Rannik's Carrion Crown

Game Master Patrick Levasseur

Anna draws a bead on the closest flanking werewolf with her heavy crossbow that she unslings from her back.

Ranged attack into melee, bless, pbs: 1d20 + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (12) + 9 + 1 + 1 - 4 = 19 vs. flat-footed

Damage: 1d10 + 1 + 1 + 4d6 ⇒ (9) + 1 + 1 + (3, 4, 3, 3) = 24

Good Shot!

Anna's bolt enters the Dorzhanev's back, and he howls in agony. He looks down for a second at the bloody tip protruding from his chest, then falls dead.

ROUND TWO: Anna went, rest of group A goes, then weres, then Tolvan. Bless is up for everyone, Tolvan has a clear shot - map is updated.

Anna you also have a height advantage, that stairs you are on is the one going to eventually wrap around the tower. This means they do not get cover.

Kimberly finishes her climb to the top, putting her beside Anna.

you gonna run in and attack? If you are let me give you Pharasma's protection before you do. she asks of Anna.

If anna is going into melee then Kimberly will cast shield of faith on her for a +3 deflection to AC

If Anna is not going into melee she will cast guidance on Anna for her next shot

Oathar attacks first the injured were

silversheen greatsword: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 1 = 15 damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 1) + 13 = 19

his second attack will go against the other were if he finishes it off
silversheen greatsword: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21 damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 5) + 13 = 23

And he whiffs twice even with the bless.

Attacking an injuried werewolf, if any. Else she will attack a fresh one preferably the one in between Danica and Tolvan where she can take advantage of the inquisitor class teamwork feat.

Feeling surrounded, Danica calls upon the protection of the Dawnflower. The divine light of Sarenrae envelopes the faithful inquisitor. Judgment - Protection, +1 sacred bonus, swift action

Attack, silver nunchaku, bless, outflank: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 + 4 = 25
Damage, silver nunchaku, flames of the faithful: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (5) + (1) = 10

Spells in effect: Bless (Kim), Flames of the Faithful, Prot from Evil, Mage Armor.
AC: 29 (Mage Armor+4, Prot from evil+2, Judgement-protection+1)
HP: 54 (10 damage)

"Okay, sure," Anna says breathlessly as she sets the big crossbow down and prepares to jump down into the fray.

Need to get into flanking, since otherwise no sneak attack for another round.

Oathar swings and misses while Anna and Kimberly prepare to get Anna stuck in to the melee.

Anna, you can jump down to the floor level easily enough and engage the werewolf behind Danica.

Danica strikes the wounded werewolf in front of Oathar and kills it with a sharp blow to the head. Now there are two, both surrounding Danica. Seeing two of their number down, they shift into wolf form, and make a break for the stairs where Kimberly and Anna are perched!

Oathar and Danica, you each get an AoO: AC 17. There are two, so pick one. Anna/Kimberly, they are coming straight at you, and reach the bottom of the stairs this turn.

Tolvan is up, will update map tonight.

silversheen greatsword: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 1 = 14 damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (4, 4) + 13 = 21 He will attack the one closest to Anna and Kimberly.

Tolvan fires at the wolf he thinks is the most wounded before moving for the stairs. He uses his dimensional shift to try to jump past the wolves, even if that means putting himself in their path. He does not want them getting to Anna or up the stairs.

+1 Composite Longbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 262d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 3 = 10

Going to move Tolvan up the stairs then, he can't prevent the werewolves from reaching Anna and Kim because they went first and moved already.

Danica AoO: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 11 + 1 = 26 Damage: 3d6 + 2 ⇒ (4, 3, 5) + 2 = 14

Danica strikes a wolf, the silver nunchaku impacting with a resounding 'crack'. Tolvan shoots the wounded werewolf in the back, killing it, then dimensionally shifts further up the stairs.

ROUND THREE: Anna, Kim, Danica, Oathar; last were; Tolvan. Map will be updated (again) later, but the situation is as follows: one werewolf remains at the bottom of the steps. She is looking up at Kim and Anna, with Tolvan even further along on the stair. Behind her are Danica and Oathar.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The stone stairs are narrow and worn, have NO rail of any kind. If you wish to do anything more than climb them slowly, you're going to have to make a DC 15 Climb check. You have been warned.

