Redelia's Ironfang Invasion (Inactive)

Game Master Redelia

The dragonette continues her path around the mini-fortress, watching for further issues as she flies hopefully out of the practical range of most bows.

When allowed:

Trinket scampers the rest of the way up behind the orange hobgoblin and stabs him in the back with her rapier.

"BOO!"

Attack: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
Magical Piercing Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Then she burst out laughing and raises her sword to the sky. "Be afraid, Villains! The Great Hero Trinket is here! You're done for!"

Question: How long has it been since we met Petrahk? Over or under seventy minutes?

Yes, Trinket, under 70 minutes, but barely. The travel took an hour.

Trinket just started off the combat, but you each get a surprise round action before I roll initiative.

After seeing Trinket pop into visibility, Poxy uses a bomb launcher to throw a 7 round smoke bomb near the southern pair of hobgoblins, hoping to buy some time and confuse them before they enter the fray. He targets just north of the blue one.

Attack vs AC 10: 1d20 + 11 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 11 - 4 = 25
Deals splash damage of 7

The bomb blows up damaging blue slightly and filling a larger area with thick smoke for 7 rounds.

Jynnjun scampers forward to attack the hobgoblin in red and slashes at him with her newly-improved sickle.

attack, invisible (vs. flat-footed AC): 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 2 = 29 +2 for charging
damage, spell-stored frigid touch: 1d4 + 1 + 4d6 ⇒ (1) + 1 + (2, 6, 6, 6) = 22 if he's still conscious, also staggered 1 round

The sickle barely draws blood but the ice which explodes forth freezes the hobgoblin where he stands. "Woohoo!" Jynnjun yells and raises her sickle high, her five duplicates imitating the action.

Surprise Round:

Alaka sees one of the Hobgoblins ahead being attacked, but not by whom (based on perspective). She says in a scared voice Oh, no. Looks like there is a fight brewing.

Alaka backs up against the fence and looks scared, just happening to set up a direct line between the fire and herself, with the extra-mean red hobgoblin in the middle.

Just one action during the surprise round, correct?

Edit: Then she sees Jynnjun come out of invisibility and realizes that she will also hurt a friend if she does as she had planned.

Kryptyk step out by the corner of the building and tosses his starknife at the closest hobgoblin that he has a clear shot at (magenta). The magic of his blade allows it to fly farther than normal with more accuracy. The weapon returns to him as before.

-2 for range
+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 18 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 18 - 2 = 19 Damage: 1d3 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Seeing no other threats in the area or said threats having been dealt with, the dragonette descends into the gap between the tower and the building, starting to line up a good shot to try and catch the two in a breath.

Moved as Surprise Action

Xakroo fires a barrage of arrows at the same hobgoblin that Kryptyk attacks. Zarvak stays put.

Longbow Attack 1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33
Longbow Attack 2: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23
Longbow Attack 3: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Longbow Damage 1a: 1d6 + 7 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (6) + 7 + (1, 3) + (3, 6) = 26
Longbow Damage 1b: 1d6 + 7 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (3, 6) + (3, 5) = 28
Longbow Damage 2: 1d6 + 7 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (4) + 7 + (1, 5) + (3, 4) = 24
Longbow Damage 3: 1d6 + 7 + 2d6 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 7 + (1, 4) + (1, 2) = 16

this is supposed to be favored enemy + rapid shot + holy weapon + goblinoid bane weapon full attack. if this is wrong please let me know, and I apologize if it is

In the surprise round you get a standard or a move action, not a full round action. Just the first shot, not the next two. No manyshot either.

ah alright, so yeah just count Longbow Attack 1 and Longbow Damage 1a, ignore the rest please GM

Kryptyk and Xakroo finish one of the hobgoblins, and one of the birds squauks angrily and flies away. Trinket slashes one enemy, and Poxy distracts two hobbogobbos thoroughly.

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With one down, Kryptyk moves forward and deftly stabs at the next one (orange) with his weapon.

includes Piranha Strike
+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 36 Damage: 1d3 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17

well then...
Confirm: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (17) + 16 = 33 Extra Damage: 2d3 + 30 ⇒ (2, 1) + 30 = 33

As the starknife was on its return flight Kryptyk ran after it, catching it in midair he leapt directly at the closest hobgoblin. The poor hobgoblin probably never saw it coming until the point of Kryptyk's starknife was buried in his eye socket.

Another enemy falls as Kryptyk pokes and slices him to death. Another bird squauks angrily and flies away.

The aqua hobgoblin calls his bird to come attack Trinket and then moves into a position to flank. Both then attack Trinket.

bird bite, flanking: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 = 12
The bird is unable to sink her teeth into Trinket's green flesh.

hobbogobbo sword, flanking: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21
Trinket is able to dodge the hobbogobbo's sword.

