The Dissidents of Westcrown - A CoT PBP Adventure (Inactive)

Game Master Darkmeer

Hey, we're not out of it just yet!

Indeed we're not!

As Stanley's familiar crawls over her, Iolana's breathing slows...and steadies.

I'm stable, but still at -11.

Vesnik flits here and there on Chavana, holding and pinching various bleeding places, stabilizing the priestess, whose ragged breaths can be heard even with the din of battle. Dario's thrust into the disabled rogue goes wide, and he steps back to drink his potion.
Leeka, stands up and can act She will have two actions this round to keep things moving.. Byron's swing into the skeletal wolf goes wide as well.
The retaliation goes as follows:
The two wolves tear into Byron, with one getting through his defenses. Palaveen steps into another blow for Colgrim. The two spellcasters attempt to keep both Colgrim and Stanley out of the fight (sorry guys!) DC 13 or Dazed. And the Tiefling rogue working on Colgrim's back takes a stab at Dario, his blade finding its home in Dario's ribcage, dropping him to the ground, bleeding!

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Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 About time

Colgrim hacks at the Tiefling between him and Dario
Dwarf axe, flank: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 111d10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

After a creature has been dazed by this spell, it is immune to the effects of this spell for 1 minute.

Stanley looks to Iolana, seeing that Vesnik has her and she may need much more ministering to return as a viable ally in this fight. He stresses momentarily, before instead force-feeding the potion in his hand to the newly dropped Dario.

5' to Dario
Full-round, force feed potion of CLW to Dario 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Leeka sends a shuriken at the guy trying to drink the potion.

Shuriken: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d2 ⇒ 1

That should have been enough to take him down before he could drink it.

This round, she sends a shuriken at the other injured tiefling.
Shuriken: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
Damage: 1d2 ⇒ 1

@DM_Darkmeer: I 5' stepped last round to try and get closer to a tiefling. If, after another 5' step this round, I can melee one of them, this attack will be directed into a tiefling. Otherwise, I guess it will be into a wolf.

Greatsword: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20, for 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10 damage.

Iolana's unconsciousness is deep, and her wounds are bad, but she seems more...at peace...than she was earlier.

Dario gasps as the potion heals the vast majority of his wounds. "Thanks, Stanley. I think you'd better keep Colgrim and Byron standing too." The Professor stands and grabs his rapier again.

I think standing back up and getting his weapon is a full round's worth.

Yes, Stanley, you are correct! Both of the wizards made a hasty and poor decision! Colgrim's will save will be counted as his attack roll, but no flanking as Dario was down.

Colgrim's blow takes the errant Tiefling out, while Byron steps one more step from the wolves, hovering near Dario and slices into the Tiefling about to deliver a finishing blow into Byron as Stanley moves to Dario. Leeka's shuriken takes the potion out of the Tiefling's hand and, after Colgrim's blow, the tiefling falls to the ground! Leeka's next shuriken goes into Ostengo.

Palaveen presses the attack into Colgrim and the wolves follow Byron, attempting wolfpack 'tactics' as best as mindless undead do. Sadly, none of them connect, and the party is allowed a brief reprieve from the lashing out of the Tieflings.

Ostengo and Vethamer attempt to cast Daze on each of Leeka and Byron (DC 13).

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HP 8/24
AC 19/T12/FF17
Current BaB: +2
Saves: F6(8)R2(4)W3(5 spells)4/6
In Hands:Dwarf axe,Shield

Colgrim grits his bloody teeth and whacks at the tiefling leader
Dwarf axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 181d10 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Dario smiles at Leeka and Byron, launching himself toward the spellcasters.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Extra Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Damn, Luck would have been nice to have up for that.

Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Leeka moves up and tries to blind the tiefling Byron is fighting.

Dirty Trick: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 5 = 21

Iolana continues to lie on the ground, her breathing now perfectly steady and untroubled...though she still doesn't look exactly healthy.