My AC is now 23 thanks to Kimberly's spell

Anna leaps with a flip over the wolf from the steps to land behind it, flanking it with Kimberly. Her mithral dagger flashes out and she stabs at its hindquarters.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31

Melee, bless, flanking: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 10 + 1 + 2 = 25
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (3, 2, 4, 1) = 16 Offensive Defense (+4 AC vs. it for 1 round)

Oathar will attack the remaining were at the bottom of the steps, this time w/o power attack
ss greatsword: 1d20 + 13 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 13 + 1 = 30 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 4) + 7 = 15
ss greatsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25 damage: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1) + 7 = 9

Oathar, watch the map, you'd have only one attack due to having to take a Move action to get to the werewolf.

Anna and Oathar finish the last Dorzhanev werewolf, she dies with a whimper.

Combat over.

Anna makes a move to wipe the blood off her knife on the pelt of the wolf, but freezes as she sees it slowly reshaping. She watches in sick fascination until it is human, then she takes a scared look at Tolvan.

Before he can say anything, Anna wipes the blood on her thigh and collects her crossbow. "We better get moving," is all she says, and heads to the base of the tower. After stowing her dagger and loading a fresh bolt, she slings the crossbow over her back and begins to climb the side of,the tower using the spider climb magic still upon her.

Agreed. Each of these weres have silver bolts if anyone needs them. Tolvan notes as he shoulders his bow and begins to climb the stairs. Note Spider Climb is active on him as well. And he will let Oathar take the lead again if he desires to do so.

Danica casts Detect Magic on the werewolves before the group decides to move onward.

"OK big guy," referring to Oathar. "You take the lead....I'll pick up the rear."

Oathar starts slowly moving up the stair sword at the ready.

The spiral stairs rise steeply, coiling around the tower’s exterior. A scant three feet wide, in many places the stairs have been left worn and dangerously crumbling from weathering.

This would be E6, approaching E7.

Using the magic to allow her to cling effortlessly on the side of the tower, Anna ignores the stairs entirely. She softly creeps up the edifice, crossing over the stairs as they wind up and around the tower. When she reaches the row of windows, she carefully peeks through into the chamber.

Stealth: 1d20 + 19 ⇒ (15) + 19 = 34

Whelp, looks like Anna's going a bit off the rails. We'll see if she survives.

Crap crap crap. Which ones were these guys? Ohh, yeah. The ones who allied with freakin' Estovion. Time to say hello, Anna thinks as she glances down once to calculate when the others would reach her level. When she estimates they're only a couple rounds away, she activates the magic on her ring and slips up into the room and draws a bead on the rearmost werewolf with her crossbow.

Stealth: 1d20 + 19 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 19 + 20 = 55

Then she sends the bolt into its skull.
Ranged, invis, pbs vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 2 + 1 = 32
Damage: 1d10 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (9) + 2 + (3, 4, 5, 5) = 28
Crit confirm: 1d20 + 10 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 10 + 2 + 1 = 26
Crit damage: 1d10 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8
If it's still alive, befuddling strike gives it -2 to hit for 1d4 ⇒ 1 rounds.

Sandals give me an extra move action during the surprise round, so I'll move into melee with the one I just shot (if he's still standing) or to the next nearest while drawing my dagger.
Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
As she blinks back into visibility she announces, "Listen up, b*****es, roll over, show me your bellies or I will freaking kill each and every one of you!"

Kimberly remained with Anna, but did not show herself. she wanted to be sure Anna stayed safe, and alive.

She tries to cast Sanctuary on herself from out of sight, on the side of the wall. she wants to be a quiet as she can while casting. (perhaps taking advantage of the noise of Anna's attack to drown out her own casting.

this will help the were's believe that Anna is alone

DC 14 will save to attack Kimberly if she is discovered

Map is up under 'Skychamber'. This one is a little hard to follow because of the rings of stairs, but: Anna is in the Skychamber. Kimberly is at the floor level of the Skychamber, just on the other side of the wall. The rest are still climbing, approx 80' around from the entrance at C6. You 3 are on the stair, so NOTE: any movement other than a normal move is going to take a DC 15 Climb check or you are going to fall! It's a long drop. Tolvan has Spider Climb, this does not apply to him. Hint, hint!

I note Anna rolled her own Init. We can do that, but it slows things down. However, if you are tired of my poor rolls for you (Tolvan :)), you can roll and post your first actions.

Silverhide werewolf rangers Init: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

See? My bad rolls aren't just for you!

Oathar will continue his slow climb.

