability.
Kel-Aurthraxis Maleocorr wrote:
Red: Special Attacks
It has a death gaze that bestows negative levels. Range 30ft, Fort negates.
Tengu (Tooth) and Fiendish Giant Mantis (Claw) Hunter (divine verminous) 11 | AC 24 T 15 FF 20 | HP 98/98 | F +13 R +14 W +11 | CMD 26 | Init +4 | Perc +19 lowlight, carrion sense | vermin focus (11/11) | Sudden Shift (7/7) | Master's Illusion (11/11) | Spells (-, 6/6, 5/5, 5/5, 3/3)
"Undeads? They has blood?"
Tooth casts Mirror Image then hops up on Claw, bardiche at the ready.
number of images:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Actions: cast spell = standard, mount Claw = move, activate Vermin Focus (moth) for darkvision and switch Claw's Vermin Focus to Beetle = swift, avert gaze from bodak = free, bardiche already in hand since travelling in dangerous lands.
"Does it matter if they have blood?" Lissa responds. As she gathers water and wave to her, she adds. "They're going to try to kill us either way!"
Move action - Gather Power Standard action - Ready(Extended Range Empowered Water Blast on Red as soon as it's within 120 feet) Of note, Lissa is not averting her eyes.
The bokak shambles toward you as fast as it can (which is not very fast) staring at the nearest creature all the while. As it approaches, Lissa's blast hits it squarely, damaging it but for less damage than she might have hoped.
Andrietta squats down a bit, almost into a 'runner's start' stance before large brown wings erupt from her back. "We need to split them up, taking the flank!"
Standard Action: Activate Tengu Wings
Move Action: 30' diagonal as indicated via blue line. Absolutely not looking in the Bodak's direction.
Fiendish Giant Mantis vermin companion (9HD) | current AC 30 T 15 FF 26 | HP 67/67 | F +8 R +11 W +6; evasion, devotion | DR5/good | SR14 | CMD 30 | Init +3 | Perc +5 darkvision | tricks 3/5
Can Claw effectively 'delay' until next round? Effectively, if the two remaining undead don't come within reach on their turn, Tooth & Claw will then act together on Tooth's initiative?
Male Tengu Investigator 9 | HP 48/48 | AC 24 touch 15 ff 20 | CMB +6; CMD 21 | F +6, R: +13, W +11 | Init +4 | Perception +16 (+d8) | Speed 30 ft.
[b]I wish you luck Andrietta. Where you fly, I cannot follow. I will still work to aid you though.
Watts follows behind Kaa and reads the Pharasmin prayer from the scroll to ward one against the horrors of undeath. While he reads the prayer accurately, it doesn't necessarily convey the emotion of the call.
Esoteric Linguistics to activate scroll of death ward targeting Kaa. DC 27
Linguistics:1d20 + 26 + 1d8 ⇒ (5) + 26 + (5) = 36
Sword at hand, Watts matches the actions of his companions in averting his eyes from the Bodak in the distance.
| hp 54/54 | AC 21 FF 13 T 20 | CMD 14 | Fort +8 Ref +4 Will +14 (+8 vs Poison, +2 vs Negative Energy effects that deal HP damage) | Init +2 | Perception +7 | Sense Motive +16 | Movement 40ft | Male Vishkanya Divine Paragon Cleric of Apsu 8 | Active Effects: Blessing of Fervor 5 rounds, Cold Resist 20, Deathwatch, Longstrider, Message, Loci Spirit Ritual (Healing), Wis +1 7rds |
"Be wary of the bodak! It hass a deathly gaze that can strip away your vitality! The ragewights live up to their name - they are as living barbarians when angry, and make more when they kill!" Kel will hiss out to his companions!
Seeing the (orange and blue) ragewights clumped together, he will invoke Apsu's name to cast Burst of Radiance on them!
DC 17 Reflex Save from both! Fail: Blind for 1d4 ⇒ 4 Rounds
Pass: Dazzled for 1d4 ⇒ 1 Rounds
[dice=Untyped "Holy" Damage]5d4[/dice] (No save)
Kel will then draw his lesser reach metamagic rod.
Lissa fires again, again connecting with a brutal blast. Once again, not all of the damage went through, but still the Bodak is looking pretty ragged. Stuck in place by the grasping vines, the creature tries to break free.
Escape artist, DC 14:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Free, it continues advancing, staring at you as it goes. Sadly, still no one in range.
Reflex to avoid becoming entangled again, DC 14:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Kaa's readied action strikes true on the orange ragewight. Claw's readied action is less successful.
The two ragewights furiously attack the first creatures they reach, lunging forward to attack even sooner.
Orange greatsword vs Claw (lunge), power attack:1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 12 - 2 = 11 damage, power attack:2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 6 = 11 Fort save vs. energy drain if hit.
