Attack vs. AC
If at first you don't succeed...
Grappling Spirits at Skeleton Warrior 2
vs AC, miss.
HP: 28/28 surges: 5/7 AP: 1/1
Orla calls to the group, "Something is very wrong with time. It's not winter out there like it's supposed to be. If anything it's early summer."
Aegis of Shielding on A3
Before I begin moving again, I gesture to the 3rd archer and then I am on my feet. I run up to my comrades behind the rubble wall and speak with them for a moment before stepping out enough (Q5) to go after the archer on the ground (A1).
Didn't your mother ever tell you that it is impolite to block your guests from the exit?
Lightning Lure
He is pulled to R4 and takes
I yell to Orla... After all we experienced in the dungeon below, could it be magical? Look with your other senses. What do you REALLY see?
"The dead fight well!"
"You think you can stop me????? My fury will be your undoing!!!"
Current HP:19/32 Surges:7/12 AP:1
After Orla draws your attention to it. You each begin to notice in your own ways that she is right... something is wrong with the weather or the time. Some of you have only been in Fort Bones for a week or so. It should be mid Olarune (), but it seems to be mid Nymm ().
Effect to players...
Thringorn and Zvia are Dazed at the start of their NEXT TURN (save ends)
Strength Check
Savi's lightning grabs hold of the skeleton above the gatehouse and pulls him without fail off the edge of the wall, he hits hard on the ground and bursts into necrotic energy.
The Gate flexes but doesn't give.
Arcana:
Orla, when you stretch your senses out to touch the fabric of arcane energy, you first feel the obvious evocation and abjuration taste of the magic items in your area (your sword, Zvia's bow, Thanis's armor...), then you get an immediate, yet subtle, necrotic flavor from Thanis himself (). What surprises you is the strong and complex transmutation feel from the area of the Keep you just left -- strong enough, that you can't believe the others don't see the magic you see. A powerful series of spells must be layered in that area... but nothing that would lead you to believe that what you're seeing about the weather is fake.
Orla, you are pretty confident that you would know if there were a strong illusion on the area or enchantment on you-all.
What you're seeing must be true.
Niri's spirit beast finishes off the skeleton on Alester.
Rallnik and his men still try to keep the pressure on the remaining skeletal warrior, while also backing out of combat (they are having little success at either)
Thanis moves up onto the wall, while his men keep fighting ().
The remaining karrnathi skeletal warrior goes after Rallnik and a fleeing ally (Corin).
The archers continue to rain down arrows (or stab with their short swords).
Total Damage to PLAYERS:
Alester: 3 temp hp (from Niri), -8 hp (from exploding skel)... so -5 total
Savi: (from archer) 6
Thringorn: (from archer) 12
Orla: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Savi-Kai: suffering minor imprisonment effects (lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Zvia: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
**Imprisonment effects last till you reach 1 more milestone.
Skeletons == AC: 17, Fort: 14, REF: 13, WILL: 12
**They explode with Necrotic Energy when Bloodied or Killed
Karrnathi Skeletal Warriors == AC: 20, Fort: 16, REF: 18, WILL: 14
The exit to the SouthWest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). Several other doors lead from the courtyard.
There is walkway about 30feet up - it provides cover (+2 AC) to those on it - it can be accessed by the ramp on the Eastern side (T18) or climbing.
There is probably a main enterance to the Keep on the other side of the courtyard (off map)
The ally npcs are colored green (lettered A-H).
Rallnik, Thanis, and Nirifanya are labeled with thier first initial.
BLUE CORNERS on ally's are reminders to me that they are effected by something special (like slow)
RED DOTS indicate bloodied npcs (ally and enemy, players are NOT indicated).
ORANGE DOTS indicate Savi-Kai's mark.
PURPLE DOTS indicate Thringorn's mark.
BROWN DOTS are NPC marks.
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Skel Warriors
: 2:
Skel Archers
: 1: Bloodied! (near dead)
: 2:
: 3: Marked by Savi
: 5: Bloodied!
: 8:
Alester
Thringorn: Dazed (se)
Savi
Orla
Zvia: Dazed (se)
Nirifanya
Rallnik: Bloodied!
Rallnik's men
: A : dying
: B : dying
: Corin :
: Duller :
Thanis's men
: Egger :
: Feln :
: Gossen : Bloodied! (near dead)
: Haas : Bloodied! Dazed (se)
Thanis
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*"Hit by Z": Target takes a –2 penalty to ranged and area attack rolls (Zvia's bow property)
Dazed = You only get 1 action (an attack, a move, a minor...)