The red hobbogobbo swings his battleaxe at Jynnjun.
attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
mirror image, 1 hits: 1d6 ⇒ 5
One of Jynnjun's images pops.

The yellow hobbogobbo shoots at Jynnjun.
attack, into melee: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 6 - 4 = 13
The arrow goes right over her head.

The other hobbogobbos yell in confusion from the cloud Poxy made.

The entire party is now up!

If Red didn't have his battleaxe in hand already then staggered means that he can't attack with it this round. Unless he has quick draw. Not that one image matters all that much.

Seeing that one frigid touch isn't enough Jynnjun follows it up with another. "Tough guy, huh? This is gonna hurt though." She almost drops her guard while weaving the spell together but the bracers she wears jerk her left arm up just in time to ward off a blow.

concentration to cast defensively, DC 19: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15
concentration reroll using spellguard bracers: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22
touch attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
damage: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 5, 2) = 14 & staggered for a round again if he's still conscious.
& a 5' step away afterwards

The dragonnette flies into the fray, looking for good targets of opportunity and finding scarce few that aren't engaged with the rest of the folks who bailed her bacon out of the fire.

She does, however, see the one reddish hobgoblin has the 'torchmaker' kind of cut-off from the rest of the party.

Acid Arrow (on Red) Ranged Touch: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11

If Red is gone, then target shifting to Green

Damage Round 1 if hits: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 2 = 8

Damage Round 2 if hits: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (2, 1) + 2 = 5

Damage Round 3 if hits: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 2) + 2 = 8

...well, that's a thing.

Kryptyk sidesteps to set up Trinket for a flank and stabs twice at the cyan one.

+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27 Damage: 1d3 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16
+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16 Damage: 1d3 + 15 ⇒ (1) + 15 = 16

Trinket scampers over a step, channels her magic into her sword and exclaims, "FOR PHAENDAR!"

Her blade suddenly crackles with electricity. She lunges, and stabs it into the hobgoblin!

Free five foot step. swift arcane strike, move bladethirst (shock) and standard to attack

Attack: 1d20 + 13 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 2 = 25
Piercing Damage: 1d4 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8
Electricity Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Alaka calls fire from the campfire to light the torch in her hand. A ribbon of fire dances out from the campfire, coming straight to Alaka's hand. It passes through Red on the way, doing some slight damage.

Call Fire damage: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Reflex save DC 17 to negate. The Call Fire ability is explained HERE.

The red hobbogobbo almost falls over as Jynnjun attacks, and then does fall over from Petrahk's magic missile. It does not die right away, but soon after does from the acid damage.

Kryptyk's first stab and Trinket's attack both damage the aqua hobbogobbo. Kryptyk's second stab is not able to connect.

status: aqua -27 HP
Poxy and Xakroo are up.
Alaka, you may change your action if you wish, since your target has already gone down.

"Khehehe" Poxy snickers as he moves up next to Xakroo and lights his bow on fire. "Xakroo no worry about fire just shoot stuff!"

Xakroo's bow now has flaming as well. Each of your arrows does +1d6 fire damage.

Then Poxy shoots at the aqua hobogobo with his own boring not-flaming bow.

Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Piercing Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Okay. It was fun to try that special ability anyway.

Alaka moves closer to the less-evil hobgoblin and says

Hey, you're nicer than the rest. You should run. My friends are wiping out all the bad guys, and you don't want to stay any longer, I promise. Please. Run NOW.

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30

The hobgoblin looks at Alaka. "If I stay and help you find whatever you are looking for, will you let me go afterwards?"

That sounds like a good idea if there is something here that is hard to find, but if you want that deal instead of running, you better let me tie your hands up, because some of the other guys will want to shoot you just because you were on the bad guy's team, and they won't know we made a deal, okay? I promise that I will let you go later.

If he agrees, she moves in to tie his hands, not even considering that he might be trying to trick her.

As Alaka comes close, he drops his weapon from his hands and puts them out in front of him.

Alaka, I'm going to say that this train of events uses up your next few turns, OK?

Yep, that is fine. However long you think it should take is cool with me.

Alaka ties him up and picks up his weapon so she can give it back to him later.

I used to be a bad guy too. Maybe if you want to learn to be a good guy, I could help.

Xakroo fires an arrow at the bird that tried to attack Trinket.

Longbow Attack 1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (14) + 12 = 26 27 if 30 ft or closer
Longbow Attack 2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27 28 if 30 ft or closer

Longbow Damage 1: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6 7 if 30 ft or closer
Longbow Damage 2: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 5 if 30 ft or closer

Poxy's arrow strikes the hobbogobbo, who snarls.

extra fire damage on Xakroo's attacks: 2d6 ⇒ (1, 3) = 4

The bird flies over to Trinket to keep attacking her.
bite: 1d20 + 8 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 = 21
Trinket is able to swat the giant pest away.

