Robin's Rise of the Runelords

Game Master robin

Malcolm will Detect Evil (at will) as he steps five feet closer to the abomination.

What in the name of Abadar are you?

Kast will translate for Malc.

"I'll translate, Malc."

Malcolm

The creature replies

Malcolm continues to concentrate on the source or sources of the evil auras eminating from the area.

Be careful gents, evil is about!

"I don't like the sound of this. The monster is intelligent but where did he pick up the Old Tongue? He's telling us to leave. Where's Ameiko? Tell him we are following a young woman taken against her will by a half-elf." Dorin whispers to Kast and Gar. Dorin casts another Dancing Lights along the ceiling, but starts calculating if the creature is close enough for a Heavenly Fire (30 feet).

Kast steps closer to address the creature, trusting in his shield, armor, & training to keep him safe.

Putting away his morningstar, Kast addresses the creature in a non-threatening pose.

Diplomancy: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

Moving slowly, Zees reaches into his pouch and pulls out a couple gold. He holds them in his hand towards the creature.

Kast steps closer moving ahead of Gar 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 222d4 + 1 ⇒ (3, 3) + 1 = 7 an the creature charge !
It is faster than you might have thought (40(move) and his ranzeur bites deep in Kast's flank.
It then bellows in thassIlonian

Initiative:
Creature 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
Danaris 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Kast 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (15) - 2 = 13
Gar 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
Zees 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Dorin 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Malcolm 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Danaris to act and then it will be the creature turn again !

Map as soon as possible

Kast gasps as a hole spontaneously appears in his flank.

That wasn't there a second ago.

Grumbling, Kast waits his turn to act, blood flowing freely from his body yet again.

The more blood I spill the more soldier I am, right, Kast, right?

Robyn, I'm afraid my French is not good enough to figure out the current download. I was able to download a .zip file, but when I open it up this time there is no spreadsheet. Can anyone help?

("Session inexistante." I take that to mean "does not exist". Try again, robin!)

Can't see it either...

I'll resend it but mainly at this point you are in a tunnel 1 square wide with the creature , an empty space , Kast , Gar , Malcolm , Danaris and either Dorin then Zees or Zees and Dorin

Round 1 - Initiative 18-

Assuming things won't change much after Danaris and the creature go, Zees will let the coins drop to the floor as he tries to daze the creature. DC 15 Will.

No. No. There's so much to learn.

Round 1 Initiative 19

Danaris says a quick prayer to Erastil, asking for his aid in combatting this new threat. Cast Guidance on Malcolm.

The creature recovers from his charge , take a five foot step near Kast letting his ranseur drop and attack with bite and claws !
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 171d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 161d3 ⇒ 1
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 151d3 ⇒ 2

Unhappily , Kast is still flat footed and goes down !
Just in case , Kast , make a fortitude save ...

Round 1 - Initiative 18-

Irori? Is that you?

1d20 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 Con Check vs. DC 13 to stabilize.

Round 1, Initiative=07 (again)

Dorin saw Kast fall under the monster's second attack, but trusted in Danaris' ability to heal the fighter in time. Rather than heal Kast with a burst of Heavenly Fire, Dorin decided to use the beam on the intelligent monster. It had to be evil, to do what it just did to the party. Dorin tried to remember if any of his lessons had a creature like this. (Knowledge: Arcana 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8)

"Burn with Heavenly Fire!" Dorin called out, and a golden beam left his index finger, tiny red flames coming off of the beam to splash against the monster.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 (Kast might hate me for this, hitting the creature instead of him. Also, -4 for firing into melee.)
Damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4 points

Dorin, it dropped Kast, so not in Melee at the moment.

Gar sees Kast go down faster than sodden sails. Knowing they are too packed in to fight effectively. Best fighter needs to get up front.

"Malcom! Get your armored butt up here! This thing is all teeth and claw."

Gar is delaying action until after Malcolm, who will hopefully step past him. Gar considered trying to tumble past this thing, But Kast makes the first square difficult terrain. and then trying to get through the creature. Two hard acrobatic checks, and if I fail I don't want to block the space for Malcolm.