(se) = save ends, at the end of your turn roll d20, if it's 10 or higher you're free, else you're still under the effect.
The exit is to the Southwest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). You will need to Break it/Lift it/Pick it/Blow it up in order to get past. All of which takes a Standard Action when you're adjacent to T2.
There is walkway about 25feet up that runs along the wall - it provides cover (+2 Defenses)[b/] to those on it - it can be accessed by the ramp (regular movement) on the Eastern side (T18), or you can Climb up any of the walls (Athletcis Check: DC 22 and requires 10 squares of movement - see "Climb Rules" Below). You take 2d10 if you fall off the top of the wall.
There is [b]debris all over the courtyard. It doesn't affect movement, but you can spend a Move Action to Create a Barricade. Pick TWO squares you want it in, and it provides cover (+2 Defenses) from all attacks that pass through those squares (as long as you are closer to the barricade than the attacker), additional Move Actions can provide additional squares of cover with the same rules.
Climb Rules
Climbing - an Athletics Check made while moving (once per Move Action)
Fail by four or less and you lose your Move Action. You don't fall, and you can spend another Move Action to keep trying.
Fail by five or more and you lose your Move Action and you are FALLING.
Climbing is effectively Difficult Terrain (it costs two squares of movement to move 5ft). The Walkway is about 25 feet up, so that's 5 squares of climbing, or 10 squares of movement. That also means, that most characters need TWO Move Actions to get to the top (and thus, TWO Athletics Checks)
TAKING DAMAGE: If you take damage while climbing, you need to make another Athletics Check at the same DC (or DC+5 if you are Bloodied). If you succeed, no harm - you are fine. If you fail the check, you are FALLING.
FALLING: You may attempt to grab hold as a Free Action, it is an Athletics Check, DC + 5 (so, in the case of climbing this wall, the DC to avoid falling is 27). If you succeed, you're fine. If you fail, you actually fall and take 1d10 per 10feet of the fall.
Orla calls, "It's not magic, this weather is real. But we exited the inside of the dungeon, we came out of some heavy magic. Not sure why I didn't realize it before." Then she mocks the nearest skeleton archer.
Vicious Mockery on Archer5
vs Will, hit!
damage.
In my dazed state I can't think of anything to do besides launch another arrow at that damned warrior.
Grappling Spirits at Skeleton Warrior 2
Apparently I'm dazed enough the arrow sails right by it.
, that's a save versus dazed, right?
HP: 28/28 surges: 5/7 AP: 1/1
Orla's arcan mockery finishes off the skeleton in front of her. It returns to death with one last blast of necrotic energy.
Zvia shakes out of her sensation haze and refocuses on the fight.
Orla tells Haas, "Hang back here behind me and let Thanis take point for a bit."
Strength
The sounds of rending metal and splintering wood fill the courtyard.
As much as I want to stay and figure out what happened, the resounding crack of the front gate is like music and I throw myself into clearing the way, regardless of necrotic explosions. Lightning arcs from my sword to A3 and then bounces to A2. Ozone sizzles in the air.
Lightning Clash
on A1
Damage
on A2
Damage
HP: 13/37 (bloodied), Surges: 6/11(-1), AP: 1/1
Savi-Kai's lightning rips through the last bit of necromatic magic that held the archer together. He explodes in the familiar shower of energy.
Total Damage to Players:
Thringorn: 5
"The way out is open!"
HP: 34/42 Temp HP: 0/0 Surges:12/12 AP: 0/2 Buffs:+1 def while adj to dragon
I run over by Thringorn yelling and gesturing to the others.
RUN! Everyone stop fighting and and get out of this ensorcelled place. This place is built to make them stronger and us weaker. How long do you think that they will follow us once we are free?!
"I will stay here until everyone is out!"
Niri tries to follow the crowd and sends his spectral tiger after the trailing archer.
Rallnik breaks off from combat and tries to resque one of his fallen soldiers. His men continue to try and keep the last skeletal warrior busy.
Thanis charges down the wall to try and stop the rain of arrows. His men are less brave, they're the first ones out of the keep (only Gossen shows any courage as he tries to carry his fallen comrade from the keep).
The remaining karrnathi skeletal warrior goes after the fleeing ally. But his blades just sweep through the air as your two allies duck and dodge.
