Cole, the black-clothed giant … encourages his brethren. “SNOT-FACE AND SKY-EYE, YOU DOIN’ GREAT JOB! ME GO REPORT YOUR EFFORT TO HIS DREAD AND AWEFUL MAJESTY!”
Cole takes a 5’ step to the south-west, swatting Geese out of his path with a club.
Black giant's greatclub on Dhiara’s troops:1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 4 = 24 Hit for -1 damage
The other two hill giants exchange looks. The one named Skyeye shakes his massive dome of a head. “COLE ALWAYS RUNS WHEN THINGS GOIN BAD.”
The green clad giant thumps his brother on the shoulder. “WE NOT FINISHED YET, SKY-EYE!”
The giants use their clubs to lever more fill from the dam, before attempting to push their way out through Caradeum’s webs.
Snotface CMB vs DC 17 on move:1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (15) + 15 - 4 = 26 Skyeye CMB vs DC 17 on move:1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 4 = 25
The giants move 10’ through the webs in opposite directions.
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Pinky the giant’s whole world is a 10’ x 10’ x 70’ hole.
Climb DC 30:1d20 + 10 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 + 10 = 37
He makes steady progress straight up the vertical demiplane. Not out yet.
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Caradeum and Weiman:
You may each roll another Knowledge (engineering) check.
☯☯Remember☯☯ Dhiara can currently provide two rerolls to any PC if you want to use them.
Initiative:
1. Weiman, Varg, Caradeum, Fendahl, Goose Company + Dhiara (NPCs), Aakif, Brachus, Kirrah
2. Hill Giant grunts
Kirrah 25 - 55 = -30 hp With Brachus' channel
Varg -51 - 27 + 3 + 25 + 2 + 25 + 21 = -2 hp With ditto + Aakif's empowered healing
Weiman ☤FULL HEALTH ☤
Goose Company -1 hp
For some dam reason, only Weiman, Varg, Caradeum, Fendahl, Goose Company + Dhiara (NPCs) may go for the time being …
GM:
Red Bird: -111
Yellow Bird: = DEAD =
Tulgra: = DEAD =
Purple Giant: -62 (-3 NL)
Blue Giant: -38 - 10 - 10 - 6 = -64Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Green Giant: -23 - 10 - 10 = -43Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Black Giant:-34 - 10 - 10 = -54Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
D4
If you have at least 5 feet of web between you and an opponent, it provides cover. If you have at least 20 feet of web between you, it provides total cover.
Caradeum draws an arrow, nocks it, and raises his bow, charging it with arcane energy. Taking aim, he begins firing at the giant in the blue loincloth.
Despite Cole the giant’s most recent rampage, Dhiara judges that the tide of battle is turning in the Pathfinder and Averakan Coalition’s favor.
She decides to order the remainder of her troops to cross in front of the dam to reinforce Lt Zayas’ emerging success on the southern bank of the Little Thunder.
“Zayas, I don’t want anyone stuck in the mud! Station some troops to help the slower ones get across!”
Dhiara’s XO signals her acknowledgement, while the Averakans in combat continue to attack the giants.
Caradeum or Weiman if you roll a DC 20 Knowledge (engineering) :
The giants’ most recent sabotage has caused a large tension crack to form on the northern side of the dam.
Water from the east is flowing into the crack, slowly widening it.
Caradeum points to the northern side of the dam. "Eyes sharp! The giants have cause a crack in the dam. See the water flowing into it? Unchecked, this dam is going to give!"
Purple Giant: -62 (-3 NL)
Blue Giant: -38 - 10 - 10 - 6 = -64Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Green Giant: -23 - 10 - 10 = -43Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Black Giant:-34 - 10 - 10 = -54Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
D4
If you have at least 5 feet of web between you and an opponent, it provides cover. If you have at least 20 feet of web between you, it provides total cover.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Where have I seen this before? Oh right, Varg you need to scrape your axe on the pit edge while you impatiently look down at the slow giant...just don't fall in...or underestimate his Jedi jumping ability lest he cut you in two.
Weiman circles around, dropping the instrument so he can cast Cure Moderate Wounds. He circles around with his Haste movement (to get the needed 10 feet of movement to not incur a penalty) to attempt to slam dunk a Cure on the cat.
'Air' CallbazzernWalk-Fly delivers a crucial fourth quarter assist to his Point(ed teeth) Guard, Kirrah! (17 hp heal)
As Weiman lands, a deep rumbling occurs, centred somewhere in the northern part of the dam.
CMB+16 vs Dam Visitors: Varg, Weiman, Aakif & Brachus:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (3) + 16 = 19
If this CMB roll hits your CMD you are knocked prone in your current square.
Pinky the giant catches a break. He hears the dam shake, but is protected from any effect in Caradeum’s pit, which is not physically part of the Material Plane.