The hobbogobbo swings his sword at Trinket.
attack: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 6 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

status: Trinket -8HP, bird -14HP, aqua -32 HP

The hobgoblin probably should have considered running. Kryptyk aims to make further deliberations on that point moot.

+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 16 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 16 + 2 = 24 Damage: 1d3 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17
+1 Distance Starknife: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 + 2 = 29 Damage: 1d3 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18

Kryptyk's starknife slices the last non-surrendered hobbogobbo, and the last bird flys away. AoO for Trinket if she wants it...

The hobgoblin with Alaka looks rather concerned that some of you might not be as nice as her.

Other than that AoO, you are out of combat, so what next, everyone?

"Hey, yellow-guy, where are the rangers you guys are keeping around?" Jynnjun asks. "I'm sure I heard something about slaves."

I should note that Poxy's smoke bomb will only keep the hobbogobbos in that corner distracted for a few more rounds.

Alaka asks her new friend what his name is.

"I am Harik."

Oh, Trinket's prancing into the smoke bomb to stab the villains while they ask questions.

Next round:
Double move towards the smoke cloud.

Round after:
Trinket moves up into the smoke cloud and stomps on the ground causing the ground to shake.

She's casting thundering drums blindly into the cloud. She would aim it straight into the middle, so she'll catch just the blue one in her cone.

Sonic Damage: 5d8 ⇒ (8, 3, 6, 7, 2) = 26 Fort DC 15 for half damage.

"Take that villains!" she exclaims, certain that she must have caught at least fifty foul villains in that cloud!

"So, Harik, about those rangers?" Jynnjun's attention is more on the south where loud noises are coming from, but she's not ready to charge into the smoke cloud without knowing what's within.

"The prisoners are in the base of the tower. I will tell you about the various rooms here after you deal with the last guards in the courtyard. The two who are over there are among the ones who mistreated the slaves. Do not go into the garden; there is a tiger there."

Thanks Harik.

Poxy starts to move toward the fog cloud. It is too thick to target so he gets closer to set off a close range blast into the cloud.

1 round move and drink vial of shield and barkskin. 1 round of move and ready action to set directed blast frost bomb when fog disperses enough to see a target.

Poxy prepares to set off a directed 20 foot cone modified frost bomb, waiting until he has a good shot at a primary target when the fog disperses.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (18) + 12 = 30
Cold Damage: 4d6 + 5 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 6) + 5 = 19, Fort Save DC 17 or staggered
Splash Damage to the rest of the cone is 8 with Reflex DC 17 for half.

OK, to make this run smoothly, I'm going to say you guys have time for one spell per caster if you want, and can get into whatever position you want before the smoke clears, but that's it. I'll count Poxy's bomb as taking the place of a spell from him. You don't know exactly where in the cloud the bad guys are, I'll reveal that when the cloud clears.

Kryptyk advances towards the smoke.

Petrahk moves to a height of about 60' and watches the edges of the smoke for someone that is not short to come clambering out.

The dragonette will ready each turn until someone tall comes out then let loose. She will NOT let loose if the person is raising arms in surrender and has no weapons in hand.

If Alaka is up again...

Alaka goes with Harik over to the tower to see if they can free the prisoners.

Jynnjun joins Alaka whether she's still in her original spot or by the tower.

waiting to see what Xakroo wants to do...

Xakroo moves to position himself in range of the hobgoblins. Zarvak will move next to the nearest catapult, and hide, ready for a surprise attack.

Zarvak Stealth: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Harik insists to Alaka that the hobgoblins in the smoke need to be subdued first.

Trinket's blast enters the smoke, and from the sounds, she thinks it hit both hobbogobbos.
fort saves, rolls only: 2d20 ⇒ (9, 19) = 28

Poxy throws a bomb at the nearer hobbogobbo, who falls over, dead.
ref save against splash: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

As the smoke clears, Petrakh sees hobbogobbo heads sticking out above the smoke, and sends an acid arrow at the one that stays standing long enough.

The remaining hobbogobbo walks up close to Trinket and swings a big battle axe at her.

attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

He is confused enough from the smoke that it does not hit her.

going to apply the next round's acid arrow damage now, since the round is starting

status: hobbogobbo -33 HP (going to take 8 more damage from acid if he lives long enough)

The party is now up.

Alaka looks around for who Harik is talking about, and figures he must know something she doesn't. She waits patiently.

The dragonette looks almost bored as she drools onto her hand and flicks the glob at the remaining hobgoblin.

Acid Splash(Ranged Touch): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2