The Red Arm of Absalom - Ongoing Campaign (Inactive)

Game Master GM Red

Uesugi is 1, Gallix is 2, D is 3
Victims: 3d3 ⇒ (2, 1, 2) = 5
Shortbow, green: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 131d4 ⇒ 4
Shortbow, red: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 121d4 ⇒ 2
Shortbow, blue: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 141d4 ⇒ 2

Two more arrows dart through the air and implant themselves into the ground between Yurei and Gallix, but as Gallix looks down at the missed shots, a third arrow slams into his chest and through his armor.

Mr. Peppers is up, one move or standard action, and we'll move back to the top for full rounds

... Oops, just remembered Gallix's mutagen. Gallix, please ignore all damage from the previous two posts!

Hrm, I was trying to bless 'Sugi's katana when all this broke out so I'll assume I have that wand in hand.

Mr Peppers looks up just as a bunch of gobbos start launching arrows at everyone. "Ah crap.." He draws out his pew pew wand and is now dual wielding wands.

Yeah, I think it would have happened right as you took out that wand.

Mr. Peppers draws his trusty pea shooter, and three more arrows fly through the air as the goblins continue their onslaught.

"We shoot longshanks, longshanks fall,
We eat horse and bile and all!"

Shortbow, yellow vs Sirettis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 111d4 ⇒ 3
Shortbow, purple vs D: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 181d4 ⇒ 2
Shortbow, pink vs Gallix: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 201d4 ⇒ 2

One arrow flies directly for D's bald head, but his force ward activates and the projectile bounces off of it. The other does manage to find a gap in between some branches and through to Gallix's arm, cutting a superficial wound across it.

Ambush, Round 1
Uesugi is up
Blue goblin
Sirettis, Cup, Longjing
Red and green goblins
D, Gallix, Mr. Peppers

Yurei is actually away from the camp I'm on foot here Red as per previous posts

Nearing the encampment Uesugi is ready to provide his katana to Mr. Peppers enchantment when chaos breaks out with a swarm of arrows flying from the goblins positioned above in treetops.

His yumi in hand he draws back the string and let's an arrow fly. fire at Blue goblin

"Spirit call upon your mists to force the goblins upon us."

long bow (comp+2)+song: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 4 + 1 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

Yeah, I was apparently in a bit of a daze last night and forgot a few things.

Miss < 20: 1d100 ⇒ 48
Uesugi's aim is true and his arrow slams into the gobbo's head, knocking it off of its branch and on to the ground. The creature's eyes roll back in its head as it chokes on its blood.

Blue's down. Sirettis, Cup, and Longjing are up

"My apologies, the mist is unavailable." She runs toward the tree, underneath the goblin with the green hat and stares at the redcap goblin. She snaps her fingers as the creature prepares its next arrow.

Slumber Hex: Will Save DC 15 or fall asleep for 2 rounds. Aiming at Red Goblin

Cup said she was super busy today and to bot her so I'll do that just to keep things moving along, especially since the gobs are out of reach in the trees.

CUP BOT REJOICE!

The colorful little gnome with the stylish glasses continues singing her own catchy tune while drawing out her whip in case anyone gets close enough. Meanwhile, the dragonbird sits upon Uesugi's helmet doing his own little jig to the song while pecking in the direction of the goblins.

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 5
The red-hooded goblin yawns, drops his bow onto the ground and falls out of the tree and down below, breaking some of his brittle bones and bruising his internals as he impacts the firm forest ground.

Shortbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 201d4 ⇒ 3
The green-eyed goblin aims at Sirettis and pulls back on its bowstring, firing an arrow at the sylph and cutting her along her leg.

D, Gallix, and Mr. Peppers are up

D. aims for Red Riding Hood.

Sand bullet, inspire: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 7 + 1 = 9Pew, inspire: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2) + 6 + 1 = 13

"Curses..."

Gallix moves into the treeline and takes a defensive stance. "You little monsters are gonna burn!" he growls at the goblins in the trees ahead of him, "Just as soon as I get through these cursed bushes!"

Move through difficult terrain, then using Total Defense. AC is now 22 (16 normal+2 Nat Armor+4 Dodge bonus)

Seeing Sirettis get shot, Mr Peppers drops to the ground behind some shrubbery and takes 'aim' with his 'six shooter' at the Green Gobo.
Wand of Magic Missile: Caster Check/Damage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 201d4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

"Take cover, we're under attack!" He then stuffs his ivory wand back into his belt for later.

Uesugi scans the area quickly and sees the Spirit holding her leg. Watching the goblin above her laugh delighted glee he sends an arrow into the canopy of limbs and branches.

long bow (comp+2)+song: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 1 = 8
damage+song: 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11

D blasts apart a pile of branches, but Mr. Peppers manages to blast the green goblin with his magic missile.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
.. The goblin loses its balance on the branch and comes falling to the ground.
Falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 1
It throws a gobbo tantrum as it falls through the air and contorts its body into a ball, avoiding most of the damage. It's prone

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Damage summary for round 1: Red (helpless, 5 damage), Green (prone, 5 damage), Gallix (2 damage), Sirettis (3 damage)

Round 2

Shortbow, pink vs Sirettis: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 151d4 ⇒ 3
Shortbow, purple vs Gallix: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 221d4 ⇒ 2
Shortbow, yellow vs Gallix: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 81d4 ⇒ 2
Pink fires another shot at Sirettis, and the arrow burrows through he shirt and into her chest. Purple just manages to find a chink in Gallix's armor and another arrow slides into his flesh, but yellow misses him completely. Uesugi also misses his shot, unfortunately.

