Palace of the Vampire Queen (Inactive)

Game Master Terquem

"Lead on then."

Rownig continues to the left as careful as he can.

Windel continues along, "Can't stand all this creeping."

"Maybe you'd rather be blow horns and get everything here to come find us?"

"Now that's spok'n like a dwarf." As he chuckles and slaps Hallister on the back.

Rownig goes west, to the corner and peers around to the north, from here he can see that the right hand side wall is a mixture of small pockets with small jars, but the left hand side wall is almost all large pockets, and almost all of them are empty. There are a few broken jars on the floor here, but not nearly enough to have been enough jars to fill all the pockets in the walls. The passageway turns north, where Rowning is creeping forward, and goes thirty feet before turning to the right.

Standing at this corner and looking north, Rowning can make a Perception Check to see if he can determine if the passageway they just left should connect up to the one he is looking at 30 feet to the north (and he can add his Stone Cunning modifier to the roll)

Moralane makes eye contact with Rownig on one of the times when he looks back behind him to make sure everyone is following, and she waves at him to hold up for a minute, while she takes Atharessa by the arm and drags her slowly to the north at the intersection behind you.

She leaves Atharessa standing about fifteen or twenty feet from the intersection and looks to the east.

Then she hurries back.

Something big could be coming up, depending on where you go from here, so could I ask everyone to make a short post in the discussion thread telling me what you are carrying/have ready in each hand.

perception check: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12

Rownig looks around at the passage and the stonework trying to focus on his bearings.

OF COURSE, I ROLLED A 2!!!!

Hal eyeballs Moralane giving her a questioning look, but says nothing.

Speaking to Rownig quietly,
”The passageway behind us, the one that goes north and turns east, is bisected by another passageway going north again just twenty feet past the turn, then it turns south. I think if we go this way, we are going to make a circle around these jars and end up there.”

”Miagnik,” Atharessa asks, “Do you mean to say that these jars hold dead Goblins? This is like a Goblin cemetery?”

Is the map up to-date? I thought we had already turned West.
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"Th'n let's head west."

Okay he map is updated, and there is a passageway at the northeast corner that leads away from this area, let me know how you want to be arranged, there is something ahead

Rownig takes the lead. He looks at the passagewage.

perception: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Windel remains towards the rear guarding, ready with his heavy mace or to cast spell.

Let's stick to the order discussed earlier. Scouts, a gap, me, Maz, the ladies, Windel.

Good idea. Miagnik follows behind Rownig.

Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

You have come to an apparent dead end. The passageway ends ahead of Rownig in 20 feet, but on his left is an opening in the wall, 10 feet wide with a set of stone doors set five feet back.

Miagnik puts a finger to his mouth and quietly whispers. "There are other Goblins inside, they try to bar our way in."

Rownig nods. He looks at Mazrim and Hal and motions for them to go first and in force.

Nodding Mazrim will make ready and count down from five with his hand and then burst in with Hallister.

In case it's necessary..
strength check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Mazrim and Hallister push open the doors.

You have surprised a large group of armed and armored Goblins. You have a surprise round (a standard action) you can take, and I will need an initiative roll. I've put colored halos around the goblins to help to tell them apart. The Goblins are also small tokens (I've figured this out finally), but one of the Goblins, the one without a colored halo is not small, and in fact it is a medium sized Goblin. The small goblins wear armor that appears to be a combination of studded leather and pieces of chain and they are armed with spears while the Medium sized Goblin is wearing a chain shirt, and is armed with a long curved sword

init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

init: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (2) + 0 = 2

"Ain't how fast ye git there, it's da damage y'make."

initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Stepping up 5ft and attacking B20
Ranseur: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 = 6

Hal moves in with Mazrim, holding his axe defensively.

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

5' adjust to A19. Full Defense. Current AC 23

"Hold 'em here in th' bottleneck."

Initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

Not liking how the earlier fight had turned out Miagnik moves behind Mazrim and starts to climb the wall to gain a vantage point above the Dwarf.

Mignik is one of the cave crawler Goblins and has a climb speed.

Climb: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Miagnik reached out a hand and whispers "Rhogec Mac"
Burning Hands Dc.15: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 2 = 5

Miagnik is aiming it to catch the Goblins in squares B19, B20, and C21.

Seeing Mazrim charge toward the Goblin in front of him, Moralane fires an arrow at the same target.
Missile Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

The arrow strikes the Goblin just an instant before Mazrim strikes. The arrow strikes the goblin in the belly and the ransuer finds its mark just above that, killing the Goblin.

Turn 4, round 1

Rownig is about to push past the others in front of him when he sees Miagnik climb the wall

What is that grazy goblin planning Rowning thinks to himself, better wait to see what he’s up to.

Rowning readies an action to charge the goblin at –B,19 until after he sees what Miagnik is up to, resetting his initiative to 21, just after Miagnik

Miagnik unleashes a sheet of flames catching the Goblins at –B,19 and –C,21 and Rowning whistles his relief at not being caught in the flames

”Ya daft fool!, warn a body ‘efore you go throwing fire around.” and then Rowning charges

Goblin save –B,19: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Goblin save –C,21: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Miagnik just smiled as Rownig yelled at him. He was pleased to see what his flames had wrought and was anxious to see how well the rest of the Goblins, especially the big one, would burn.