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Goose company appear to ignore the deep rumble, figuring it’s the result of some kind of distant giant activity – which is nothing unusual for residents of Flintyreach Island.
They continue laying duck boards on the mud directly in front of the dam.
Caradeum or {Weiman if you roll Knowledge (engineering) DC 20} :
Goose Company is in grave danger if the dam gives way.
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Initiative:
1. Weiman, Varg, Caradeum, Fendahl, Goose Company + Dhiara (NPCs), Aakif, Brachus, Kirrah
2. Hill Giant grunts
Kirrah 17 - 30 = -13 hp ☤ Weiman healing ☤
Varg -2 hp NOT prone
Purple Giant: -62 (-3 NL)
Blue Giant: 0 - 64 = -64Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
Green Giant: 0 - 43 = -43Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. Black Giant:0 - 54 = -54Shaken: A shaken character takes a –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks.
D4
Prone: The character is lying on the ground. A prone attacker has a –4 penalty on melee attack rolls and cannot use a ranged weapon (except for a crossbow).
A prone defender gains a +4 bonus to Armor Class against ranged attacks, but takes a –4 penalty to AC against melee attacks.
Standing up is a move-equivalent action that provokes an attack of opportunity.
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If you have at least 5 feet of web between you and an opponent, it provides cover. If you have at least 20 feet of web between you, it provides total cover.
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
If possible, Fendahl asks Kirrah to pick up any allies on the dam.
"Hrmm, Kirrah - quickly ."
With her size, lifting them is not a problem. Not sure if it is a roll or if she can pick up one per front claw or mouth etc - like a bunch of kittens. They are spread out, so I am not sure how many of the 4 she could reach in a movement of 70'.
Handle AC :1d20 + 10 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 4 = 28
if needed. Plus any bonus or penalty for being able to speak lion in his form. Unfortunately no word for 'gently' in his cat dictionary
Tricks Attack, Attack, Attack Any Target, Combat Riding, Come, Defend, Down, .
Male Keleshite Human | Cleric/6 Dawnflower Dissident/2 |Hp: 59/59 | AC 25 | F +9 | R +8 | W +12 | Init +9 | Perception +20 | SM +4
Aakif stands up and makes a hasted move back off of the dam.
"You know, back in the desert, we never had to worry about Giants collapsing dams on us! I should stick to raiding caravans..... surely the Aspis Consortium must have caravans..... right?"
Male Human Cleric/10 HPS 54/73 (+NL 10) AC 16(19)/touch 10/FF 16 CMD 15 Fort+8/Ref+3/Will+12 init +2/Per.+18/Sense motive +7
As the ground shakes Brachus tumbles on the floor..which is unusual..he's used to the floor moving around on him, normally hes just able to go with the flow.
Brachus stands up and seeing the cracks in the damm casts fly on himself
"Try to stop the giants! The dam might still be salvageable if we can work on repairing it without being attacked"
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Kirrah will move off to the south wall as indicated, 5' above the dam (positioned near Varg if needed).
She will pick up Weiman unless he waves her off (free action on his part?)
Varg decides to Cleaver Pike it, Berks! He gives the dam the laugh, Cutters. Oi!
Caradeum shoots four arrows in the air.
They fall to Golarion,
Parting Skyeye’s hair.
The elf archer’s second arrow pierces the top of the blue giant’s skull. The monster falls to its knees, then flat on its face, where it disappears under a mass of swarming geese.
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1d100 ⇒ 35
The dam rumbles again, but somehow holds itself together.
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1d3 ⇒ 3
Goose Company finally sensing it won’t be them led to the slaughter, take inspiration from Varg and continue raging against the giant war machine.
Initiative:
1. Weiman, Varg, Caradeum, Fendahl, Goose Company + Dhiara (NPCs), Aakif, Brachus, Kirrah
2. Hill Giant grunts
Kirrah -13 hp
Varg -2 hp
Goose Company -2 hp
Weiman, Fendahl + Kirrah, Aakif & Brachus are up!
GM:
Red Bird: -111
Yellow Bird: = DEAD =
Tulgra: = DEAD =
Purple Giant: = DEAD =
Blue Giant: = DEAD =
Green Giant: -53 sickened
Black Giant: -64 sickened
Male Half-elf HP 130/130 (172 for troll) AC33(40 for troll) Touch 13 Flat 31; F+17 R+11 W+18(+2 ench,+4 fey) INIT+4 Perc+21 CMB+16 CMD+30 Lion Shaman 13/Samurai 1, {see in posts} Shape changed 1/5 Beads 0/3, Rerolls 0/3
Fendahl calls to Weiman...