Sirettis, Cup, and Longjing are up

A second arrow pierces through her armor. Knowing when to retreat, Sirettis plans to retreat to the back. But first, she tries to use her Slumber Hex on the pink-stained goblin.

Slumber Hex first, then retreat!

CUP BOT RE-ENERGIZING

Miss Cup moves up after she sees the green goblin fall out of the tree "Hrm lets see how well this whip does.. may as well right?" As she continues her catchy tune.

Whip Nonlethal, Inspire, Prone: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 1 + 4 = 281d2 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 + 1 = 2

Longjing continues dancing on Uesugi's head waiting with one eye open to pounce ready attack but I don't know his attack stats "Raawwkk! Come get some... Raawwk!"

Copy/paste dice macros wig me out... do they work correctly? Testing!

Whip, Inspire, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 1 = 7
Whip, Inspire, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 1 = 14
Whip, Inspire, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 = 16
Whip, Inspire, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 1 = 10
Whip, Inspire, Aid Another: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 1 = 11

Guess so?

Thanks for that, gnome-bot!

Will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16
The pink-toothed goblin furiously shakes her head as she avoids the effects of Sirettis' hex. "Longshank woman no scare me!"

The green goblin falls unconscious after Cup snaps at his face with her whip.

D, Gallix, and Mr. Peppers are up!

D. takes another aim at Red Riding Hood.

Sand bullet, inspire: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 1 = 27Pew, inspire: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6, 2) + 6 + 1 = 15

Red is prone and sleeping I think on the ground, almost dead.

Seeing green and red are taken care of Mr Peppers looks towards Gallix from his 'hide in the bushes on his belly' formation. "Lets see if I can't get that one near you Gallix to come down from that tree." He fires off a shot at purple.

Wand of Magic Missile: Caster Check/Damage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 71d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

D obliterates Red Riding Hood into scraps of goblin guts and a spray of goblin goo paints the trees.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

The purple-clawed goblin takes a blast from Mr. Peppers' and then falls to its death, tumbling to the ground and landing on its head.

Gallix is up

Mr Pepper's head pops up out of the bushes for a second as he watches the missile strike his purple goblin pinwheel and do a graceful swan dive onto the forest floor... headfirst. "Well, that works I guess too."

Well that changed my plans! Well done, Peppers!

Gallix curses under his breath as the purple goblin falls to its death. "Ugh! I wanted to see you burn! Guess I'm alright with watching you fall, though." He continues to push through the undergrowth until he is beside the tree Yellow is perched in. "I wonder what kinda nuts I can shake outta this tree," he calls up into the tree as he grasps the trunk and tries to shake the goblin from his branch.

Improved Dirty Trick (entangled), mutagen: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 7 + 2 = 12

Ha sorry! I wasn't expecting I'd kill it, just get it down within reach for you to finish the job. Your monkey tendencies are coming out again.. shaking trees for fruit! Luurg would be proud.

Gallix, I think I'd take a strength check to shake that goblin out of the tree. The DC is on the low side, so I'll use your roll.

Gallix vigorously shakes the tree and the goblin comes tumbling out of the branches and to the ground in front of him. "Kyaaaaaaahh... *oof*"
Falling damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

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Summary for Round 2: Yellow (2 damage, prone), green (2 NL, helpless), Sirettis (3 damage), Gallix (2 damage)
Totals: Yellow (2, prone), green (5, 2 NL, helpless), Sirettis (6), Gallix (4)
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The yellow-tongued gob hurriedly tries to get back on his feet. Gallix, take an AoO!

Shortbow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 191d4 ⇒ 4
Partial concealment <20: 1d100 ⇒ 1
Pink would have hit Gallix, but the dozens of trees and undergrowth obscures her vision of the barbarian and the small arrow flies deep into the woods.

Ambush, Round 3
Uesugi, Sirettis, Cup, Longjing, D, Gallix, Mr. Peppers - all are up!

Seeing one last goblin perched in a tree, Mr Peppers will reintroduce Pinky to gravity with his wand of super awesomeness.

Wand of Magic Missile: Caster Check/Damage: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 151d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

"Lets finish this off quickly before any more show up!"

D. moves east, to introduce Pinky's Brain to a sand bullet.

How many of us have watched that cartoon?

"There you are. It's time to put your mischief out of commission."

Sand bullet, inspire: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 = 26Pew, inspire: 2d6 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 3) + 6 + 1 = 14

Red, thanks for the correction. I wasn't sure what the best way to run that was, so I went with what seemed funniest. :D
Peppers, I live to make Luurg proud. Haha
Oh man, D! Don't make me bot Cup and quote that show's entire theme song from memory. It could definiltey happen!