(Kast might hate me for this, hitting the creature instead of him.)

No, no, you're fine. I don't hate you at all. ::glares at Zees:: Well, I would glare at Zees if I could glare at Zees. Instead, I'm face down tasting delicious, nutritious dirt! It's part of every warrior's healthy breakfast! Try some dirt today!

Round 1
Status:

Malcom Charges the Skeleton by rushing to M12. (Can charge over prone Kast)

I will smite you in the name of Abadar!

BS ATT: 1d20 + 6 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 6 + 5 = 19
BS DAM: 1d10 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13

Round 1 Now Initiative 2-after Malcolm

Gar hears the satisfying thunk as Malcolm rushes by swinging his sword, but he has his eyes down on Kast. He puls him back from under Malcolm's feet so that Danaris might be better to reach him.

Danaris prays to Erastil, asking Old Deadeye to aid Kast.

Cure Light Wounds, burning Protection from Evil: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

That's my last spell folks; I still have four channels.

I'm sorry but as Gar said , fallen Kast makes the terrain difficult and so you can not charge. On the plus side , the charge was not necessary

Round 1 Ininiative
Danaris 19
Creature 18
Zees 18
Kast 13
Dorin 7
Malcolm 2
Gar 2

Zeest cast Daze on the monster but sense his spell fail to find a target
Dorin's ray strike the creature wounding it and then Malcolm advance and his strike hurt the creature but it is still alive
Gar meanwhile pulls Kast to security allowing Danaris to heal him.

And it is the creature time again!
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 141d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 171d3 ⇒ 2
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 221d3 ⇒ 2

Map by GOOGLE

There is a mistake in the map , it has lost the fact that the diagonal L12 thruh G17 is not passable .

There is a mistake in the map , it has lost the fact that the diagonal L12 thruh G17 is not passable .

Thanks for trying the new format. You need to share the file though. With the cursor over the file click on ACTIONS. Then click on SHARE. Select ANYONE WHO HAS THE LINK CAN VIEW.

Round 2 - Initiative 18-

Without the map I'm assuming the creature has cover and is in melee.

Zees is frustrated to know his spell was shrugged off. People have resisted it before, but this seemed different (Will a roll of 1d20 ⇒ 10 + ??? help me understand?). Zees pulls out his scroll of magic missile. He reads the words with just a bit of doubt as to whether or not this dependable spell will actually work this time.

Damage 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
If spell resistance applies, caster level check 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7.

Spitting out the blood after feeling the jolt of divine energy, Kast begins to come to.

Marigold? Marigold Pottersmoot?

Appario's vision restores and he sees Gar's legs.

No, that's not my Marigold. If it is, I need to find a new woman to dream of. Ick.

Kast will stand and shake the dirt and blood from his face.

Kast imagines a perfect, healthy vision of himself, then speaks the words that the universe has given him.

Cast Cure Light Wounds on Kast 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 healing.

It is already shared !
Zees' knowledge arcana check 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
There might be several reasons on the top of your head. The first one you remember is that this spell is said to not work if the creature is too powerful . Another is that some creatures do have spell resistance . Another might be that some creatures like rats are immune to daze .

Kast

Yes, I'm already very angry and getting angrier with the effect.

Who's turn is it? Dorin into Malc?

Round 02, Initiative=07, waiting for permission on the Google map

Dorin saw his ray hit the creature while Zees' Daze missed and Malcolm went for a more mundane approach to defeating the monster. The beast's arms raked at Malcolm, and Dorin readied his arm for another magical attack. Then he mentally counted the number of times he had used Heavenly Fire. Oops. More than half gone. He would need to save the rest in case someone was near death. Dorin switched to the frost ray instead.

"Ray of Frost!" he called out.

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10 (Lousy.)
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1 point

Round 2, Initiative 2
Status:

Malcolm attacks again with his Bastard Sword.

You stinking bag of bones!

BS ATT: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
BS DAM: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13

Round 2, Initiative 2

Gar thinks of drawing his hand axe, but Malcolm blocks too much of the creature form his view. Instead he holds his action in case Malcolm goes down and he needs to step up.

