The Ironfang Invasion: Fangs of War

Game Master vayelan

Lily casts invisibility and smugly says,"There we have one stealither dwarf. Try not to make too much noise with your armor. I can't hide that."

The sound of clanking metal moves away from Lily.

Stealth: 1d20 - 6 + 20 ⇒ (5) - 6 + 20 = 19

Lily just stands there kind of amazed at how noisy the armor is.

The adult wyverns immediately spot the giant eagle upon the air, intruding upon their territory. The juveniles shriek and squawk as they hear the clank of Thorek's invisible armor.

The hobgoblin riders take no notice of the party's approach, busying themselves with morning meal prep so they can quickly break camp. They don't even hear the sounds of Thorek's armor, drowned out by the howls of their draconic wards.

Go ahead and roll initiative and post your actions for the surprise round. The adult wyverns are going to use their actions to take flight and intercept Undari.

Initiative: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (2) - 2 = 0

As it is unlikely Undari will go before, like, anyone else, he will probably be in the middle of an aerial fight on his turn, assuming the wyverns have the movement to get to him. I'll have him cast a spell--burst of radiance on the clump of hobgoblins if the wyverns don't get to him.

Initiative: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Esperanza continues her stealthy approach to the hobgoblins, sticking to cover to avoid being spotted by the wyverns.

SNeaking at half speed.

"Ah well," Thorek sighs to himself, and picks up the pace, bearing down on the cluster of hobgoblins while still trying to keep an eye on Undari and the wyverns.

Double move this time, not even trying to be sneaky.

init: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Lily is going to spend her action giving everyone improved feint partner using a panache.

Undari, how high in the air are you right now?

The wyverns take to the air and ascend, beginning to encircle Undari the giant eagle.

Undari's spell strikes the encamped hobgoblins, blinding two of them and wracking them all with pain.

The wyverns are each at least 20 feet in the air. The elevated ground is 10 feet high.
Esperanza and Lily can take their first regular combat turns.

Let’s say Undari dropped off the riders a bit further away and is coming in from a slightly different angle within a good dive-bombing height…So a charge diving is 2x movement, but he doesn’t want to be too high above the treetops, so let’s say at least a half move up and no more than 1.5x, so between 40 and 120 (3d40) elevation for his 80 speed….

Undari Eagle altitude: 3d40 ⇒ (14, 28, 32) = 74

Esperanza continues on her way, hoping to catch the hobgoblins by surprise when they move to fight Thorek.

Double move.

Sorry I was waiting for Esperanza to move as Lily is squishy and I want to follow her lead. Double Move

Lily continues sulking behind Esperanza hoping to aide in her ambush.

I apologize for holding you up!

Sorry I was waiting for Esperanza to move as Lily is squishy and I want to follow her lead. Double Move

That's a pretty reasonable decision.

The wyverns shriek their beastly war cries and ascend into the sky to charge at Undari.
They strike with teeth and tail against the transformed druid, but he evades every attack.

Some GMs need to fudge rolls to spare the party. Others can't roll above a 10. Sigh.

The blinded hobgoblins fumble around for their gear, frantically preparing them for unseen danger.

Meanwhile, the hobgoblin who is merely dazzled takes up his bow and readies himself to fire at the first blurry figure to come into view.

Thorek and Undari can act, then Esperanza and Lily can take their next actions.

Undari/Eagle screeches in fury and unleashes a dangerous attack combination on the most aggressive of the wyverns, hoping to establish dominance over these smaller avians.

Left Talon Attack 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28
Talon Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 6, 6, 2) + 13 = 28

Right Talon Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19
Talon Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 4) + 13 = 30

Beak Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Beak Damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (6, 1) + 13 = 20

To any of the hobgoblins paying attention, the rattle of armor grows steadily louder--an unlikely herald of death, Thorek thinks to himself as he draws nearer.

double move again. I miss Gaius!

Undari's avian assault upon one of the wyverns all but rips its head from its long neck, and the creature plummets down. Thorek hears the body strike the ground behind him, only moments after he has passed that very spot.

