Swordthrust--Memories of an Elder Ice Titan (Inactive)

Game Master Chainmail

Damn, you're right. This is why I don't play spellcasters often. (Or perhaps this confusion is caused by me not playing them often.) Spells like this center on a grid intersection.

New Plan. Spell center will be the lower left corner of AY-6 (Xanthar's square). That will hit the King, Xanthar, Wolf in AZ-6 and Wolf in AY-7. I highlighted them in purple. Sorry Xanthar, but it's the best choice and you have a higher Will save than Terion. DC 16 Will save.

No worries, Bizz. This is definitely the "smart play". Terion is the best fighter in the group and it is imperative that he be fully functional if the group is to have any chance of surviving this.

Will save vs. Glitterdust DC 16: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

I think I read correctly - the King is not held, or this would be a CDG ;)

Trying to put as much damage on the King as possible, Terion shifts his position, and swings as hard as he can.

I believe if I move to AX:3, will be flanking with Xanthar. If so, Terion will shift there, if not he stays put, and simply attacks. I also don't remember seeing if my trip worked.

Bardiche Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24<- +2 if Flanking
Damage: 1d10 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Factoring in Favoured Enemy (Human) bonuses.

Terion hits the downed warrior. The five wolves prepare to attack.

The wolves shift while they attack those they see casting spells.

Lamriel avoids being spilled but takes two nasty bites. Bizzlemont avoids being spilled and takes a single bite.
Fornitado takes a single bite and is knocked down, he dodges another attack while prone.
Lamriel 13 damage/Bizzlemont 5 damage/Lamriel 6 damage and prone

The King seems to recover from his stun and bellows in rage. "You still dispute my sovereignty of this mountain?"

Order of Action
Round 2
Strang 10 <<<<<
Lamriel 10 <<<<
Fornitado 6 <<<<<
Cole/Gnasher 4 <<<<<
Round 3
King 19
Wolves(A)16
Xanthar 15
Bizzlemont 12
Terion 11
Wolves(B) 10+

I'm down to 3 HP and I'm prone!

I'm down to 3 HP and I'm prone!

Actually, I think Tribute made a mistake when he typed up part of his recap entry.

It looks like you took 13 damage but were not knocked prone. The last entry in blue that said "Lamriel 6 damage and prone" was actually supposed to be Fornitado.

Yes, Fornitado is prone, Lamriel is not. I added a (p) to reflect the prone ones including the king. I mistyped and made two Lamriel entries--Fornitado took 6 and is prone. I was 5 minutes too late to edit it. Spoilers are fine for peeking in unless the words DM or secret appears. I just like to unclutter the thread and put lots of rolls in one covered place. One sense motive can unlock as many spoilers as appropriate.

The wolves seem to find some life as their master is attacked. They try to stop the magic they feel is harming their pack and packleader. The king is prone and hurt, but

ok

Rolling Heal and Sense Motive skill checks to uncover spoiler-y goodness!

Heal skill check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Sense Motive skill check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

OK, Lamriel uses a withdraw action to go over the edge of the cliff and maneuver to AW10.

Gnasher runs. Surrounded by enemies, and without a master commanding him, he simply runs. Assume a withdraw action back the way we came, to the best of his ability

Picture of King and Cover of Module

Others may have had the metagaming knowledge that by being on the cover of the module, he was a badass :-)

I was curious about the art when I saw Boris Vellejo but I didn't google it until that one day when it sounded like you were calling it GG. I looked at the first few pages too, but I haven't looked any more since we decided to keep going.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Heal: 1d20 ⇒ 8

"Do you still think we're easy prey to be taken advantage of?!" He cries out as the wolf bites at him.

"Aww, crap..." Strang snarls as they are surrounded by wolves. Dropping is crossbow, he took advantage of the fact he was near a companion to draw his shortsword and stab the wolf between them.

Attack (shortsword, flank): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 6 + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2d6 ⇒ (1) + 3 + (4, 3) = 11

If possible, Fornitado will do a 5' crawl into the difficult terrain, using his Travel Domain power to travel normally (1 of 6), and stand...hopefully invoking only one AoO. If not I'll just have to cross my fingers

Fornitado is at the lip of a 1000 foot drop off. He crawls off the edge and activates his boots. His descent is stopped as his boots allow him to gain traction almost at will.
Fornitado can choose to be anywhere from 5' to 60' below the ledge as Batman in the old TV series.

Lamriel sees the option to run up the opposite wall from which Fornitado just jumped off of. As the party approached, steep cliff with cave to right, large drop from the climbing path up the mountain to the left.

It looks to me like withdraw still will allow a single wolf to provoke then you expend movement to spider up the vertical face.