Blue greatsword vs Kaa (lunge), power attack:1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 12 - 2 = 25 damage, power attack:2d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 3) + 6 = 11 No Fort save needed due to death ward.
Neither is able to connect, and in their haste to attack (lunge) they have left themselves open to counter-attack (-2AC this round). Sadly, despite glaring so hard its eyes are about to pop out of its weird skull, no one is in range of the Bodak's gaze.
| hp 54/54 | AC 21 FF 13 T 20 | CMD 14 | Fort +8 Ref +4 Will +14 (+8 vs Poison, +2 vs Negative Energy effects that deal HP damage) | Init +2 | Perception +7 | Sense Motive +16 | Movement 40ft | Male Vishkanya Divine Paragon Cleric of Apsu 8 | Active Effects: Blessing of Fervor 5 rounds, Cold Resist 20, Deathwatch, Longstrider, Message, Loci Spirit Ritual (Healing), Wis +1 7rds |
Blue and Orange are also still blind, too :P
Kel advances and points his free hand at the bodak, invoking Apsu's name as he calls forth the Exiled's Wrath (Scorching Ray)!
Orange DC 10 acrobatics to move >1/2 speed:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14 Blue DC 10 acrobatics to move >1/2 speed:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Orange miss chance, >50 hits:1d100 ⇒ 38 Blue miss chance, >50 hits:1d100 ⇒ 77
No real changes. I'm sure Orange misses based on both the roll and the miss chance. Blue makes the concealment check, but misses due to Kaa's shield spell bumping his AC above 25.
Kel fires two rays of fire at the advancing bodak, both connecting with their target. The first ray seems to have no effect, while the second one is really more of a singeing ray than a scorching ray, leaving only the tiniest black mark on the creature. It seems to be resistant to fire.
Swift action to shift Claw's vermin focus to Leech. Tooth auto-succeeds on the ride check to guide with his knees (DC5). Still averting gaze from Bodak.
Lissa unleashes another mighty blast, but the bodak, alerted by the roaring of her gathered power, manages to dodge the torrent.
Watts lobs a vial of holy water, impressively dropping it right onto the bodak with pinpoint accuracy. The liquid sizzles as it melts into the creature's skin.
Tooth reaches down from his mount and slashes one of the ragewights with his bardich. Claw previously moved to Tooth's initiative but then readied an attack which triggered, moving Claw off of Tooth's initiative.
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The bodak continues moving, coming in close to Kaa. Double move provoking AoO from Kaa.
Everyone but Andrietta (who is out of range) and Kaa (who is magically protected), at the start of your turn please make a Fort save against the bodak's gaze, as you are all now within its range. You may avert your gaze, giving yourself a 50% chance to avoid having to make the save (high avoids, low means you still need to make the save), and regardless of whether you avoid the save gives the bodak concealment against you (20% miss chance).
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After the bodak moves, Claw strikes at the orange ragewight that his master just hit, missing once but connecting on his second swipe and pulling the ragewight up into the air, just missing with a followup bite.
Tengu (Tooth) and Fiendish Giant Mantis (Claw) Hunter (divine verminous) 11 | AC 24 T 15 FF 20 | HP 98/98 | F +13 R +14 W +11 | CMD 26 | Init +4 | Perc +19 lowlight, carrion sense | vermin focus (11/11) | Sudden Shift (7/7) | Master's Illusion (11/11) | Spells (-, 6/6, 5/5, 5/5, 3/3)
GM, is that a body of water in the top left of the map? If so, can Tooth gauge its depth, roughly? Also I forgot that when a readied action goes off it changes your initiative count - thanks.
Male Tengu Investigator 9 | HP 48/48 | AC 24 touch 15 ff 20 | CMB +6; CMD 21 | F +6, R: +13, W +11 | Init +4 | Perception +16 (+d8) | Speed 30 ft.
I had forgotten about this ability until now, and I'm not even certain if it is relevant here, but allies within 30 feet of Watts receive +3 on saves against death effects.
The grandmother was all set to go charging in, despite the entangling undergrowth, despite the other things going on and then has a bit of an epiphany, pulling out her bow and lining up a shot on the different creature. "In Grandmother's name!" she bellows.
Seeing the bodak go down as she was about to drop her quarterstaff and pull her bow, Andrietta shifts gears and instead closes to one of the warriors, pumping her wings hard to do so.
Double Move, +10 feet Sorry I haven't been very effective, folks!
@Watts: That would be relevant to the Bodak's gaze, which is specified as a death effect. It doesn't matter at this point, though, because...
Kaa strikes the bodak as it approaches. He strikes again, filling the undead creature's eyes with panic. Then, just as it turns to flee, he lands one more blow, destroying it! Just enough! Bodak down.