And the last few archers launch a few more attacks. ()
Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none
Orla: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Savi-Kai: suffering minor imprisonment effects (lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Zvia: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
**Imprisonment effects last till you reach 1 more milestone.
Skeletons == AC: 17, Fort: 14, REF: 13, WILL: 12
**They explode with Necrotic Energy when Bloodied or Killed
Karrnathi Skeletal Warriors == AC: 20, Fort: 16, REF: 18, WILL: 14
The exit to the SouthWest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). Several other doors lead from the courtyard.
There is walkway about 30feet up - it provides cover (+2 AC) to those on it - it can be accessed by the ramp on the Eastern side (T18) or climbing.
There is probably a main enterance to the Keep on the other side of the courtyard (off map)
The ally npcs are colored green (lettered A-H).
Rallnik, Thanis, and Nirifanya are labeled with thier first initial.
BLUE CORNERS on ally's are reminders to me that they are effected by something special (like slow)
RED DOTS indicate bloodied npcs (ally and enemy, players are NOT indicated).
ORANGE DOTS indicate Savi-Kai's mark.
PURPLE DOTS indicate Thringorn's mark.
BROWN DOTS are NPC marks.
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Skel Warriors
: 2:
Skel Archers
: 2:
: 3: Marked by Savi
: 8:
Alester
Thringorn
Savi
Orla
Zvia
Nirifanya
Rallnik: Bloodied! Slowed (as he carries AllyB)
Rallnik's men
: A : dying
: B : dying
: Corin :
: Duller :
Thanis's men
: Egger : OUTSIDE!
: Feln : Bloodied! OUTSIDE!
: Gossen : Bloodied! (near dead), Slowed (as he carries AllyA)
: Haas : Bloodied! (near dead)
Thanis: Bloodied!
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*"Hit by Z": Target takes a –2 penalty to ranged and area attack rolls (Zvia's bow property)
The exit is to the Southwest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). You will need to Break it/Lift it/Pick it/Blow it up in order to get past. All of which takes a Standard Action when you're adjacent to T2.
There is walkway about 25feet up that runs along the wall - it provides cover (+2 Defenses)[b/] to those on it - it can be accessed by the ramp (regular movement) on the Eastern side (T18), or you can Climb up any of the walls (Athletcis Check: DC 22 and requires 10 squares of movement - see "Climb Rules" Below). You take 2d10 if you fall off the top of the wall.
There is [b]debris all over the courtyard. It doesn't affect movement, but you can spend a Move Action to Create a Barricade. Pick TWO squares you want it in, and it provides cover (+2 Defenses) from all attacks that pass through those squares (as long as you are closer to the barricade than the attacker), additional Move Actions can provide additional squares of cover with the same rules.
Climb Rules
Climbing - an Athletics Check made while moving (once per Move Action)
Fail by four or less and you lose your Move Action. You don't fall, and you can spend another Move Action to keep trying.
Fail by five or more and you lose your Move Action and you are FALLING.
Climbing is effectively Difficult Terrain (it costs two squares of movement to move 5ft). The Walkway is about 25 feet up, so that's 5 squares of climbing, or 10 squares of movement. That also means, that most characters need TWO Move Actions to get to the top (and thus, TWO Athletics Checks)
TAKING DAMAGE: If you take damage while climbing, you need to make another Athletics Check at the same DC (or DC+5 if you are Bloodied). If you succeed, no harm - you are fine. If you fail the check, you are FALLING.
FALLING: You may attempt to grab hold as a Free Action, it is an Athletics Check, DC + 5 (so, in the case of climbing this wall, the DC to avoid falling is 27). If you succeed, you're fine. If you fail, you actually fall and take 1d10 per 10feet of the fall.
Attack vs. AC
Damage
Thrin wades back in to try and give some cover to the retreat... he also now hears sounds coming from the keep. The skeletal warrior's howl earlier has finally been answered -- you're about to face reinforcement!
Assessing the situation, I consider who my best target might be. My chances of doing significant damage to the archer are better, I suppose.
Grappling Spirits at Archer 8
, my arrow goes wide again!
Cursing my miserable aim today, I take a Telekinetic Leap to the top of the wall (U14).
HP: 28/28 surges: 5/7 AP: 1/1
Current HP:14/32 Surges:7/12 AP:1
Orla sprints forward to take a position next to Zvia (U15), then joins in the gang attack on the remaining archer on the ground.
Vicious Mockery on Archer8
vs Will, hit!
damage
Orla asks Zvia, "You do have some rope, right?"
HP: 17/29 Surges: 4/8 AP: 1
Alester, Thrin is attacking Archer8 (). You cannot attack the one near the exit - he is on a wall, about 30feet up!