Holding at the doors
ready action: attack first goblin, aside from Miagnik, to enter his reach
readied action: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8
if one tries to move through my reach
AoO with reach: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16damage: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 1) + 3 = 7

RD 1: Windel at the end of the round.

Windel begins to chant in dwarven, "Bless thy warriors."

Cast bless, +1 attack morale bonus and on fear saving throws. 50 foot burst.

RD 1: Windel, since DM cast Bless in surprise RD

Windel will use his action to cast divine favor.

Seeing the Goblin toward the back of the room, jump to the side to avoid the flames, Moralane draws an arrow from her quiver, and tries to shoot between the two people in front of her.

Ranged Attack at -C,21: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 6 - 4 = 10

Versus AC 14

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

The arrow goes high and misses

“Wait, what was that sound,” Atharessa says as she looks back down the passageway from where you came

Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 10

She takes one step back to stand next to Windel, and tugs his arm,

“Do you hear anything?”

Turn 4, round 1, initiative count 16

Atharessa seems nervous, and imagines something is coming at you from behind

Stealth Check: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28

She readies her spear, and stands close to Windel.

Meanwhile Moralane curses as she complains that she is in the wrong position to use her bow, and drops it, as she pulls out her short sword.

Windel takes notice of Atharessa standing next to him, he turns to follow her gaze, "What is it lass?

perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Not sure who's turn it is. Are we waiting on someone? Hope it isn't me.

RD 1: Rownig

Rownig squeezes by the slower Mazrim (moving to -A,20) and lashes out at the goblin in front of him (-B,20).

single Handaxe: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16;damage: 1d6 - 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 + 1 + 1 = 6
FF, sneak att: 1d6 ⇒ 4

"Eat steel!"

Hal stood his ground and whipped a throwing axe toward the nearest goblin...

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

...but his foot caught on the uneven gorund and foiled his aim. The axe skipped off the ceiling and harmlessly to the ground at the back of the room.

Day 1, Turn 4, round 1 (initiative count 8, end of turn)

Windel doesn’t hear or see anything, and casts Divine Favor

Rowning charges into the room and catches one of the Goblins flat footed with a slash with his axe, nearly killing the Goblin in one blow

Miagnik has not taken an action for round 1, unless I missed something. The goblins will move as follows: -C,18 will move to A,19 (triggering a ready action from Mazrim, who misses, and now goes after the Goblins at Initiative count 8) and attack Hallister,-C,21 will move to –A,21 and attack Rownig, -B,19 will move to –A,19 and attack Rownig, -B,20 will attack Rownig. The other two goblins will not move or attack

Rownig, Windel, Moralane, Atharessa, and Hallister have acted on their Initiative counts, Mazrim has been reset to act on initiative count 8, after the Goblins

Melee Attack against Hallister: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

These attacks are at Rownig
Melee Attack #1, with Flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 2 = 9
Damage from Spear: 1d6 ⇒ 1
Melee Attack #2, with Flanking: 1d20 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 + 2 = 15
Damage from Spear: 1d6 ⇒ 2
Melee Attack #3: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Damage from Spear: 1d6 ⇒ 6

end of round 1

Rownig is up to act now and is surrounded by Goblins armed with spears. Hallister is being attacked by the Big Goblin, and something may be coming from around the corner behind you

Second Goblin Group Initiative: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

RD 2: Rowning Any chance for a map update? Do I get an AOO on the goblin that moved from -C,21 to -A,21 that crosses -B21 which is a threatened hex.

Rownig grimaces in pain as two of the spears pierce his body,

"Blasted creatures."

Rownig swings his dual handaxes at the goblin he has already injured (-B,20),

TWF, 2 Handaxes, bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 + 1 = 6,Damage: 1d6 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 + 1 = 3
TWF, bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 1 = 17,Damage: 1d6 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 + 1 = 2

"Aye, dat's the sound I'm lookin' fer." As his second ax chops at the flesh.

If the goblin is dead he will 5 ft step into that hex to momentarily get out from being flanked.

Yes! you can make an AOO against that Goblin, as it moved. The one in -B,20 is dead.

Rownig's AOO in RD 1:

The deft dwarf quickly strikes out on a goblin trying to flank him,

handax, bless: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 = 16;damage: 1d6 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 + 1 = 2

"Yer uncle's pond vermin, ye warted toe fungus."

"There's two more in here with me, someone get my back."

Sorry about that, Miagnik was holding his action to see how things progressed before casting another spell.

After Rownig's chastising, Miagnik waited for the rest of the group to move and their foes to move before deciding what to do. Once the large Goblin had moved in to combat Hallister, Miagnik pulled himself up higher on the wall and stabbed his spear down at the large Goblin

Attack: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 2 + 1 = 23
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3
Woot! Crit with spear

Critical confirmation: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 2 + 1 = 12
Crit Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8

Or probably not.

"Rownig, git yer ass back here! What part o' bottleneck don't ye unnerstand!" Hal barks as he ducks away from the big goblin and swings his hand axe in retaliation.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"Da'part 'bout flanking!" The rogue responds to Hal. "Ain't doin' no damn good behind you slow pokes."

"Git 'n front'a Mazrim. He c'n swing past ye an help keep 'em off yer back!."

did the medium goblin avoid my AoO to get into melee range with Hallister, it should've provoked one moving through square A19

I misread Mazrim's attacks. His Ready Action attack roll (14) misses a regular goblin that moved in to attack Rowning, BUT his AOO roll (16) HITS the Medium Goblin and does damage!