Robin: I do not have access to the map, can you email it to me? I need to see if I can get around this thing so that Gar and I can flank.

From the description it sounded like a 5' passage. I could maybe tumble past if it were wider, but I doubt I could make it through its space.

I can't see the map either. Denied permission. So I requested permission with the button. Robin, you might get an email from

To simplify I made it public but what Gar said is right.
Danaris to act and then it is the beastie time AGAIN

The map works for me. Yay!

I can see the map now, and from what I am looking at Gar, there is plenty of room for you to maneuver behind the creature with acrobatics checks. You can even tumble right through his space, if you like.

OK, if the tunnel is 5' wide I will hold action, but the map looks like I have room to maneuver. If that is the case, I enact the following:

Round 2 Initiative 2

"Malc, keep 'im busy!" Gar times his moves, and squeezes past Malcolm and dives past the creature along the wall and comes up behind it.

Moves to k-13, l-12 and tumbles to M-11

Acrobatics vs. CMD -> 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

As he comes up to his feet, he lets loose with his adze.

Masterwork Adze attack -> 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Masterwork Adze damage -> 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Hoping to be of some use, Danaris moves behind Malcolm and prays for Erastil's assistance.
Danaris moves to L14 and uses his touch of good domain ability on Malcolm (+1 sacred bonus on attack roles, skill checks, ability checks, and saving throws for 1 round).

There is a mistake in the map , it has lost the fact that the diagonal L12 thruh G17 is not passable .

Robin & Gar: That should not impact Gar's action, he can just squeeze by on the other side, and use acrobatics to move through the skeleton's space to pop up behind it.

If the space is open south of the creature, I will move to that and attack. I don't want to try to go through its space, for if I fail I will be prone at its feet. Probably less than 50% chance to get through its space. If that space is a google artifact too I will wait. Sorry for the confusion.

Bump. I think it's robin's action? Just making sure it's not mine because I'm *so* angry I missed it.

Gar see no way of passing and then it is the creature turn's again
Howling strongly , she hurls herself against Malcolm
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 51d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 181d3 ⇒ 3
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 61d3 ⇒ 3

Round 2 Initiative
Danaris 19
Creature 18
Zees 18
Kast 13
Dorin 7
Malcolm 2
Gar 2

Filled with rage, Kast yells at Gar.

"Get out of my way, dwarf! That thing is mine!"

Move Action: Unstrap and drop my shield.

Move Action: Take out my longspear.

"I want to mount it onto the wall."

I know you know this Gar, but in case it's not clear, Kast is angry...angrier than he usually be. Something ain't right.

Round 3 - Initiative 18-

Zees considers pulling out his dagger to fling it at the creature, but his head spins in this diagonal tunnel. If it was perpendicular to the compass he could reach the creature being the 6th one in line. However, the diagonal cooridor has somehow put the the creature 15' out of his reach. On the other hand, it has created weird gaps where he believes he can squeeze into. Zees moves to the 1/2 square of J16 and sends a ray of frost at the creature.

+2 DEX, 0 BAB, -4 cover, -4 melee, -4 squeezing
1d20 - 10 ⇒ (17) - 10 = 7

Hmmm. Shooting at a moving target past things blocking your view is quite different than plinking birds sitting on ledges.

"Be careful Malcolm! Kast is grabbing his longspear!"

Not much else to be done from back here except try for my 5% chance at a 20.

Robyn, I'm assuming the magic missle did damage last round.

It did, Zees !

clearer map Light grey means an half case

Round 03, Initiative=07, map is undersandpoint round 1-3

(Thanks for the map, robin. It makes things a lot clearer.)

Seeing Malcolm and Gar at the front with the monster, Dorin couldn't get a straight line at the creature this turn. He stepped up beside Danaris (H16) and cast Dancing Lights again (to L12), to keep the tunnel illuminated. I'll shoot him with another cold ray in a moment. the young man thought to himself.

Round 3, Initiative 2
Status:

Malcolm continues to stand toe to toe with the Skeleton.

You re a tough bag of bones, aren't ya?

BS ATT: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 = 22
BS DAM: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8