()
Do, you want to reconsider your action?
I have to work on my maps... this is the third time someone's tried to melee archer2 :/ [/ooc])
Alester vents his anger, throwing insults and debris up at the archer...
Meanwhile, Orla's insult severly injurs the remaining archer on the ground.
Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none.
How is Nirifanya looking?
Orla says a Majestic Word to Gossen. (Healing surge +5.)
I continue to urge everyone to leave quickly before our exit is blocked by reinforcements. I see Gossen struggling under the weight of the unconscious prisoner and becoming paler with each step. I sprint back through the doorway to take half of his burden and encourage him to keep moving.
Before we continue, I adjust a few things to stabalize the fallen prisoner.
We have moments only, my friends! If we must fight, it would be best on the other side of that door!
Nirifanya makes ready to move towards the exit, purposefully trying to draw the mindless undead archers attention, and give Thringorn an openning.
Thringorn misses his openning as the skeleton tries to hack at Niri. Nirifanya steps easily towards the exit, brings his dragon spirit closer to lend aid (), and commands his tiger to harass the archer to no real effect.
Most of your other allies listen to the shouts for retreat and continue to make for the exit (). Thanis stays to fight, taking a solid chunk out of the archer on the wall... causing it to explode outwards in necrotic energy that falls harmlessly.
The Karrnathi Warrior singles out Corin and in a whirl of scimitars shows why Karrnathi undead should be feared. Corin drops to the ground, dying, from two terrifying wounds in his chest. The warrior then advances on those of you fleeing letting loose an undead howl-like noise.
Two of the archers continue to use their shortswords to not too much of an effect. And Alester feels an arrow fly past him from the archer above him on the wall.
Total Damage to PLAYERS:
none
Orla: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Savi-Kai: suffering minor imprisonment effects (lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
Zvia: suffering imprisonment effects (-2 to all skill checks and lose 1 Healing Surge per day).
**Imprisonment effects last till you reach 1 more milestone.
Skeletons == AC: 17, Fort: 14, REF: 13, WILL: 12
**They explode with Necrotic Energy when Bloodied or Killed
Karrnathi Skeletal Warriors == AC: 20, Fort: 16, REF: 18, WILL: 14
The exit to the SouthWest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). Several other doors lead from the courtyard.
There is walkway about 30feet up - it provides cover (+2 AC) to those on it - it can be accessed by the ramp on the Eastern side (T18) or
climbing.
There is probably a main enterance to the Keep on the other side of the courtyard (off map)
The ally npcs are colored green (lettered A-H).
Rallnik, Thanis, and Nirifanya are labeled with thier first initial.
BLUE CORNERS on ally's are reminders to me that they are effected by something special (like slow)
RED DOTS indicate bloodied npcs (ally and enemy, players are NOT indicated).
ORANGE DOTS indicate Savi-Kai's mark.
PURPLE DOTS indicate Thringorn's mark.
BROWN DOTS are NPC marks.
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Skel Warrior
: 2:
Skel Archers
: 2:
: 3: Bloodied! Marked by Savi
: 8: Bloodied! Marked by Thrin
Alester
Thringorn
Savi: carries AllyA
Orla
Zvia
Nirifanya
Rallnik: Bloodied! Slowed (as he carries AllyB)
Rallnik's men
: Aeb : stable - being carried by Savi and Gossen
: Beeld : dying - being carried by Rallnik
: Corin : dying
: Duller :
Thanis's men
: Egger : OUTSIDE!
: Feln : Bloodied! OUTSIDE!
: Gossen : Bloodied!, carries AllyA with Savi
: Haas : Bloodied! (near dead)
Thanis: Bloodied!
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*"Hit by Z": Target takes a –2 penalty to ranged and area attack rolls (Zvia's bow property)
The exit is to the Southwest (U2), but it is blocked by a gate (T2). You will need to Break it/Lift it/Pick it/Blow it up in
order to get past. All of which takes a Standard Action when you're adjacent to T2.
There is walkway about 25feet up that runs along the wall - it provides cover (+2 Defenses)[b/] to those on it - it can be
accessed by the ramp (regular movement) on the Eastern side (T18), or you can Climb up any of the walls (Athletcis Check: DC 22 and
requires 10 squares of movement - see "Climb Rules" Below). You take 2d10 if you fall off the top of the wall.
There is [b]debris all over the courtyard. It doesn't affect movement, but you can spend a Move Action to Create a Barricade.