I counted two provokes against me GM so if you spotted a better path I'll take it!

BB-3 then straight up gives up one.

Up the cliff instead of down? Sounds good.

WolvesA and King attack

ROFL, 1d20+20. I am assuming he is using lunge to reach me from there?

Terion drops like a sack of potatoes, knocked out.

Total damage taken = 24+14 = 38 => -8HP => Terion is bleeding (CON=12)

Stabilization: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Really? Quickdraw?

Bizzlemont screams like a little girl as the wolves maul him. He drops down, bleeding.

Four wolves maul Strang
4@+8: 4d20 ⇒ (9, 2, 9, 20) = 40
confirm?/Trip?/Damage/xtra damage: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 281d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 81d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 71d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8
15 damage

The other wolf moves to the edge and looks helplessly as Lamriel is outside of his reach.

The King bellows: "Who is left in charge in here?"

Savaged by the wolves but unbowed, Strang spits in the face of one of the wolves and replies, "If by 'in charge', you mean 'least-dead', you'll be talking to me. Why, you ready to surrender?"

That said, he deliberately doesn't attack any of the wolves surrounding him... but still on his guard none-the-less.

Full-Attack Fight Defensively

Status AC 20, hp 13

"Tell em Strang!!"

Stabilization roll: 1d20 + 1 - 9 ⇒ (8) + 1 - 9 = 0

HP:-10/30

The king spits out some blood too and laughs a deep laugh: "Nope, not yet. Let me know when you are."

He seems ready to reach for a wand and stand.

Lamriel has run up the right face. A few ledges the wolves jumped down from will provide cover or he can circle back to the path down out of sight of the wolves. Fornitado is climbing down a very sheer, smooth face at full speed.

"Looks like your friends are leaving you."

Strang shrugs. "I don't particularly care for 'surrender' though you've already wiped the floor with us, so how 'bout a truce? Safe passage for an equal share of the loot?"

"Gotta say it makes me wonder, though: if you're such a badass, why haven't you gone and claimed it all for yourself a long time ago?"

Oh no, a wand...

The king laughs heartily: "You once again seem to think you are my equal. That is far from true. I claim the fallen as a victor should--they are mine to do with as I want. If they refuse to swear absolute obedience to me they will die."

"If you do not want to surrender, I will give you a head start down the mountain and send my wolves after you for sport. You do not understand that you are trespassing in my domain and you gain entry only on my terms. You are not the first to show up with those magic boots, but hopefully you will be the last."

Strang looked around. Terion, Bizzlemont, Cole, Xanthar down and possibly dead, Lamriel and Fornitado fleeing. Only he remained of his party on the field of what could only be called butchery... and no hope of victory.

Live, or die.

Sighing, he threw his sword away and bent knee before the king.

"Where are the rest of your group going? Are they leaving their allies to bleed out. I am Saebjorn Arm-Fang, High King of Linnorm. You need to know who you swear your allegiance to."

He looks around and orders Strang: "You can help my wolves drag the fallen into the cave. Then you can swear an oath of fealty."

"May I have your permission... my Lord... to call them back? Both are healers," Strang asked, with emphasis to denote his new, subservient status.

Lamriel is nearby crouching on the vertical cliff face with the aid of his magical boots.

"With your permission, your majesty, I would like to tend to the fallen as well, with the limited curative magics I can perform with my healing wand."

"If they will not swear obedience, do not waste my time. Let me restrain them first."

The king ties quite tight restraints using rope at hand. His wolves drag the casualties into a cozy cave.

"You can tell me who sent you. Those of you submitting do not have an option."

Without a consensus, the serving as minions of the King line of the story will not go. I will assume Terion and Xanthar refuse.

As the group is healed and bound, the angry King puts each individual to the question. He demands an absolute oath of fealty, insisting on complete deference to his will in all manners. This, according to some is not acceptable.

As swearing or not swearing fealty has some repurcussions, I will spoiler the rest. Just note before reading spoiler if you were willing to do so with 100% intent to honor this.

Among the effects of the King of the Mountain is a map to a Forbidden City with treasures, according to notes on the map, 'exceeding the bounty of the Titan's Crown'.
A note is left written in common by the Linnorm King.
You were spared my wrath for a reason. Travel to the Forbidden City and spread the word of the 'Mountain that Walks'. Have this image made into holy symbols and carry it in my name.
A picture of a large white titan stomping a grey castle is the colorful image. The King is lacking in artistic talent as many ten year olds could have made a better drawing.

If you wish to journey to the Forbidden City using a map found in the cave of the Linnorm King.....
Link to Sequel

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