Esperanza and Lily can still take their next turn before the enemies' next turn.

Dammit, I thought I posted. I definitely moved myself on the map. Sorry guys.

Esperanza continues using the rocks to hide herself from sight and Thorek's clanking armor to hide herself from the hobgoblins' ears.

Lily closely follows behind peerly closely behind Esperanza's shoulders.

Double Move

The wyverns tear into Undari from either side. Their stingers both pierce his thick plumage, but he is immune to their venom. Though he shrugs off their taloned wings and the first one's jaws, Undari finds himself gripped by the teeth of the second.

Undari takes a total of 28 damage from three attacks that had total rolls of 28 or 29 to hit.
He is also grappled by the second wyvern's bite's free grab, with a CMB roll total of 29.

As Esperanza and Lily continue to creep up on the hobgoblin riders, they hear the volley of arrows that they unleash shatter against Thorek's armor or, for most of their shots, clatter harmlessly off the surrounding rocks.

The party is up again.

Undari screeches in pain and works at shredding the wyvern who is attempting to hold him in its grasp!

Left Talon Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Talon Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 3, 5, 3) + 13 = 29

Right Talon Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Talon Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 1) + 13 = 30

Beak Attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29
Beak Damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (5, 6) + 13 = 24

Glancing back worriedly at Undari's aerial brawl, Thorek hustles to the ladder leading up to the Ironfang rider and begins to climb.

Third verse, same as the first! Double Move :)

Esperanza, seeing the ladder is occupied, instead slings her glaive across her back and moves to the rock wall. She hesitates for only a moment before launching herself at it, her talons grabbing at any purchase they can find.

Climb+Derring Do: 1d20 + 1d6 + 1d6 ⇒ (20) + (6) + (2) = 28

Double move next to Thorek

"You know Im not going to try and climb up the cliff. I really don't want a repeat of the last time we tried to ambush the enemy and I fell flat on my face."

Stupid wyverns, making me look up the grappling rules again...

One wyvern continues to tear into Undari with tooth and talon whilst the other one, despite Undari's beak, keeps him gripped in its jaws - grinding down with its teeth and raking him with its talons.

Undari definitely takes 23 damage from a Bite with a 31 to hit and an automatic bite damage from the grappling wyvern. Assuming a 25 and 24 hit him with the -4 Dex he gets for being grappled, he also takes another 11 damage from other attacks.

The hobgoblin rider still with some manner of vision shouts in Goblin, directing his blinded comrades to redirect their fire at Esperanza, having just nimbly launched herself up the rock face.

Their arrows whiz past her, so the dazzled hobgoblin steps forward and draws his bastard sword.
However, even without her own weapon drawn, Esperanza dodges the swings.

Unless a 24 somehow hits Esperanza, all the hobgoblin attacks miss.

The party is up again.

Badly hurt but still in the grapple, Undari screeches in pain again and lashes out at the wyvern grappling him, trying to shred it to pieces before it can kill him.

Talon Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 2 = 21
Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 3) + 13 = 24

Talon Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 11 - 2 = 10
Damage: 4d6 + 13 ⇒ (3, 1, 2, 5) + 13 = 24

Beak Attack: 1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 11 - 2 = 25
Beak Damage: 2d6 + 13 ⇒ (1, 3) + 13 = 17

Clambering up onto the bluff, Thorek glares at the nearest Ironfang warrior. "Surrender or perish, a@%@&%#," he warns them, dorn-dergar clinking as it uncoils in his hands.

Move, then draw the weapon.

A 24 will not do it! Additionally, against goblinoids my regular and Touch AC both have a +2 dodge bonus.

Esperanza evades the hobgoblin's wild swings with a step back, then draws the glaive from her back into a shorthand grip before counterattacking.

Glaive attack (w/ PS): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26
Slashing: 1d10 + 20 ⇒ (2) + 20 = 22

I'm assuming I can draw my glaive in such a way that it loses the reach property. Otherwise, I'd take a step back.