Pick TWO squares you want it in, and it provides cover (+2 Defenses) from all attacks that pass through those squares (as long as you are
closer to the barricade than the attacker), additional Move Actions can provide additional squares of cover with the same rules.
Climb Rules
Climbing - an Athletics Check made while moving (once per Move Action)
Fail by four or less and you lose your Move Action. You don't fall, and you can spend another Move Action to keep trying.
Fail by five or more and you lose your Move Action and you are FALLING.
Climbing is effectively Difficult Terrain (it costs two squares of movement to move 5ft). The Walkway is about 25 feet up, so that's 5
squares of climbing, or 10 squares of movement. That also means, that most characters need TWO Move Actions to get to the top (and thus,
TWO Athletics Checks)
TAKING DAMAGE: If you take damage while climbing, you need to make another Athletics Check at the same DC (or DC+5 if you are Bloodied). If
you succeed, no harm - you are fine. If you fail the check, you are FALLING.
FALLING: You may attempt to grab hold as a Free Action, it is an Athletics Check, DC + 5 (so, in the case of climbing this wall, the DC to
avoid falling is 27). If you succeed, you're fine. If you fail, you actually fall and take 1d10 per 10feet of the fall.
Also...
Everyone can now easily hear the sound of reinforcements coming...
You don't have long.
"Think you're tough, I'll bet you can't even hit me!" shouts Thringorn.
HP: 34/42 Temp HP: 0/0 Surges:12/12 AP: 0/2 Buffs:+1 def while adj to dragon
The archer tries to catch Thrin, but it is not even close... it does provide a momentary openning for the Karrnathi Skeletal Warrior to strike -- it touches its blade to Thringorn and he feels the sharp and painful touch of the grave in his mind.
Total Damage to Thringorn: 10
I take my rope, make a loop around the crenellations, and make a secure knot.
Climbing - an Athletics Check (DC 10 for a rope) made while moving (once per Move Action)
Fail by four or less and you lose your Move Action (don't move). You don't fall, and you can spend another Move Action to keep trying.
Fail by five or more and you lose your Move Action and you are FALLING.
Climbing is effectively Difficult Terrain (it costs two squares of movement to move 5ft). The Walkway is about 50 feet up on its southern side, so that's 10 squares of climbing, or 20 squares of movement. That also means, that most characters need TWO or THREE Move Actions to get to the bottom (and thus, TWO or THREE Athletics Checks) -- unless you decide to drop down off the rope towards the bottom.
TAKING DAMAGE: If you take damage while climbing, you need to make another Athletics Check at the same DC (or DC+5 if you are Bloodied). If you succeed, no harm - you are fine. If you fail the check, you are FALLING.
FALLING: You may attempt to grab hold as a Free Action, it is an Athletics Check, DC + 5 (so, in the case of climbing this rope, the DC to avoid falling is 15). If you succeed, you're fine. If you fail, you actually fall and take 1d10 per 10feet of the fall.
HOP DOWN
Make an Acrobatics Check (DC 15) to hop down 10 feet and land standing.
Action: Free check as part of a Move Action
Success: The creature hops down, lands standing, and takes no falling damage. The downward move uses no movement from the action.
Failure: The creature falls.
REDUCE FALLING DAMAGE (Trained in Acrobatics only)
If a creature that has training in Acrobatics falls, it can make an Acrobatics check to reduce the amount of falling damage it takes. The creature can make this check whether or not the fall is intentional.
Action: Free action. The Acrobatics Check is a response to falling.
Result: The amount of falling damage that the creature takes is reduced by one-half the check result (rounded down). If the falling damage is reduced to 0, the creature lands standing.
"That all you got?" shouts Thringorn as he slowly backs out of the courtyard,"Must be the lack of muscles!"
HP: 24/42 Temp HP: 0/0 Surges:12/12 AP: 0/2 Buffs:+1 def while adj to dragon
Realizing we need to get out of here ASAP, I take make an extra effort and try to finish off Thanis's archer now.
Grappling Spirits at Archer 3
vs AC, my arrow goes wide, this new bow clearly needs some adjustments.
I start down the rope.
Athletics
HP: 28/28 surges: 5/7 AP: 0/1
Orla slips out her throwing knife and spins a quick song about how the Skeletal Warrior will never even manage to touch Zvia as she throws the knife.
Saga of Rivalry
vs AC, miss, still does half damage
But actually, can I spend an AP to add d6 to the roll?
vs AC, damn it all, still a miss.
/ 2, so 5 damage
HP: 17/29 Surges: 4/8 AP: 0