PBP Gameday VII - #6-12 Scions of the Sky Key, Part 1: On Sharrowsmiths Trail - Beefy GM

Game Master McBeefsteak

Kolard turns to scoff at Felixe and Xiao's descriptions. "'Heart-eaters?' That's silly. You're silly. Plants don't eat people, people eat plants! Silly Feli-" Kolard is cut off as Pelagos darts past him towards the miner. Turning again and seeing the moving plants, Kolard yelps and jumps back a bit before running forward after Pelagos.

Felixe moves forward with her scimitar trying to slash away some of the vines and branches before they envelop the unconscious man.
attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

"Right, rescue and....." Nali begins to say, before the heart-eaters start moving. As Felixe and Pelagos fly forward, Nali goes for her quiver. Drawing her bow and an arrow, she swiftly goes to fire at the moving flower.

Move action - Draw bow
Standard -Attack vs. closest Xtabay to the miner

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26 For: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

"Or not." With hands that seem to blur with speed, Justin joins the attack by drawing one of his chakram, Ann, and hurls her with great force at the same flower attacked by Nali. He then rushes up behind Pelagos.

Free Action: quickdraw chakram
Standard Action: throw chakram (assuming between 60 & 90 feet away)
Move Action: run up behind Pelagos

Ann vs Xtabay: 1d20 ⇒ 1 Awww, come on! :(
slashing: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

In his attempt to slay the plant with a single throw, he put too much force into his attack and it went (very) wide.

[ood]Are we in intiative already? [/ooc]

Xiao moves forward and casts a summoning spell and brings the creature into a position to attack.

Spending an arcane reservoir point. 3/5 remaining. Standard action summon - 1 minute duration.

* * *

The summoned celestial eagle attacks with its smite.

Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
Bite damage, smite: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

Talon 1: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Talon damage, smite: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Talon 2: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Talon damage, smite : 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 1 = 6

Deduct 1 damage from each attack if not evil please.

we weren't but here it comes.

Leaf Ray Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

Round 1 - Bold Please Act
Kolard, Pelagos

Nali quickly draws her arrows fletchings even with her cheek before loosing it, sending the arrow leaping through space before it skewers the central stalk of the flower spilling pus all down it's side as it collapses in a heap.

As the rest of you leap forward Xiao's Hawk once again appears from a glowing rent in the air, rending and tearing the second Xtabay to pieces.

As the rest of you stand in the clearing searching for any other threats a large leaf unfurls and drops from the tree, unfurling a long traling tail and whipping it's sharp stinger towards Pelagos. Luckily the champion's armor protects him and the small creature banks, circling Pelagos.

One of these times my beasties will get to do things!

I had intended for Kolard to run up 10' behind Pelagos, and I'm not sure what happened... I think the lesson is to stop posting on mobile! So for the little it's worth...

Running up, Kolard puts on a second burst of of speed when the new creature attacks. Don't worry, best buddy - I've got your back! he shouts as he pulls up next to Pelagos.

20' + 20' double move

With Kolard's approach, he starts to circle the creature. In a practiced motion, Pelagos swings his halberd in a wide, powerful circle around him. "We have the numbers, surround it!" he calls out. A penchant for teamwork is excellent, training with him later shall certainly prove effective.
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Halberd (Power Attack, Furious Focus) vs Red: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 91d10 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13

Kolard and Pelagos quickly close on the creature leaving it little room to maneuver. Pelagos's swing fails to connect but the creature is driven below his blade to avoid the blow, giving Felixe time to strike. The Leaf Ray proves too fast however, scurrying out of the way of Felixe's blade as it seeks an escape route.

Round 2 - Bold Act
Nali, Xiao, Justin, Kolard
Leaf Ray
Pelagos, Felixe

AC 14 to hit if you'd like to narrate your own attacks

Nali brings her gaze to focus on the remaining plant beast, giving it a once-over. Then, with a step forward, she draws a second arrow and sends it flying uncomfortably close to Justin before sinking the head into a side of the beast.

Move action - Study Leaf Ray
Standard action - Attack vs. Leaf Ray

Attack(PBS,ST,cover): 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 26For(PBS,ST): 1d8 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 6

Xiao points at the remaining plant and retrieves acid from his pocket!

* * *

The summoned celestial eagle flies and attacks with its smite.

Bite, flank: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 2 = 13
Bite damage, smite: 1d4 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 1 = 4

With complete focus and a precision Kolard had yet to demonstrate, he lashes out with a powerful punch squarely into the creature's body just under one wing. Shifting slightly to take advantage of the creature being off-balance, he seems to flow seemlessly around Nali's arrow as it buries into the creature's side, his other hand striking the exposed end of the arrow with an open palm, shoving it fully into the creature.

