DM Carbide runs *! Rise of the Runelords !*

Game Master John Woodford

Skarn will scan the hags for magic items, and direct them to leave it off, and then lets them go. He doesn't kill prisoners.

Skarn detects no items on the trio, and they depart quickly before the party changes their minds.

Trox watched the hags go feeling a little bad for having cut one of them up pretty good.

"So we keep going in here, I guess. Barl and sopme human seem to be heind it?"

Once the fog dissipates, the party searches the area where the hags were living and finds no treasure (but plenty of evidence that the hags cooked and ate humans and other sapient creatures). By that time the trio is long gone, though.

The only exit leads north.

Before you move on, does anyone need healing?

No healing needed here. I'm surprisingly healthy for a dwarf of my age!

Allegedly a human. But who knows? It's not like hags are all that trustworthy."

Proceeding north, the party comes to a fork--a passage leads west and down, and another passage leads to the east before seeming to open up into a larger space.

Which way?

"East first and then we deal with the stairs. (or slope) This way." Trox leads the way slowy with shield up.

Druamin follows behind Trox. "So I wonder who that woman was. The guy might be that guy we were looking for."

We were looking for a guy, right? I don't remember exactly... Guess I should go re-read the posts.

You were looking for Lamatar, the captain of the Black Arrows, who was captured by the Kreeg ogres and taken to Hook Mountain.

Probably in a stewpot!

Mmmmmaybe....

Nahh, bad plot point there must be a body at least.

You'd think so, but remember that this part of the AP was written by Nicolas Logue. You might have to hunt the hags down and feed them emetics, or something. Or the only piece left of his body is a thighbone that Barl Breakbones is using as a toothpick.

This gigantic chamber extends into darkness to the east, sloping upward between two wide ledges on which loom statues with angular faces, stern brows, and strong jawlines. Above, the ceiling opens to the slate gray sky, and a cold wind carries a few snowflakes into the cavern. The ramp leads up in tiers, finally coming to an end before an immense stone throne. A stone giant slouches on the throne, with another giant standing in front of him. A lovely redhaired apparently human woman lounges to one side, with a familiar-looking human: it's Kaven Windstrike, the Black Arrow who betrayed the others.

The stone giant on the throne mutters something in Giant.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond
Reynard
Kaven
Giant
Skarn
Barl
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

The woman casts a spell, and suddenly all of the enemies are moving a little faster.

Erond and Reynard can act!

Barl: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Stone Giant: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken:0
Lucrecia: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Kaven: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Oh my, this just got real very fast.

Yeah it did!

Reynard draws and drinks am extract of Shield.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-acted
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn
Barl
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

Botting Erond:

Erond inspires the party and sends an arrow at the nearest stone giant, hitting it solidly. I'll use that last attack that he never got to use against the hags. Reynard elects to improve his defensive posture.

Kaven advances warily, ready to dodge. The stone giant picks up a rock and hurls it at Erond, missing the cleric.

Skarn can act!

Barl: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Stone Giant: AC 22 T 11 FF 20 HP taken:47
Lucrecia: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Kaven: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Skarn will cast keen edge on his pick. And use a free action to active the following Judgements:

Judgement of Sacred Protection - +2 to AC Sacred
Judgement of Sacred Purity - +2 to saves Sacred

And then I'll move 40' closer to the foes.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-acted
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn-acted
Barl-acted
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

Skarn prepares magically and advances.

The giant on the throne clasps his sihedron medallion and invokes its power.

Druamin, Trox, and Cordwin are up!

Trox impulse it to simply run at the targets but the situation does not really call for that. Instead he hustles up as far as he can with his shield held infront of him and longwsword drawn and ready. He mumbles as he moves.

"Too far away."

Cordwin will cast haste on the party!

Cordwin, how many L3 spells can you cast per day? You haven't rested since you came in, and so far you've cast dispel magic at least twice, plus a couple of haste spells and a cure moderate wounds

Forgot we haven't rested. I can only cast 4 per day.

Cordwin will shoot two bolts at the giant Green.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 8 + 1 = 25
Attack 2: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 = 23
Damage 1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Damage 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Attack 2 Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 = 15
Additional Damage 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Cordwin, it looks like you missed the +4/+4 from inspire courage. It also looks like you moved up, which would mean you lose your second attack. Remember that each square is 10', not 5', so reaching where you were shooting from would actually be a double move.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-acted
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn-acted
Barl-acted
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin-acted (results pending)

Cordwin will stay in his original position and not have moved.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-acted
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn-acted
Barl-acted
Druamin
Trox-acted
Cordwin-acted

Trox trudges forward. Cordwin sights on the giant on the throne and shoots twice, hitting once and missing with his second attack. Range penalty of -4 offsets the inspire courage bonus. He draws a little blood with the first attack.

Druamin?

Barl: AC 25 T 14 FF 20 HP taken: 4
Stone Giant: AC 22 T 11 FF 20 HP taken:47
Lucrecia: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0
Kaven: AC ? T ? FF ? HP taken: 0

Botting Druamin:

The druid and porcupine follow Trox and Skarn towards the fight.

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond
Reynard
Kaven
Giant
Skarn
Barl
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

The woman clasps her medallion and invokes its power.

Erond and Reynard can act!

Reynard dashes forward, reaching roughly level with Trox.

Double Move. I can't tell from the map what's going on with the terrain. If it's difficult or in some other way would slow me down, I use my mutagen-granted wings to fly over it and avoid being slowed down.

It's not difficult terrain.

Round 2 (ongoing):

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond
Reynard-acted
Kaven
Giant
Skarn
Barl
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

Reynard advances.

Erond to go!

We're back! Botting Erond to get moving again.

Round 2 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-delaying
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn
Barl
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

Erond maintains the inspire courage, but otherwise delays.

Kaven advances carefully, ready to attack. The giant lumbers forward and throws another rock at Trox, missing the half-orc.

Skarn is up!

Skarn double moves down the ramp/steps.

Round 2 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-delaying
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn-acted
Barl-delaying
Druamin
Trox
Cordwin

Skarn continues to advance towards the enemies. Still seated on his throne, the stone giant leader watches the fight develop but doesn't act.

Druamin, Trox, and Cordwin are up!

Trox double moves holding his shield up and sword at the ready.

"Yeah keep chucking those pebbles ya goofy looking bastart."

Seeing how he hit the giant last time, Cordwin will take a five-foot step closer!

Attack 1: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 8 + 1 = 28
Attack 2: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 1 = 19
Damage 1: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
Damage 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Attack 1 Confirm?: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 1 = 5
Additional Damage 2: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Round 2 (ongoing):

Ongoing conditions: inspire courage, +4 to hit, to damage, and on saves vs. fear

Initiative order
Lucrecia-acted
Erond-delaying
Reynard-acted
Kaven-acted
Giant-acted
Skarn-acted
Barl-delaying
Druamin
Trox-acted
Cordwin-acted

Trox continues to slog forward. Cordwin puts another crossbow bolt into the giant on the throne.

Druamin to go!

One of the funniest things to me in PbP is a long charge accross a long space. Monty Python did it best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFufoOgCMW8

Like a cheetah able to charge 500 feet!

Ahem. Cheetahs never prosper.