GM Can I see them from where I am?

@Lily - From your current position, you can see the hobgoblins adjacent to Thorek and Esperanza, but not the one further back.

Undari rips into the wyvern that keeps him in its clutches. Although he slices through scale and sinew with his avian weapons, the offending creature refuses to die yet.

Thorek clambers up the rope ladder. Although the hobgoblin before him cannot see him, he can hear the clank of his doughty armor, yet still does not understand the doom facing him down.

Esperanza draws her glaive with her hand high upon its haft, delivering a swing with a short arc to account for the close quarters with her foe.

Sorry GM, is it our turn again?

I think we are waiting for Lily to go…

Undari/Eagle is looking pretty injured, and he is grappled by one of the wyverns. (Casting a spell in a grapple is almost impossible in Pathfinder rules).

Yeah, I was waiting for Lily. I'll wait a little bit more, but if they're not able to post, I'll do my best to autopilot them.

Im here I just forgot in the midst of posting
Standard Give everyone within 30ft Imrpved Feint Partner (0 Panache left)
Move: Ranged Feint against hobgoblin next to Thorek
bluff: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28
If it succeeds Thorek gets an AOO against them.

Lily just sighs at the ladder and having to climb up. Taking out her bow she lands an arrow at the hobgoblin's feet to try and create an opening for Thorek.

The Ranged Feint is successful, so Thorek gets an AoO. I'm glad I waited; I wouldn't have been smart enough to pull that off.

"Ah-HA!"

AoO: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29 Damage: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

The wyvern with Undari in its grasp lets out a triumphant roar. The giant eagle goes limp in its jaws, so it releases the druid from its grasp. Undari falls like a meteor and lands heavily, with a frighteningly sickening sound, upon the jagged rocks lining the mesa below.

After successfully maintaining the grapple, the wyvern deals 15 damage to Undari with its natural bite attack. It then releases the now-unconscious Undari and lets him fall, resulting in 26 points of fall damage.

The other wyvern swoops down and flies towards the rest of the party, preparing to attack from the rear.

Thorek easily evades the wild swing from his blinded opponent.

The hobgoblin with most of his eyesight left manages to land a lucky blow upon Esperanza with his bastard sword. However, she stays in the fight and returns the favor, parrying the foe's second swing and delivering her own bloody wound.

The first swing is a nat 20, with a confirmation roll of 30. Assuming that a total of 30 hits Esperanza with her various bonuses, the crit will deal 26 damage. Either of Esperanza's parry rolls will beat his second attack, though, so her riposte hits.

The last, blinded hogoblin shows some indecision before finally dropping his bow and drawing his sword, preparing to advance.

The party, now down one druid, may act.

Invoking a battle prayer, Thorek bashes the Ironfang in front of him viciously before turning to check on Undari, concerned by the wyvern's shriek.

Using a Favor Point to Swift cast Divine Favor, then beating him to death.
Attack #1: 1d20 + 12 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 12 + 3 + 2 = 23 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19

Attack #2: 1d20 + 7 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 7 + 3 + 2 = 23 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (10) + 18 = 28

As he turns, the dwarf sees the crumpled, fallen form of the eagle and a shock runs through him like a physical blow. "Oh Sacred Flame, let this not be true..."

A 30 will just hit.

Esperanza stumbles at the sound of Undari's body crashing to the ground, opening a gap in her defenses. Reflexively, she strikes back at her attacker, even as she turns to confirm what she already knows. A cry of anguish escapes her throat, but it is already transformed into a wordless raging scream when she whirls back to the Ironfang troops unlucky enough to be within her reach.

Esperanza throws herself upon hobgoblins with brutal, killing blows, entirely free of any grace or beauty.

Glaive attack #1 (w/ PS): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24
Slashing: 1d10 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24

Glaive attack #2 (w/ PS): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28
Confirm?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 14
Slashing: 1d10 + 20 ⇒ (5) + 20 = 25
Glaive crit bonus damage (w/ PS): 2d10 + 26 ⇒ (2, 10) + 26 = 38 Total of 63, though I doubt a 14 confirms.