Flurry of Blows
Unarmed Strike 1: 1d20 + 4 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 1 + 2 = 17
Unarmed Strike 2: 1d20 + 4 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 4 - 1 + 2 = 25

Damage 1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Damage 2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Edit: wow, natural 20. Can you crit with an unarmed strike? Not sure we'll need it, but just in case...
Confirm Crit: 1d20 ⇒ 8
haha, worth a shot

@Kolard: yep, you can crit

"Glados, let's slice that thing's wings off!" Justin steps up and swings his glaive mightily.

Glados to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
slashing: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

As your party moves in, surrounding the leaf ray it darts to and fro, desperately seeking escape as it wings through the air. However, at every turn it finds a waiting blade or arrow, quickly falling under the combined onslaught.

With the death of the Leaf Ray the clearing is suddenly quiet and the only thing remaining is the raspy breathing of the miner laying unconscious several feet away.

Pelagos takes a knee at the miner's side, firmly grasps him by the should and attempts to rouse him. "Sir! Sir!"

"We have to see if the miner is hurt! Is anybody here skilled at healing?" Xiao asks.

He walks over and checks the body himself.

Heal: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (15) - 1 = 14

Felixe runs over to check on the miner as well.
heal(aid Xiao): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
I can use a CLW if I need to, I have a wand

As the Leaf Ray drops, Kolard sweeps his gaze around the clearing, focusing all his senses intently to ensure no further threats remain.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19

Assuming there's nothing...
Confident that there are no further surprises, he relaxes his stance, and the usual slight, contented smile returns to his face. "Whew!" he exclaims, stretching an arm behind his head. "That was a great warm-up! Feels great to finally do some fightin'! Even if it was just a 'lil guy." He nudges the Leaf Ray's corpse gently with his foot, looking at it curiously. Looking up, he sees the party rushing to the collapsed miner's aid, and decides to let those with more ability (and interest) deal with that.

In the meantime, with no immediate threats or direction, he wanders over to one of the large golden blooms to examine it further, and decide which part of the plant looks most appetising. "I’ve never eaten a plant that wanted to eat me back before!" he says to himself.

Can I tell if eating a heart-eater will be actively harmful?
Survival?: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

"Annnnnnnn! Where'd you get off to?" Justin calls out to his chackram while searching for it. Once he retrieves her, and gives her a good admonishing for not flying true, he notices the big guy looking at the plants. While he has no desire to eat the thing himself, he does at least offer comments about which parts might be sharper.

aid other, survival: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Nali watches as Kolard and Justin debate the finer points of jungle cuisine for a moment before shaking her head. She walks up behind the pair, making obvious steps and calmly adds, [b]"Dangerous to eat, but useful for making sleeping poison or remedy for that poison. Do not have skill to make either though. Better to not try." And with that, she re-locates the tracks that they were following and moves toward the far side of the clearing upon doing so.

Survival(Tracking): 1d20 + 9 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 2 = 17

The unconscious miner eventually rises and she speaks quickly, recounting a tale very similar to that you heard from the other miners. Other than the pollen induced sleep she is fine but is unwilling to come any further with you. She points back the way you came, agreeing to wait atop the slope for you on your return.

Kolard notices several potions, a fine suit of studded leather armor, and a scimitar scattered on the ground near the skeletal remains of previous victims.

As you move forward through the ruins the jungle closes in again and you travel for almost half an hour before it opens suddenly in front of you.

A deep ravine divides the valley here, bridged only by an ancient and crumbling span of stone reinforced by haphazard wooden reinforcements. A pair of ancient dwarven statues flanks either side of the bridge, each in considerable disrepair. An ancient stone building partly consumed by the jungle is visible across the ravine.

See map of ravine crossing. You're on the left side.

Felixe uses a detect magic cantrip on the items and attempts to identify the potions.
spellcraft: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23
"Hmm, does that bridge look sound to anyone? I'd hate to have it crumble beneath us."

Oddly enough, the guy in armor with lots of weapons goes up and begins inspecting the bridge like he knows what to look for.

knowledge engineering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Maybe he is just faking it though, as his overall assessment of the bridge's safety is just a shrug.

Nali stops just on the edge of the bridge and crouches down. "Also great ambush point," she mutters as she scans the trees and ground for anything out of the ordinary.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

As Kolard and Nali move forward they can see the ravine drops several hundred feet to a riverbed far below with no visible path rising from the bottom. The patchwork portion bridge itself seems sturdy and well constructed and you notice no obvious flaws or failures in it. You see no sign of any danger other than the still obvious kobold tracks that you've been following for some time now.

