Auric fires two arrows, hitting with one. The silenced arrow lies in the far corner of the other room, permitting sounds to be heard in most of the room where the Pathfinders are standing. Jolly and Telos prepare attacks while Alektara cuts Telos out of his net.
The closest clockwork enters the room and is attacked twice by Jolly and Telos, both miss.
1d2 ⇒ 2The The scratcher holds the line, but fails to hit the construct in front of him while Val relocates to a safer spot. Telos readies an attack for the moment the clockwork comes closer, despite
Slam:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27 Damage:1d4 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12
You see the arrow puncture of the clockwork starting to close, while it attacks the Scratcher. The mechanized construct slams his fist right in the face of the humanoid. The two other clockworks move their 'hands' over the attacking clockwork, healing it from damage! The arrow wound is completely gone...
Heal:2d10 ⇒ (1, 10) = 11
Initiative Silence
Alektara
Auric
Jolly - Entangled
Telos
Scratcher: 12 damage
Valandil - Entangled
- - -
Blue
Green
Red
- - -
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
Flag is out! +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag. I think I'm still in the silent zone since I am right up front.
Jolly nods a silent thanks to The Scratcher and waves his flag for everyone to see. He uses a little of his magic to infuse his spear and stabs past the green construct to try to stab the blue one behind it. Which will have cover! Attack (Arcane Strike):1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26 Damage:1d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14Adamantine
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
Flags and inspire are hard to remember at the tabletop. Even harder in PbP! I'll do my best to keep reminding you all!
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
Shuffling sideways out of the silence, Val starts to cast a spell.
Telos, you are not entangled anymore, I try to keep conditions in the initiative tracker
Scratcher divides his attention and finds that maybe that wasn't the best idea, he misses the clockwork and is unable to remove the net from Jolly.
Need to hit touch AC for Jolly, which is 9 with net
Auric fires two arrows, again the first one misses. However the second one finds a chink in the construct's body and lands directly in a spring. The spring unwinds in a terrible mess, leaving the construct disabled on the ground. Jolly sees his chance and strikes at clockwork that is now exposed, given that his companion is destroyed. The net still covers the flagwaving spearman, but does not seem to hinder him that much.
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Alektara
Telos
- - -
Blue - 14 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red
- - -
Auric
Jolly - Entangled
Scratcher: 12 damage
Valandil - Entangled - casting spell
Dead/unconsious bodies are difficult terrain, so no 5ft step into the other room
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
Telos waits until the next construct moves forward Changed you action to ready, assuming you don't have 15ft reach while Alektara moves into a guarding position. The undamaged clockwork moves up and attacks Scratcher, giving Telos the time to attack it. Unfortunately his attack goes wide. The other clockwork repairs his own damage.
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Alektara
Telos
Auric
Jolly - Entangled
Scratcher: 25 damage
Valandil - Entangled - casting spell
- - -
Blue - 9 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red
- - -
Dead/unconsious bodies are difficult terrain, so no 5ft step into the other room Edit: sorry Telos, no AoO for you as the construct was not leaving a threatened space, unless your reach is 15 ft
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
Flag is out and Inspire Courage! +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag. +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls. Note that for most characters you should wind up with a total of +2 on attacks and +2 on weapon damage.
Jolly steps back out of the silent zone and begins a speech about the bravery of the Pathfinders in the face of hordes of demons in the recent efforts to reach Jormurdun. Standard action to Inspire Courage. No move action this round. Just the 5 foot step.
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
It looks like Val is up again- sorry if I have that wrong
His spell completes and a large eagle appears between the clockwork creatures. It immediately attacks the clockwork in the doorway.
I can't see any reason that the flag and inspire would not also affect the eagle, but if you rule they do note, reduce attack and damage by two each bite:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25 claw1:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 claw2:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12 damage bite:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 damage claw1:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8 damage claw2:1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
I roll initative for everyone at the start of combat and will post a list that looks like this
Example 1 wrote:
Initiative
Combat modifiers like bless or inspire courage are posted here
Player A
Player B
- - -
Enemy 1
- - -
Player C
Player D
- - -
Enemy 2
In this case Player A and Player B can act, and Players C and D can not. If Player B posts his action those action are resolved and I change the tracker to:
Example 2 wrote:
Initiative
Combat modifiers like bless or inspire courage are posted here
Player A
- - -
Enemy 1
- - -
Player C
Player D
- - -
Enemy 2
- - -
Player B
If Player B wanted to wait to see what Player A did before acting he needed to either wait with posting or put in conditional clauses in his post like
Player B wrote:
If Player A flees the combat
Bertrand runs after Aloward, deciding that this enemy is too much for them to handle
If Player A casts a spell
Bertrand gawks at Alowards and mumbles "I didn't know you could do that!"
In any other case
Bertrand steps up to the Aspis agent and attacks him with his greatsword[/b]
In other words: in the same initiative bracket your actions get resolved in posting order, not initiative order.
Telos and Scratcher both miss the construct, but at least Scratcher manages to remove the net from Jolly. An eagle appears between the two constructs and it attacks the construct in the doorway, biting it hard. It's claws fail to hurt the mechanic. You all notice that, even though the eagle's beak is not adamantine it still manages to hurt the construct!
Auric's arrows both miss. Alektara then moves up and she also misses while Valandil manages to cut himself out of the net.
The front-most construct strikes again at Scratcher, while the second one slams at the eagle. The Scratcher is not hit, but the eagle disappears in a puff of feathers. To your dismay you see the cuts on both constructs slowly disappear!
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area
Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls
Alektara
Telos
Auric
Jolly
Scratcher: 25 damage
Valandil
- - -
Blue - 7 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red - 3 damage
- - -
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
Running out of patience with the clockworks, Valandil whirls his fingers in the air and summons a globe of fire that he places on top of the closest clockwork.
