Red Hand of Doom PBP

Game Master Tanner Nielsen

Probably, but surely the ettin's visible anyway being over ten feet tall and that :P. I just dread to see the squishies slowly walking into melee...

Meh, you know Tanner: If we don't walk into melee, the black dragon will just burst out the water right behind us and swallow us whole anyway. ;)

Tahllana has it right. fireball requires line of sight, and you target the space, not the creature. I don't have line of sight to the space (I'm assuming it's the ground you're targeting, although if that were the case, how could you target flying creatures. Maybe you can target a point in space???) I can throw a firebomb, since that's a ranged attack and lack of line of sight just generally implies concealment or cover.

It depends on the radius of your fireball. We get so used to tactical maps that we sometimes forget that it explodes in three dimensions. If it is large enough, you can certainly have it detonate in the air above them and still catch them in the blast.

I can't view the maps from work, but as long as it isn't too much of a stretch, I'm fine with it.

After checking the map, yes, you can detonate a fireball in the air above the Red Hand troops and catch all of them.

As well as Maysalkirii! *cackling DM laugh*

And probably Narses as well. It's okay, I want to maintain a low combat profile for this fight anyway. I'll stay total defense this turn.

*gives Tahllana the evil-DM-eye* Don't blame me just because you're facing a highly-organized military rather than just a random assortment of monsters thrown together like most adventures. :P

ROUND 5 SUMMARY

Maysalkirii somersaults out of the way of the fireball then lands both of his blades deep into the hide of the ettin.
Shalani goes around the building and begins ascending the ladder.
Dragox blasts the roof with a fireball.
Tahllana attempts to hex one of the ogres with her witching ways.
Narses attacks furiously, but fails to make contact.
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Ogre 1 (57 damage) Reflex 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13. Will 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5. Attacks Narses with a longsword. Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12, Damage 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Ogre 2 (55 damage) Reflex 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 Attack Dragox with a javelin. Attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14, Damage 1d8 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Ettin (92 damage) Reflex 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14 Shouts a disturbingly harmonized howl of fury (activates rage) and swings around, backhanding Maysalkirii. (Knockback rage power) Bullrush check 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (9) + 21 = 30
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Initiative
Maysalkirii 24
Shalani 15
Dragox 13
Tahllana 11
Narses 4
Ettin 4
Ogres 3

One ladder is in square K24.

Maysalkirii is flung backward, falling through the hole in the rooftop and landing in a pool (Autosave the acrobatics check.). He can easily climb out of the water onto the floor of the lower level, but the rooftop is 12 feet above with no obvious means of ascending.

ROUND 6 MAP

Oh, wait. I'm sorry. I meant to go to the South staircase, around the doors, as it were. Pretty much just a straight line down. Towards P-33 on the previous map. My fault for not including the coordinates.

That's alright, I will adjust the action accordingly next round.

Shaking his head to recover his senses, Maysalkirii leaps with all his might and just makes it clear out of the hole, slashing upwards with his blade as he ascends and cutting the ettin down with Chianlii.

1d20 + 32 ⇒ (16) + 32 = 48 Acrobatics, VS DC48

1d20 + 16 ⇒ (9) + 16 = 25
1d6 + 14 + 2d6 ⇒ (5) + 14 + (3, 5) = 27

Active Effects-

Bless (+1 attack and save vs fear)
Divine Favor (+2 attack and damage)
Destruction Judgement (+3 damage rolls)
Flames of the Faithful (Flame Burst on Iyandrosa)
Bane (Giant) (2/7 used) (Chianlii counts as a +3 weapon, does +2d6.)

Narses attacks furiously, but fails to make contact.

The 23 doesn't hit?!? With a -2 to AC?

They are in full plate so thats 18 right off the bat (+9 armour, -1 size). And Ogre's usually have gribbly natural armour too :(.

Umm... you rolled a d20 on the damege vs. Narses...

Narses keeps up his barage of blows.

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18, 1d10 + 1d6 + 12 ⇒ (9) + (5) + 12 = 26
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23, 1d10 + 1d6 + 12 ⇒ (9) + (6) + 12 = 27
1d20 + 12 ⇒ (9) + 12 = 21, 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

I'm going on a trip this weekend, I'll be home by sunday afternoon GMT. Feel free to dmpc Narses.

Umm... you rolled a d20 on the damege vs. Narses...

Again? :D.

What kind of magic weapon is this ogre using? Narses-bane? Where can I get a weapon that does 1d20 damage?

@Narses - Urgh. I fixed it in my last post, but I forgot to change it in the text file I save my posts under. It didn't hit anyway, but I will REALLY make sure to fix it next round.

@Shalani - Take 20 levels of 3.5 monk.

@Tahllana - They are in full plate and have large steel shields. With equipment and spell bonuses...

Seeing Narses swinging away wildly in front of her on the steps without making the slightest impact on the ogre, Tahllana moves southeast, seeing a clear shot. Can she attack the ogre from K35? I'm assuming his head extends over whatever kind of wall there is up there, if they were able to lasso Dragox from there. Attack 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 Damage 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11 :P Going to have to roll more than single digits to hit these guys, even with the Evil Eyed AC.