Just letting you guys know I'm still reading. Keep up the good fight! ^.^

Stanley wants to look on with hope, but he is concerned that he should not be ready to rejoice just yet. Instead, he tries to hinder the leader as he moves closer to Colgrim. Turning to Palaveen he warns, "You have pressed your luck against the faithful. You were given an opportunity for peaceful resolution, now you and yours are faltering."

Standard, Evil Eye on Palaveen (-2 Saves) [7 rds, DC 15 Will reduces it to 1]
Move a little closer to Colgrim, avoiding being too close to any enemies.

Will: 1d20 - 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) - 1 + 2 = 20.

Byron manages to shake-off the effects of the attempt to daze him, and steps towards one of the casters.

5' step, that is. If I can reach one of them, this attack will be directed into one of them; otherwise, into one of the wolves.

Nodding his thanks to Leeka, Byron brings his blade around in a powerful blow!

Greatsword (assuming the target is affected by the dirty trick): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22, for 2d6 + 6 + 1d6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 6 + (4) = 16 damage.

Slight alteration to Leeka... Leeka's dirty trick won't work so well on the Wolves, but it does work on the remaining spellcasters, for three rounds!
Leeka flies over to the Vethamer, whom had tried to daze Dario, blinding him. Dario launches himself into Ostengo, causing a grievous wound into the spellcaster! While not exactly a good thing, Byron's swing crushes the shoulder of the wolf skeleton, dropping it to the floor for but a moment as it attempts to bite back!

Palaveen resists the spell cast upon him by Stanley and then swings into Colgrim's shield quite solidly. Vethamer tries, and fails to hit Leeka, and Ostengo stabs at Dario fruitlessly. The remaining wolf skeletons take down Byron, with the one with the crushed shoulder doing the final honors.

As a note, the party has the following combatants: Palaveen, Ostengo, Vethamer, and two wolf skeletons! As a GM, in the party's weakened state, Palaveen will use his unholy burst. I find this to be a jerky move, so I will not be doing that, as it would kill Iolana, even with a save, and it could be very bad for the rest. I want to see the party succeed! That, and Palaveen would lose a number of very good meat shields/
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Due to work, next post will be Thursday. See you all in the New Year!

Colgrim keeps hacking at Pavleen
Axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d10 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

I notice he didn't roll a save. Can I tell if he isn't affected by saving or from immunity? Before I try another power on him.

My mistake. :(

Palaveen Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

And yes, by save. I thought I had rolled a save... Sorry about that.

Stanley is flustered that so many of these foes are not feeling his words with the intensity of Pharasma's finality in them. He tries one more thing, still easing his way toward Colgrim. "Palaveen, it is all slipping from your grasp. Both your power and position are leaving you. Can't you feel it?"

Move, a little closer to Colgrim
Evil Eye on Palaveen (-2 AC) [7 rds, DC 15 Will reduces it to 1 round]
while he still suffers the -2 saves at least for this round

Dario drives at Ostengo again. "I've had about enough of you!"

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Kick: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (19) + 5 = 24
Damage: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Leeka pauses as Byron goes down, grimly landing a roundhouse kick on the injured wolf skeleton, sending its bones flying across the room.

Byron, a fortitude save to stabilize please.
Colgrim slashes into the Tiefling cleric, getting around his defenses, even as Leeka takes down one of the two skeletal wolves! Ostengo deftly dodges around Dario's blade, while Stanley's hex hits Palaveen Save included this time!
Palaveen retaliates at Colgrim, swinging his Morningstar heavily into the Dwarven Dottari, connecting around his shield this time. The remaining wolf skeleton fails to take a bite out of Leeka. Ostengo stabs back at Dario, but his wounds make it too difficult to connect past Dario's excellent defense, while Vethamer takes a step back and clears his eyes of the grime that Leeka had thrown there.

Remaining NPC combatants: Palaveen, Ostengo, Vethamer, and one wolf skeleton!