Andrietta meanwhile, seeing the bodak destroyed, closes with the ragewights, ready to defend her flock.
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The badly-damaged orange ragewight, still blind and grappled by Claw, attempts to bite the vermin.
blind, high hits:1d100 ⇒ 96 Bite vs. Claw, grappled:1d20 + 7 - 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 - 2 = 16 damage:1d4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4 Fort save please, if it hits.
The blue ragewight, likewise still blind, hears the flapping of wings and lunges up at the sound with its sword.
Male Tengu Investigator 9 | HP 48/48 | AC 24 touch 15 ff 20 | CMB +6; CMD 21 | F +6, R: +13, W +11 | Init +4 | Perception +16 (+d8) | Speed 30 ft.
Seeing the monster swing for Andrietta, Watts doesn't hesitate as he steps forward to strike the undead down immediately with a fierce set of blows, and even his beak, intending to tear it apart.
"I will not allow you to continue endanger those around me!"
5 foot step. Study and full attack blue with flanking. Activate studied strike on bite attack if hit.
I'll assume that succeeds. If it fails, the wight is dropped 10' to the floor, landing prone?
if Claw failed to maintain grapple:
falling damage on wight:1d6 ⇒ 4
Claw then flies off, to drop the wight down a cliff. Using the option to move with the wight; Claw can move 20' as part of the standard action to maintain.
falling damage on wight:3d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4) = 13
Claw then buzzes around back to threaten the second wight (blue), whilst Tooth is disappointed to see that the wights don't bleed after all. Leech focus would cause Bleed.
Under most normal circumstances Andrietta would be at a safe distance -- lesson learned. No matter the effects of the blow, she takes it with grace and does not tumble unceremoniously from the sky, being of a bit tougher material than what her matronly avian mien may evoke.
Tooth handle animal to push:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23Claw doesn't seem to have the down or drop tricks.
Watts lays into the blue wight, tearing open jagged wounds in the creature. Tooth connects with the blind, grappled wight, then directs Claw to drop the creature off a cliff. Andrietta save is successful.
The blue ragewight barely maintains physical composure as Andrietta buffets it with attacks. Still, it's unholy rage keeps it upright and in the fight.
| hp 54/54 | AC 21 FF 13 T 20 | CMD 14 | Fort +8 Ref +4 Will +14 (+8 vs Poison, +2 vs Negative Energy effects that deal HP damage) | Init +2 | Perception +7 | Sense Motive +16 | Movement 40ft | Male Vishkanya Divine Paragon Cleric of Apsu 8 | Active Effects: Blessing of Fervor 5 rounds, Cold Resist 20, Deathwatch, Longstrider, Message, Loci Spirit Ritual (Healing), Wis +1 7rds |
Kel invokes the wrath of Apsu as he casts Barbed Chains on the ragewight, first attempting to trip and then pummel the creature!
Now that tall, dark and gruesome is dealt with, Lissa turns her attention to the closest remaining foes. She calls for more water to her, and launches a blast at the undead monstrosity.
5-foot Move action - Gather Power Standard action - Empowered Water Blast vs. Blue
Kel summons chains from the ground to harass the poor blind ragewight. The first one trips the creature, and though the second chain somehow misses the broad side of the barn blind, prone, undead barbarian, the third connects and leaves a slight slashing wound. Lissa follows this with a powerful blast which leaves nothing but a smear of undead goo on the ground. Blue is obliterated.
The orange wight stands and moves slowly toward the battle, reaching the cliff by feel and beginning to climb.
Looks like probably one hit and a grab, Claw snatches the wight off the cliff. This ought to trigger Watts' ready, and creates a flank between Tooth and Watts. Otherwise, if necessary, Claw used his Sudden Shift trick (a swift action) to create the flank. He knows the flank trick.
Claw snatches the blind, climbing wight from its disadvantageous position, holding it in place as Watts and Tooth tear it to shreds! Out of combat.
Looking ahead, the path to the Twinhorn camp is open. You can see combat happening all around, as well as some sort of argument between Medda and some other Twinhorns. The path to the standing stones is also clear, so you could rush there to try to close off the source of this incursion. Where to? Into camp for battle, into camp for a social encounter, or off to the stone circle?
| hp 54/54 | AC 21 FF 13 T 20 | CMD 14 | Fort +8 Ref +4 Will +14 (+8 vs Poison, +2 vs Negative Energy effects that deal HP damage) | Init +2 | Perception +7 | Sense Motive +16 | Movement 40ft | Male Vishkanya Divine Paragon Cleric of Apsu 8 | Active Effects: Blessing of Fervor 5 rounds, Cold Resist 20, Deathwatch, Longstrider, Message, Loci Spirit Ritual (Healing), Wis +1 7rds |
Seconded of what Watts said. Social > other but will go with the majority if they'd prefer otherwise.