Since we're already expecting an ambush, would it be reasonable for us to take 20 on engineering and perception rolls, looking for an ambush? Are we in a hurry? Is the daylight fading?

If not, Justin will volunteer to walk across first, Glados at the ready.

after identifying the items, Felixe makes sure the others know what there is- +1 studded leather armor, 2 potions of CLW, and a scimitar

Felixe is already wary and happy to not be the one to go first.
perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
"Justin, wait!" she whispers harshly, pointing out the trap.

Xiao begins to casts a Summon Monster spell immediately.

2/5 Arcane Reservoir remaining.

"Good eyes," Pelagos remarks as he halts his advance at the mention of a trap. "How will we deal with it?" May the gods save whoever says to jump.

is the trap something we can just step over?

Justin growls in frustration and then nods a thankyou to Felixe. "can we just spring it from a safe distance?"

You could take 20 but that would be fairly time intensive. Up to you guys. The trap appears to be something you could step over yes, as best you can tell it's a simple noose/snare trap.

Nali scowls that she missed the trap before into thinking of a way to deal with it. After a couple moments of thought, her eyes fall upon Xiao's latest summon. With a slight grin, she asks, "Maybe called pet make trap work? Then, no trap, yes?"

"Good idea" Justin nods appreciatively and starts trying to herd the critter into the trap. When he has difficulties, he calls back over his shoulder, "Yo, Xiao! Make this thing walk across the bridge."

Xiao directs the eagle to fly down and attack the bridge itself as the bird is so light that walking across it has little force.

Justin pats Xiao heavily on the back and nods his approval.

Felixe shrugs. "If that works, great; otherwise, just step over it and let's move."

Snare: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11
The snare snaps up from the ground as Xiao's eagle tears into it, and the great bird barely avoids being trapped as the snare rockets upward until stopping approximately 10' off the ground. The summoned creature wings its way back skyward and the chasm falls once more silent.

Sorry for the brief hiatus fellas/gals

Felixe looks around to make sure nothing else has been alerted by the trap going off. perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
"Shall we continue?" she says to the others.

The blade-obsessed warrior looks confused by the question. "Or go home? Seems kind of pointless. Never understood those finger wigglers." he murmurs to himself. Shaking off the confusion, Justin strides carefully across the bridge, expecting to be attacked at any moment. "Ready to slice open some kobolds, Glados?"

"Bad trap...," Nali mutters as she skulks across the bridge herself after Justin. She keeps her bow in front of her, preparing to assault whatever decides to attack her next.

No worries GM! This is just a game. ;-)

Xiao runs over the bridge now and tries to see if any enemies remain that his eagle can attack!

Pelagos walks confidently over the bridge. All that for a silly snare.

As you make your way across the bridge from the bushes on either side the bushes begin to rustle as some of you notice movement. Before anyone can call out a warning two spotted beasts with terrible nightmare faces of peeled skin and expose bone rise from the foliage and are in motion moving towards you! See updated map

Surprise Round - Bold can act

Nali,Pelagos, Felixe, Kolard
Krenshar 1, Krenshar 2

Round 1

Nali, Kolard, Felixe, Justin, Pelagos
Kren 1, Kren 2
Xiao

Nali 28/28

Kolard 10/10
Felixe 11/11
Justin 21/21
Pelagos 12/12
Kren 2 ?/?
Kren 1 ?/?
Xiao 9/9
Eagle 7/7

As soon as Nali is aware of the rustling brush, she begins a brief Elven hunting prayer, with the chant reaching a crescendo as the pair of beasts burst from the undergrowth.

Standard action - cast divine favor

Knowledge(nature)(ML): 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 2 = 15

kn:nature: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11
Felixe has never seen anything like these creatures, but is fascinated by their predatory grace. Still, they seem hostile. She moves forward, scimitar at the ready.

Kolard had been oddly fascinated with the large dwarven statues, and was only just ambling over the bridge, enjoying the view, when the creatures appeared. "Yeah!" he shouted excitedly, running across to join the fun.

15' move with nowhere left to go

Justin has reach with Glados. Does he get an aoo?

In case im slow in posting: Justin plans to drop Glados, step up if necessary, quick draw Lucy and Ethal, and attack. If he does not need to step up, then he will full attack with both weapons, otherwise only single attack. Roll for me if im holding things up.

Justin yes you will get an AOO, if you haven't posted info for it I'll adjudicate in a few hours once my kids are in bed and roll it on yur behalf. I just can't do this from my phone lol it's rough.