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

I never mind if you roll form me Old Guy, Well maybe I would prefer to roll those save or die rolls. :) That said I am happy to roll my own initiative here. And I need to know if Tolvan can climb up to the window of the skychamber in a single move? If not can he climb and use his Dimensional Shift ability to get into the window in a single move?

Initiative: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25

Didn't realize there was a protocol for initiative. I just figured that since I was starting combat this time (instead of us always being attacked) that I should roll.
Round 1

Anna follows up on her surprise attack with a strike on the one she hit with the bolt.
Melee, vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + (2, 3, 4, 2) = 17 If that hits and he's still alive, I've got a +4 AC bonus against him (offensive defense).

Then she falls back to I-9 and readies herself for the counter-attack.

initiative: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

looks like Kimberly will be going later, so she will have time to get her cures ready after the weres try and tear Anna apart

Probably should have taken the spiderclimb if for nothing else to help get up these stairs faster.

Init: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Anna's dagger slides up under the chin of the wounded werewolf, the blade entering her brain through the roof of her mouth. With a whimper the were dies.

Oathar climbs the treacherous stair along with Danica I didn't get an action from you, Danica., doing their best not to fall the 90' to the forest floor.

Tolvan skitters up the side of the tower, shifting the last five feet and casting his spell.

The Silverhides are caught in the writhing tentacles of the spell, and howl in fury as they are crushed in their grip. Only one manages to break free enough to bite Anna. In a rage, the werewolf ranger jaws lock on Anna's shoulder, fangs nearly meeting together in her flesh. Then with a jerk of it's powerful neck, the beast tears free, sending blood spattering over the menhir stones. -20 points on the Crit, Anna. The force of the bite nearly knocks her over, but Anna's natural dexterity keeps her on her feet.

Tolvan, I went with your first option. Danica, I'm not sure if you were waiting for Tolvan's move, but I have you going with Oathar for now. Kimberly finishes up ROUND 1. Map will be updated tonite.

Dang! Sorry Anna. Very glad all of of those creatures did not jump you. :) That was the best tactic I could think of.

DM Old Guy - Delaying Danica's action is fine. Was waiting on Tolvan's action.

Danica attack an injured werewolf.
Attack, silver nunchaku,bless: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 + 1 = 21
Damage, silver nunchaku: 1d6 + 2 + 1d6 ⇒ (6) + 2 + (4) = 12

Spells in effect: Bless (Kim), Mage Armor.
AC: 26 (Mage Armor+4)
HP: 54 (10 damage)

Kim round 1

Kim, peering out from her cover, sees the creature tear into Anna.

Dang, that isn't good she whispers.

trying to hurry and relying on her magic to protect her, Kimberly rushes to Anna's aid.

not sure if Kimberly can get there and cast a cure, or she will have to wait. She is relying on her sanctuary spell to protect her from getting attacked.

DM Old Guy - Delaying Danica's action is fine. Was waiting on Tolvan's action.

Danica attack an injured werewolf.
[dice=Attack, silver nunchaku,bless]1d20+11+1
[dice=Damage, silver nunchaku]1d6+2+1d6

Spells in effect: Bless (Kim), Mage Armor.
AC: 26 (Mage Armor+4)
HP: 54 (10 damage)

Tolvan did not shift all of you together - he went himself and cast Black Tentacles, you are still climbing the stair.

'Oathar climbs the treacherous stair along with Danica, doing their best not to fall the 90' to the forest floor.'

Kimberly rushes over behind Anna and partially heals Anna's grievous wound.

ROUND 2: Anna, Oathar, Danica, Tolvan. Map is updated. NOTE: the grey area is the Black Tentacles spell, enter at your own risk. Oathar and Danica are OUTSIDE on the top 'ring' of steps. To continue around to the opening at C6 will take you into Tolvan's spell. From where you are right now, you could ty to climb up onto the floor of Skychamber. It will be a DC 12 Climb check, one person can assist one other to get up for a +4 to the check, but the assisting person will be down on the stair. You are 'boosting' them, so to speak.

Silverhide Werewolf Rangers: AC 17/12/16

ROUND 2

The pain is a white-hot lance through her shoulder, but the screaming sensation strangely enough keeps her head clear and focused. Thankful that the other werewolves are writhing in the grip of Tolvan's spell, she makes a couple deft moves with her dagger to set it off-balance in preparation for her follow-up strike.

Bluff to feint: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
If that beats a 10 plus its BAB and wisdom bonus (or its Sense Motive bonus), it's flat-footed for my next strike.