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Colgrim sets his feet and keeps hacking at the tiefling leader. Refusing to give an inch until either of them dies.

Dwarf axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d10 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

The devil is certainly looking out for his own

Leeka takesa 5-foot step towards a tiefling. If she can threaten one, while still threatening the wolf, she attacks the wolf first; otherwise, she will try to blind the tiefling first, then attack him.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

Dirty Trick blind against a tiefling(flurry): 1d20 + 5 - 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 2 = 20 (Well, at least that did something)

Now that he has finally managed to get the fickle hand of fate to determine Palaveen is destined for the Boneyard, Stanley enacts his final act on beneficence. Having worked his way closer to Colgrim as he dealt with Palaveen, Stanley heals the dwarf, "Pharasma has determined that you are not yet destined for the grey this day. Use it to your advantage."

Last Healing Hex (for the party) on Colgrim 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Dario presses his attack on Ostengo intent on killing the spellcaster.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

1d20 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 - 2 = 1

Byron continues to bleed.

I'm still rooting for Byron to make the save! Leeka will need a second 5' step to reach Palaveen, but the wolf could use a flurry hit. Leeka will need a save as well :(
Leeka Damage Wolf 2: 1d4 ⇒ 1

Dario's blade plunges into Ostengo, the tiefling still standing but obviouisly staggered from the blow, collapsing and grasping at his bleeding chest 0 hit points.. He may yet live, and be standing, but he's certainly not going to be harrying anyone. Leeka moves closer towards Palaveen, the nearest Tiefling, and flurries into the wolf.

The wolf, for its part, bites Leeka viciously, shaking the poor halfling and leaving her unconscious body in a heap. Palaveen presses his attack, unsuccessfully past Colgrim's shield, and Vethamer rushes into Dario to 'avenge' the rasping Ostengo, stabbing with wild eyes unsuccussfully.

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Need a little bird help to mend wounds.

Colgrim keeps hacking at Pavleen, because what else can be done?
Axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 171d10 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Stabilize: 1d20 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (7) + 2 - 3 = 6

Stanley sees the skeletal creature tear into the somewhat meek halfling, and he decides that he has to do something. It's then that he realizes, that he wields the power of Pharasma, in the ability to heal with a touch. He focuses his Goddess' hatred of the risen dead, using his healing as a blight against the negative energies surrounding the skeleton.

Move, to wolf
Standard, Healing Hex (Su so no AoO) on the wolf. Melee touch attack 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20
If that hits, he does 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7 positive energy damage to the wolf.

Vesnik, being almost as smart as the dwarf, notices that Byron has not moved recently. The bird flits over to the man and tries to determine whether he needs to guide his spirit to his meeting with Pharasma yet. If not, he will pluck wads of cotton from the man's clothing and try to press them into open wounds.

Vesnik
Move, fly to Byron
Standard, Heal for First Aid 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16

Oops, the wolf gets a DC 15 Will save for half damage.

Sorry guys, that I haven't been Slumbering, because I don't know who I've already tried it on. I've been using it from the start and am almost positive that I've used it on each of the named ones (since before we knew their names). I looked through my posts, but am not 100% positive. If someone knows of one of the current enemy I didn't use it on, please let me know.

Dario slips pasts Vethamer's wild blows easily, and he turns his rapier onto the second spellcaster, striking the tiefling with a serious cut.

Isn't Vethamer still blind?

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Crit confirm: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Extra Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Vethamer spent his prior round wiping the grime out of his eyes, so he didn't deal with the blindness. And leeka is correct if the will save fails, the wolf will be gone.

Dario deftly steps beyond Vethamer's reach, stabbing deeply into the Tiefling's body, even as Stanley uses Pharasma's gift to elminate the final skeletal wolf. Palaveen, the fanatic that he is, keeps swinging at Colgrim, screaming that the Dottari are part of the problem, and the Tieflings ARE the solution. Unfortunately, his morningstar keeps hitting the stalwart Dwarf's shield.