"Mind you don't walk into that, its hot" he warns.
fire damage to blue; ref 17 to avoid:3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 2) = 6
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
Flag is out and Inspire Courage! +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag. +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls. Note that for most characters you should wind up with a total of +2 on attacks and +2 on weapon damage.
Jolly once again infuses his spear with a bit of his magical energy. He thrusts his adamantine spear past the Scratcher, trying to stick it into the construct blocking the doorway.
2 rounds of performance expended. Arcane strike. I'll once again let you take cover into account on your side. Attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17 Damage:1d8 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
Valandil's fire burns the construct while both Jolly's and the Scratcher's attacks are once again ineffective...
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area
Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls
Alektara
Telos
Auric
- - -
Blue - 13 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red - 3 damage
- - -
Jolly
Scratcher: 25 damage
Valandil
A frustrated Telos is a force to be reckoned with as the construct finds out to it's dismay. However it still stands firm on it's three legs.
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area
Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls
Auric
Alektara
- - -
Blue - 13 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red - 25 damage
- - -
Jolly
Scratcher: 25 damage
Telos
Valandil
Alektara misses with her sword. Then Auric shows what a trained archer can do. His first shot destroys a construct, he repositions and the other shot also finds it's mark!
Hope you don't mind the repositioning
The last constrict steps into the breach and attacks the Scratcher, but misses the Pathfinder.
Attack:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 Damage:1d4 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13
Initiative Red Circle - Silenced area
Flag: +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag
Inspire Courage: +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls
Auric
Alektara
Jolly
Scratcher: 25 damage
Telos
Valandil
- - -
Blue - 25 damage
Green - Destroyed
Red - Destroyed
- - -
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
Flag is out! +1 morale bonus on attack rolls, weapon damage rolls, and saving throws against fear and charm effects if you are within 30 feet and can see the flag. +1 competence bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls. Note that for most characters you should wind up with a total of +2 on attacks and +2 on weapon damage.
Jolly ceases his bardic performance to save his voice for later fights. Once again, he infuses his spear with a bit of his magical energy. He thrusts his adamantine spear past the Scratcher again, trying to stick it into the final construct.
Arcane strike. I'll once again let you take cover into account on your side. Attack:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10 Damage:1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8
That went surprisingly well; all things considered. I ran this before and I outright killed a player before doing the same thing, tanking the bad guys.
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
Val moves the flames around, ensuring the clockwork devices are reduced to slag.
"I hope there are not more of those. I would find it difficult to summon that fire again."
He returns to looking through the area, and uses a detect magic to help find anything of particular interest.
M Human (Mwangi) Bard (Arcane Duelist)/Cavalier (Beast Rider, Standard Bearer)/Battle Herald Init +7, Per +8 HP 119/119, AC 23/14/21, Fort +16, Ref +13, Will +12, 10/10 rounds of performance remain, 24/24 rounds of inspiring command remain
"Yes, that was a helluva battle and I'm sure there are more to come. I'd hoped to save my stirring tales about the Society for other foes, but we'll have to make do. At least we all survived." Jolly will help Valandil to look around further unless we hear more sounds.
Perception:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
M Human Snakebite Striker 2/Warpriest 4 HP 54/54 AC: 24 T: 13 FF: 21 F/R/W: +10/+8/+7 Init: +3 Perception: +11 Blessings 5/5
"A rousin' tale it was, tho'! Took a lil bit, but it did give me dem feels, 'ight in mah ol ticka, it did.", Scratcher thumping his chest while Valandil looks around. "Need some 'elp scroungin' dis place?", he asks as the large man begins to explore, too.
Taking 20 for a 28 Perception unless someone interrupts the minute of looting!
The room is lined with shelves containing a diverse array of odds and ends: racks of clothes, standing mannequins, jars with colored fluids, small boxes, and metal canisters. At the west end of the room is a narrow table supporting a waxy,human-sized figure. Above the waxy figure is a pegboard supporting what appear to be a dozen deflated heads.
The room contains several unusual items that a wealthy spy might consider useful to implicate a rival, terrify a victim, or impede an investigation. Many of the items are mundane components of disguises (such as clothing, make-up, and wigs), although the room also contains some bizarre items and inventions.
These oddments include what you identify as a doppelganger corpse preserved with a gentle repose spell, a severed elven hand with an ornate wedding ring preserved in alchemical fluid, a face mask containing a series of bellows for breathing tainted air, and a dozen leather bags that, when inflated, approximate the appearance of a human head.
Among the more valuable items stored in this room are four disguise kits, two sets of masterwork thieves’ tools, six containers of average invisible ink in bottles labeled “Revidin’s Expurgating Tonic,” and a nondescript pouch containing dust of tracelessness. Val easily identifies the magical items.
On the body of one of the clockworks you discover a key that miraculously survived Val's fire.
Alektara moves out into the corridor and checks out the hallway to her right, she comes up to a reception hall. In it are a table and eight ornate chairs.
A small sideboard holds an empty decanter and a silver serving set. A wide fireplace in the east wall holds a thick bed of ashes, and a neat stack of firewood lies nearby. Two narrow doors stand to the northeast and southeast. Wide passageways lead out of this room to the northwest and southwest.
Male HP 49/49; Explorer (+3 2/2); Ablative Barrier (35/35); Firewalker's meditation (80/80); protection from arrows (70/70); reroll @+3 1/1; Wizard(spellbinder)-5/Magaambyan Arcanist-2 AC 17(19 ring of force shield); For +4; Ref +5; Will +2; Concentration +22; Perception +5; init +3
Which items are magical? Apart from dust of tracelessness
Val looks at the masks in particular.
"I wonder if the spider uses these herself"
And assuming the poison/mask thing is not magical perception:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