It's flat footed.

If a 30 didn't work, I think it would be time to run

Hopping into the room Tolvan fires a silver arrow at the werewolf threateniing Anna.

Gravity Bow: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 8 + 1 = 182d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 6) + 3 = 12

Looks like you have the radius of the tentacles slightly too large GM. Should be 40' feet across, I count 45'. And each end should be 10' wide where you have it 15'.

Danica sets herself into a squated position ready to hoist Oathar up.
"Ok big guy....up and over. I'll follow up behind you." Danica provides an assist for Oathar giving him a +4 to climb check

Once Oathar is up, the nimble inquisitor will easily make her way up behind the holy warrior.
Climb Check, DC12: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Oathar will climb over the wall into the area with the moth.

climb: 1d20 - 1 + 4 ⇒ (19) - 1 + 4 = 22

Kimberly moves back beside Tolvan seeing that Anna is doing much better.

she whispers to Tolvan, Anna took a nasty bite, after this is over, we will have to check her out. Also lend me your sword for a moment please.

If Tolvan allows Kimberly to borrow his sword...

Kimberly then holds the sword out in front on her pointing it at the weres trapped in the tentacles.

with a prayer to Pharasma, three replicas of Tolvan's sword appear hovering in front of Kimberly as though they were pulled from extra dimensional plane.

Then all at once the three fly toward the creatures (one on each)

attack #1: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9
attack #2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
attack #3: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

damage #1: 1d8 ⇒ 4
damage #2: 1d8 ⇒ 1
damage #3: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Spell is Storm of Blades link

well that spell actually sounded better when you read it than its actual use. to bad the created swords do not gain the same magical properties of the original. then that would be great

Tolvan's arrow strikes his target, piercing it's leg. Oathar and Danica are up on the floor of the Skychamber, and Anna has the werewolf set up for her next attack.

CMB to break grapple: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
CMB to break grapple: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21
CMB to break grapple: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

The three rangers snarl and and howl with the effort of fighting their way through the clutching tentacles. They succeed, but not without taking some damage from the spell's grasp. They spread ouy attack as many of the party's humans as they can.

Kimberly's spell goes of, but the swords seem largely ineffective against the werewolves.

[ooc]ROUND 3: Anna, Tolvan, Danica, Oathar; weres; Kimberly. Map is up.[ooc]

With her earlier feint, she had the werewolf right where she wanted it. She plants her foot, ducks under a swipe of a claw, pivots, then drives her dagger deep under its outstretched arm.

Kimberly's healing had staunched the bleeding and dulled the pain from her earlier bite, but she still felt it in her shoulder. A crazed part of her welcomed it, as a form of penance for attacking and biting Tolvan. She danced around the werewolf with a mad grin on her face, her mithril dagger weaving a silver track through the air.

Melee, vs flat-footed: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
Damage: 1d4 + 2 + 4d6 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (3, 4, 4, 4) = 19
Bonus +4 to AC against this target this round.
Also take a movement to G-10, using acrobatics to avoid the ApP.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

Tolvan's arrow strikes his target, piercing it's leg. Oathar and Danica are up on the floor of the Skychamber, and Anna has the werewolf set up for her next attack.

[dice=CMB to break grapple]1d20+7
[dice=CMB to break grapple]1d20+7
[dice=CMB to break grapple]1d20+7

Hmm. CBD to break the grapple is 10+ my caster level of 7 + 4 (strength) +1 (size) for a total of 22. With your rolls above only one will break free, right?

Tolvan will fire another arrow at a wounded werewolf, or if none are wounded a the one he has the best shot at.

Gravity Bow, silver arrow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 242d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 5) + 3 = 11

Oathar power attacks the were with his silversheen greatsword

ss greatsword: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (3, 3) + 13 = 19
ss greatsword: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8 damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (2, 1) + 13 = 16

Hmm. CBD to break the grapple is 10+ my caster level of 7 + 4 (strength) +1 (size) for a total of 22. With your rolls above only one will break free, right?

You are correct sir. I was staring right at the +10 and didn't add it in. Assume the one by Oathar is the one that broke free. Will update.

Oh, then I probably wouldn't have moved closer to the black tentacles then, if there was only one were fighting me.

Oh, then I probably wouldn't have moved closer to the black tentacles then, if there was only one were fighting me.

I'll take that into account when I update. Sorry for the confusion.