If the attack roll had been better, yes, you would have had line of sight.

Dragox cats Heat Metal at the three creatures on the roof, knowing he would be hard pressed to strike them with his regular attacks. After the spell is cast, he moves back another 50 feet, trying to get out of the range of the javelins.

DC 16 Will save.

I think I dropped the Ettin, Tanner mentuoned he had 2HP before my attack on MSN.

Good on you! That thing made me nervous...

bump. Need an action for Shalani.

1d20 ⇒ 1

Shalani releases a fire arrow from her hand ranged touch attack 1d20 + 10 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 10 - 1 = 21 towards the closest ogre.

2d4 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2 fire damage
2d4 ⇒ (1, 2) = 3 fire damage next round
2d4 ⇒ (3, 2) = 5 fire damage third round

They should still be on fire from the exploding bomb, too.

Will 1d20 + 4 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 4 - 1 = 9

ROUND 6 SUMMARY

Maysalkirii like a green blur of fury, the goblin leaps a vertical distance nearly four times his own height and stabs the ettin, felling the giant. (That's like a human making a standing high-jump of over 20 feet...)
Shalani hurls a bolt of arcane fire at one of the ogres.
Dragox instills divine heat into the armor and weapons of the ogres and flies back to escape the range of their javelins.
Tahllana moves for a better shot and looses an arrow, only to have it spoiled by the partial cover provided the ogre by the wall of the building.
Narses attacks furiously, but fails to make contact.
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Ogre 1 (34 damage) Fire damage 1d6 ⇒ 3 Attacks Narses with a longsword. Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19, Damage 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
Ogre 2 (37 damage) Fire damage 1d6 ⇒ 6 Attacks Maysalkirii with a longsword. Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15, Damage 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12
Ettin (93 damage, dead)
Mnag rises out of the hole in the floor of the rooftop, encircled by a shimmering globe of swirling color. Flying up in the air until even with the rooftop, he points at Maylsakirii and intones words of arcane magic.

One ladder is in square K24.

ROUND 7 MAP

Spellcraft 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

DM, the ogres apparently healed approx. 20 hps each last round, according to your last two summary posts. If so, could Dragox see what healed them, or is that a typo?

Spellcraft 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32

Can I see Mnag from where I am, and if so can I hit him with a fireball and also get the ogres too? Let me know if I can't.

6d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 1, 6, 1, 1) = 13 fire damage, Ref DC 17 for half damage

Also, remember fire damage from fire arrow and the ogres still on fire.

Shalani looses another fireball at the small creature floating in the air, the explosion also striking those on the roof below it.

Maysalkirii leaps fifteen feet to the west and one square to the north, balancing on the edge of the hole at M8 and slashing at the goblin.

This provokes an AOO from Ogre 2, if hes still alive. Seems to be some odd healing effect on them...

Acro DC40 (doubled for no running start)-

1d20 + 32 ⇒ (11) + 32 = 43 Success

Single attack.
1d20 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26
1d6 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 12 + (2) = 16

Active Effects-
Bless (+1 attack and save vs fear)
Divine Favor (+2 attack and damage)
Destruction Judgement (+3 damage rolls)
Flames of the Faithful (Flame Burst on Iyandrosa)
Bane (2/7 used)

"Stand still dammit!"

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22, 1d10 + 1d6 + 12 ⇒ (3) + (1) + 12 = 16
1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10, 1d10 + 1d6 + 12 ⇒ (4) + (1) + 12 = 17
1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23, 1d6 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

It's a typo. Their totals should be 60 damage for Ogre1 and 64 damage for Ogre2 as of the start of this round.

Will 16 DC for the ogres from the second round of Heat Metal. Damage1d4 ⇒ 4

Dragox, seeing another spell caster enter the fray targets a spell at it, hoping to blind the creature, making it impossible for it to further hinder the Champions.

Cast Blindness/Deafness DC 17 Fortitude save for Mnag.

** spoiler omitted **

It's a typo. Their totals should be 60 damage for Ogre1 and 64 damage for Ogre2 as of the start of this round.

Tahllana doesn't have line of sight on Mnag. I'm assuming Dragox or Maysalkirii will pass along the info that he's reappeared. Dragox, if you made that Spellcraft roll on him, tell Tahllana what you've learned via message.

Tahllana growls with frustration as she is unable to get a clear shot. "We are wasting too much time on these brutes!" she shouts, moving quickly to the other staircase and leaping up onto them. "Cast around me, fire thrower," she commands, as she leaps up onto the stairway in front of Shalani and looses an arrow at the ogre's back.

Move L - P 34, then jump to Q 33 Acrobatics 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29 Attack on ogre 1 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 Damage1d8 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13

Tahllana doesn't have line of sight on Mnag. I'm assuming Dragox or Maysalkirii will pass along the info that he's reappeared.

I promise i'm not trolling you but... once again Maysalkirii can't answer!

Sorry guys, I had meant to edit my spellcraft post to tell the party what I had seen, so Dragox will definitely do so."

@Shalani - Despite Dragox telling the party what he can see, you cannot hit the rooftop hugging the building so closely. If you were to back away, you could put one on top, but you might not have a view of Mnag yet.