If the first target is killed by my first attack, 5-foot step to the next one.

Move:bluff guy on thorek: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (3) + 15 = 18
If that feints it provokes from you too.
Standard: attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Lily's face just goes completely white seeing her comrade die which causes her aim to go wide. "Everyone.... Please don't tell me he's dead... No... Can't be," she starts muttering to herself.

@Esperanza - With the hobgoblin's penalties from being blinded, your 14 confirmation roll misses by one! That would have finished him in one swing! Dang!

Esperanza lops the head from her first foe then steps to the next, coming within a hair's breadth of disemboweling him if not for a fortuitous step the hobgoblin takes, saving his life for now.

Two swings from Thorek's dorn-dergar pulverizes the hobgoblin before him, distracted as he was by Lily's trickery.

The wyverns swoop down and charge the remaining interlopers. They dive with their tails, but Thorek and Esperanza - filled with a fury from their friend's demise - easily evade or deflect the incoming stingers.

If Thorek and Esperanza's weapons currently have reach, you can each make an AoO on the wyvern charging you.

The remaining hobgoblin regains his eyesight just in time to see the furious battle close at hand.
He lashes out at Esperanza with his heavy sword, but she blocks the strong blow.

The party can act again.

AoO: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (19) + 15 = 34 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27

Giving ground to keep the wyvern's razor-sharp claws and teeth at bay, Thorek keeps his dorn-dergar swinging like a meteor. When he sees the one assaulting him has blood in its teeth the dwarf roars with wordless, anguished fury and brings the steel sphere crashing down again and again.

Attack 1: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (11) + 15 = 26 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (5) + 18 = 23

Attack 2: 1d20 + 10 - 3 ⇒ (11) + 10 - 3 = 18 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20

I an ally killed enemy died within 30 ft of me so I regain Panache.
Standard Regain Teamwork Feet to everyone within 30 ft.
Move Feint feint Wyvern attack thorek: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (8) + 15 = 23 I think it gets bonuses because its not intelligent?

Lily just sobbing out directions to Thorek gives out a halfhearted attempt to deceive the creature.

Botting for Esperanza

AoO: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (17) + 17 = 34 Damage: 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (6) + 14 = 20

Backstepping nearly in tandem with Thorek, Esperanza's glaive continues to spin and flash with grim promise.

Attack #1: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (10) + 17 = 27 Damage: 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Attack #2: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18 Damage: 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Parry (if needed): 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
Riposte: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22
Riposte Dmg: 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (9) + 14 = 23

Lily definitely regains a Panache point because...

Thorek's swings pulverize the wyvern's skull, who practically never saw the death blow coming thanks to Lily's impassioned feints.

Are Esperanza's regular attacks aimed at the wyvern or the hobgoblin?

The wyvern for sure, Gaius must be avenged!

Excellent rolls, Thorek! Though it should be noted that the glaive does not currently have reach, so no AoO from me.

Esperanza spins around to deliver a deep slash against the wyvern that has swooped down behind her. She stands her ground as they assail her with tooth, claw, tail, and sword.

If a 30 hits Esperanza, she takes 8 damage from the last wyvern's tail stinger and needs to make a DC 17 Fortitude Save against its poison. A non-confirmed nat 20 from its bite deals 24 damage. If a 30 from a hobgoblin hits, she takes 9 damage from its sword.

The party may act again.

Stepping closer to Esperanza and her wyvern adversary, Thorek continues his dorn-dergar's deadly spin, aiming crushing blows at the dragon's neck and wings.

Attack #1: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25

Attack #2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18 Damage: 1d10 + 18 ⇒ (1) + 18 = 19

Fort+Charmed Life: 1d20 + 6 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 6 + 4 = 17 Phew! Those all hit, for a total of 41 damage, leaving me at exactly 0 HP and staggered. I've got a CLW potion on me, but if that knowledge would have altered your turn (and the GM allows it), I'll wait until you've had a chance to chime in.