"Hrrmm, Master Callbazzern-Walk, where do you desire to be set down? Our friends appear to have taken refuge
on the far side while the giants flee on this side with the dam unstable between.
Fendahl will direct Kirrah to the destination of the bard.
When his younger brother fell, the green wild thing roared his terrible roar and gnashed his terrible teeth and rolled his terrible eyes and showed his terrible nailed claws!
Initiative:
1. Weiman, Varg, Caradeum, Goose Company + Dhiara (NPCs), Aakif, Brachus, Fendahl + Kirrah
2. Hill Giant grunts
Kirrah -13 hp
Varg -2 hp
Goose Company -2 hp
I believe Weiman, Aakif, Brachus, Fendahl + Kirrah have the green light!
Still held by the scruff of his neck in Kirrah’s huge maw, Weiman has a front row seat when the Wild Rumpus starts.
Thrown about like an unrestrained child on a fey-tainted Carnival ride, Weiman regrets the three pints of milk he burgled from Goose Company’s supply sergeant, to tide him over on the way to the Little Thunder.
Giant King Gorgnak’s Magic Kingdom turns to Tragic Kingdom for the halfling, as Kirrah exposes Snotface’s stomach contents while Weiman valiantly attempts to preserve his own.
☕☕☕☕
Cole the black giant takes careful note of his Jolly Green brother’s fate, and decides the party’s over. He takes off at a run to the south-west, like his life depends on it.
OUT OF INITIATIVE.
After a more critical inspection of the dam, Caradeum concludes that despite being beyond repair, the dam will hold for another 1d4 ⇒ 2 hours. More than enough time for the Pathfinder-Averakan Coalition to get to whichever bank of the Little Thunder they need to, in order to travel to their next destination.
Dhiara takes time from attending to her wounded and dead to thank the party.
She bows to each one of you in turn. “Pathfinders, this victory could not have been won without you. As well as inspiring my troops, your quick thoughtful actions saved the company from being wiped out on at least two separate occasions.”
“We must return to Averaka now to guard the town in the event Kommandant Tusk-Breaker’s main assault fails. I will recommend each of you be decorated for gallantry and propose a new mascot for Company G – a winged lioness.”
Weiman makes quick work of the nauseous feeling, being very used to the world spinning around him.
"Hahaha, did I ever tell any of you about the time I got tied to a horse?" Weiman pauses for an answer, "We were in the sewer and I'm pretty good at looking for traps. We jumped over a pit; it was pretty rad."
Caradeum considers Dhiara's question, then responds. "Unless you are in need of further assistance, we should be getting on to our...secondary objective, finding and exploring some newly discovered ruins."
After talking with the half-orc, Caradeum wanders over to where Fandahl is examining the outbuilding, and peers in from the doorway.
The half-elf does find four giant burlap sacks containing a:
• High quality halberd and dire flail
• Ivory-and-jet cloak clasp
• Darkwood ship’s figurehead depicting a roaring linnorm
• Platinum crown stripped of gems
• Leather satchel stuffed with lion's cat's eye topazes of varying sizes
• Golden trombone with its bell stoppered with beeswax
• Collection of masterfully painted ceramic jugs containing ale of dubious quality, that Varg will probably drink anyway …
Brachus estimates the total value of the art objects to be in the vicinity of 5000 gp.
The Lucky Drunk’s disciple also finds a torn booklet and a chunk of mudstone that detect as magic.
Aakif’s search uncovers a folded letter labelled “deliver to Averaka.” Enclosed with the letter is a crude map showing a dotted line linking a bridge to the east of the Little Thunder with some kind of building in a ridge of trees at the foot of some nearby mountains.
holding up the booklet, Caradeum says. "This little booklet acts like a phylactery of faithfulness, while this stone,..." he adds, hodling up the stone in his other hand, "...is a stone of alarming."
Assuming the party agrees with Fendahl’s suggestion to follow in the footsteps of the enigmatic scout Nebbington, the trek under the stars from the dam on the Little Thunder takes four hours. About two hours into the journey, Weiman and Aakif perceive a dull roar rising from the valley signalling the dam’s collapse and the restoration of Averaka’s fresh water supply.
The trail leads to an immense lodge built from coarsely shaped boulders and mortar with a heavy slate roof. Massive doors stand slightly ajar, but they are so thick that even the steady gusts from the Steaming Sea hardly shift them. Deep *chortling* punctuated with dull chopping sounds drifts out from the structure along with wisps of smoke.
The party detect no traps or sentries guarding this gigantic wilderness outpost.
Once Aakif shows the party the note, Caradeum suggests sending it back with Goose Company.
At the makeshift lodge, Caradeum whispers to the party. "I could cast a spell the creates a sphere of invisibility centered on myself. I think we could all fit within the effect."