Okay, that's what I wanted to know.

In that case, Shalani instead moves to K34, and casts a fiery lightning bolt at the ogre at the top of the stairs, hoping to also catch the ogre behind him.

fire elemental lightning bolt
6d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5, 3, 2, 2) = 16 fire damage, Ref DC 17 for half

Hey, look, a spell damage roll that isn't mostly ones!

Hey, look, a spell damage roll that isn't mostly ones!

No, it's mostly twos. :) Still an improvement, though.

Sorry for the delay. I'm in the middle of finals and I might not be able to get anything up until Sunday. Thank you everyone for being understanding.

Thanks for the patience, guys. I'm through a hellish week :)

ROUND 7 SUMMARY

Maysalkirii appears somewhat erratic after being hit by a spell from Mnag. He flies forward to attack the sorcerer, seemingly without aiming or concentrating. AoO from Ogre 2. Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29, Damage 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Shalani hurls a bolt of arcane fire at one of the ogres.
Dragox attemps to blind the goblin with a divine power. Mnag seems unaffected.
Tahllana goes around the staircase and fires at the back of one of the ogres, catching it between the cuirass and culet.
Narses attacks furiously, but fails to make contact.
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Ogre 1 (89 damage, dead)
Ogre 2 (70 damage) Fire damage 1d6 ⇒ 6 Attacks Maysalkirii with a longsword. Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23, Damage 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Ettin (93 damage, dead)
Mnag (16 damage) Fortitude 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25. Stinging from Maysalkirii's blade, the goblin flies to the northeast corner of the building and points at Narses with an evil grin and words of magic.

One ladder is in square K24.

ROUND 8 MAP

As Mnag has moved and cast, he can't have taken a withdraw action- AOO for Maysalkirii surely?

Welcome back.

You are correct, good sir. You get an AoO.

AOO-

1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20
1d6 + 12 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 12 + (4) = 19

Active Effects-
Bless (+1 attack and save vs fear)
Divine Favor (+2 attack and damage)
Destruction Judgement (+3 damage rolls)
Flames of the Faithful (Flame Burst on Iyandrosa)
Bane (2/7 used)

Will get a action for this round up in a bit.

Narses's eyes glaze over and his grip loosesns on his weapons, snarling at the ogre he spits and drools out sounds that sound like they could be words in a language you've never heard.

Tahllana enjoys a moment of triumph as the ogre topples and takes in the scene on the rooftop.

Those staircases on the rooftop go down into the structure, I assume, DM?

"I can try," Dragox communicates to Shalani and Tahllana. Dragox then casts his spell, trying to Dispel the magical aura surrounding the goblin.

Cast Dispel Magic to try and knock out the Entropic Shield.

Dispel Magic check 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Edit:I thought I only made one roll, but I will make a couple others if it is needed.

Dispel Magic Two1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20
Dispel Magic Three 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Roll a couple more Dragox, if he has more than one magical effect in place (for example, the Fly) you get to make a check against each of them as your focusing the whole spell on him.

Having been attacked on the previous turn (see Confusion spell text), Maysalkirii strikes back against Ogre 2 after a 5 foot step.

Full Attack-

Ilyandrosa-
1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 Attack
1d6 + 12 + 2d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (1) + 12 + (4, 4) + (4) = 25 Damage
1d6 ⇒ 2 Self Harm

Chianlii-
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (13) + 14 = 27 Attack
1d6 + 14 + 2d6 ⇒ (3) + 14 + (6, 4) = 27 Damage

Active Effects-
Bless (+1 attack and save vs fear)
Divine Favor (+2 attack and damage)
Destruction Judgement (+3 damage rolls)
Flames of the Faithful (Flame Burst on Iyandrosa)
Bane (Chianlii) (3/7 used)

Those staircases lead from the boardwalk up to the roof. The only way to the interior of the building is through the hole in the ceiling.

Those staircases lead from the boardwalk up to the roof. The only way to the interior of the building is through the hole in the ceiling.

The ones at L 13-14 and P 13-14? It's fine if they're not there for the purposes of this game, but it looks like they go someplace.

DM, I feel compelled to point out confusion is a 15 feet radius burst, NOT single target.

"I can try," Dragox communicates to Shalani and Tahllana. Dragox then casts his spell, trying to Dispel the magical aura surrounding the goblin.

Cast Dispel Magic to try and knock out the Entropic Shield.

Dispel Magic check 1d20 + 7

Edit:I thought I only made one roll, but I will make a couple others if it is needed.

Dispel Magic Two1d20 + 7
Dispel Magic Three 1d20 + 7

Targeted Dispel: One object, creature, or spell is the target of the dispel magic spell. You make one dispel check (1d20 + your caster level) and compare that to the spell with highest caster level (DC = 11 + the spell's caster level). If successful, that spell ends. If not, compare the same result to the spell with the next highest caster level. Repeat this process until you have dispelled one spell affecting the target, or you have failed to dispel every spell.

That 13 probably failed against his highest level spell on him (Fly?) but the next one down might just be Entropic Shield if we're lucky :).