Vethamer withdraws slightly, defending and holding his bleeding chest where Dario had stabbed him (withdraw 10').

Remaining combatants are Vethamer and Palaveen.

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Stabilize: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (11) + 2 - 4 = 9

Colgrim keeps whacking at the frothing tiefling, thinking of the whole thing as gradually mining through a rock wall.

Axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 61d10 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Stanley gets his bearings in the fight, seeing that the numbers are actually dwindling, he has a better chance to take stock of what needs to be done. Looking at the injured and slightly retreated caster, Stanley tries to coax him to assured inaction. "It hurts, doesn't it? You can feel your life fading, as Pharasma begins to call you. Lie down, rest your weary head, and maybe she won't welcome you into the Grey this day."

Turning to his bird companion, Stanley simply says "Leeka." To which the bird simply cocks its head as if nodding. It hops up and flits over to the halfling, wadding her wounds as best his little shape will allow.

Slumber on Vethamer (DC 15 Will save, or asleep for 2 rds)
Also, while digging through, realized Vesnik speaks Common.
Vesnik, Heal for First Aid on Leeka 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

If Stanley's Slumber works, Dario will try to finish off Ostengo. If not, he'll continue after Vethamer.

The scholar stabs at one of the tieflings, continuing his attack on the spellcasters.

Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Vethamer attempts to resist Stanley succeeding at taking down Vethamer, who falls into a deep slumber, while Stanley's little bird does amazing things attempting to assist (and succeeding) in staungching Leeka's bleeding. Colgrim and Palaveen continue their dance, with Colgrim swinging wide this time, but Palaveen succeeding in striking him back, but not with quite the telling blow he wished it to be! Dario stabs into Ostengo, missing him as he rushed forward, slipping on some of the blood that seems to be coating the entire floor.

Combatant remaining for 2 turns: Palaveen. Vethamer will wake up with a very big chip on his shoulder, Stanley.

Colgrim vows to get the grip of his weapon checked if he survives this.

Axe: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d10 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

I think it is time for some Yakkity sax

Hoping upon hope that he can get it to work, Stanley tries to stall Palaveen's action. If at least for a little bit.

Cast Daze on Palaveen (and hope he is 4 HD or less) DC 14 Will

Dario maneuvers around to flank Palaveen with Colgrim. "Give up! You're surrounded and outnumbered!"

Attack (Luck, flank): 1d20 + 4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 2 + 2 = 22
Damage (Luck): 1d6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 2 = 5

While Colgrim swings and misses Palaveen, Dario succeeds in striking him. Palaveen again attempts to resist another effect from Stanley.

"Fools, flee while you can! No mortal man can control the children of Hell, The Bastards of Erebus! We are Invincible!"

You can all tell he is bleeding profusely, and the long combat is taking its toll on the tiefling as he whirls to swing at Dario and swinging high with Dario ducking below the clumsy swing.

Only current combatant is Palaveen. Vethamer is still unconscious

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Colgrim tries to put the ranting tiefling down for good(maybe)

Axe,flank: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 251d10 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

"Fine, have it your way." Dario stabs at the tiefling again.

Attack (flank): 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Stanley shakes his head in frustration at his inability to seem to make a reasonable impact on the leader. Knowing the other tiefling will wake soon, he steps over quickly, and lifts his quarterstaff straight up with both hands. He brings it down on the sleeping tiefling's head, in a motion similar to churning butter, rapping him hard with a solid thunk.

Move, to Vethamer
Attack, with Quarterstaff for NL 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 1 - 4 = 11, NL damage 1d6 ⇒ 6
Geez, may only hit because he's sleeping.

Well, you get a +4 to hit because he is prone, and you are targeting his flat-footed AC minus 5 (due to being Dex zero as he is unconscious), so there is a fairly decent chance that is a hit :-)