Gallix grins wickedly as the goblin falls and smacks his oversized head on the forest floor. His grin spreads even wider when the idiot tries to stand up next to him. "Hmm...your head looks a lot like a papaya, ya know? Let's see what comes out when I smash it."

AoO MCestus, IC, Mutagen: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 + 2 = 25 Damage, IC, Mutagen: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 9

If he survived the AoO...

Gallix takes another couple swings at the melon-headed beasty.

Flurry of Blows
MCestus, IC, Mutagen: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 1 + 2 = 19 Damage, IC, Mutagen: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 9
CICestus, IC, Mutagen: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 26 Damage, IC, Mutagen: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 9
Confirm crit?: 1d20 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 25 Crit damage: 1d4 + 4 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 + 2 = 9

But Brain, if Jimmy cracks corn, and no one cares, why does he keep doing it?
Sirettis will retrieve her wand of Cure Light Wounds and heal herself.

Cure Light Wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Gallix makes a squashed fruit out of the yellow-cloaked goblin's head and D causes the pink goblin to explode into a pile of chunks.

Mr. Peps keeps his charge. All that remains is green and he's unconscious/helpless, so combat is over!

Seeing the last one to fall Mr Peppers will quickly look around for any newcomers before standing up and First twirling in Cup's direction then holstering his blaster. Perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11 He glances around the fallen with a quick detect magic as well.

"Are they all dead? Anything useful? Good thing they didn't have platforms up there for some firm footing."

Very welcome. I couldn't find the dragon's mods for combat though.

Late to the party! Thanks for the expert botting!

Cup claps for everyone. "You did really well. Does anyone need healing? Let's do that quickly. Longjing and Isa, do you want to scout to see what is waiting us on the other side of that fort?" Cup repeats this request in auran for Sirettis's sake.

Gallix makes his way out of the bushes until he rejoins his party. A few deep cuts across his arms and legs show where the goblins' arrows grazed him, while some lighter scrapes show the result of his careless charge through the thick foliage. When he finally makes it out, he pulls his healing wand from his cloak and offers it to Cup. "Yes, please," he says with a grunt.

Sirettis reapplies her wand to heal her wounds. "I am ready. Thank you Miss Poshkettle."

Isa does not notice a human in the camp. She does notice several crudely made buildings lit by torchlight, and an opening to a cave at the northwestern corner of the camp. She can make out several goblins standing in the yard, idly picking their noses.

"It sounds like there are other goblins in the camp. If they didn't hear us already, let us make haste."

"They heard us already. I sang, and we had a full-scale battle going on!" Cup grins. "What I want to know is the layout to expect. Towers are standard issue with forts. Is anyone up in those towers?"

Suppose I'll roll my own healing. I know we have people willing and able.

CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

"If you want to know if anyone is in there, that's an easy matter.
We can simply throw something up there. If we want to freak out whoever is up there, senseless, it would be a matter of using one's head."

D. looks slightly sideways at a dead goblin.

Mr Peppers gives D a sideways look of horror "I realize they are merely goblins... about as miserable a creature as ever could be Gnomes aren't too far behind really... but tossing a head over the wall is a bit barbaric for my tastes, not to mention we'd be better suited to wait to hear what the birds see."

Mr Peppers will check over the corpses to see if they are also bile infected, using a stick of course, no sense getting his shoes all nasty.

Gnomes aren't too far behind really

D. looks sideways at Cup, then Mr. Peppers again.

"Don't worry, i'm not going to do that. I prefer getting a-head of the enemy anyway. That was merely musing out loud."

At current time. It would be a good motivator for surrender however.

"Isa, could you give an update? Hopefully they don't suspect you."

Isa nods (or whatever the equivalent is as a bird) and flies around the camp, checking to see if the goblins are on alert, and if there are any occupied towers.

Isa's Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Not to be outdone by a mere thrush, Longjing the dragon flies up to also check out the camp.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (11) + 11 = 22

Mr. Peppers detects some magical items on the corpses. Upon searching them, he uncovers two potions and a scroll in addition to 51 gold pieces. He also notes that all six corpses have remnants of Demon's Bile.

Isa and Longjing swoop back down reporting little in the way of guard towers, and they also notice the goblins Isa had seen previously are no longer in plain sight.

Examining the camp overall, Longjing notices that it's built upon a natural stone shelf of this mountain, and from your point of view, you get the sense it may be possible to climb the cliff face directly.

Italics, only what goes through MY brain for your personal amusement! Mr Peppers would never say such things aloud at this point anyhow.

Take 10 on all relevant checks

Mr Pepper's eyes light up once again with the blue visions of awesome begin to cloud his eyes. "MAGIC!! There's magic in them there goblins!" After taking a few moments on each he passes them along to whoever else would like to examine them, starting with Cup. "Are you still looking for practice? Nothing too extreme, but useful none the less...

After his curiosity is quenched, unless someone else points it out first, he'll mention the unstable looking rock face. Not sure climbing up those cracks is a good idea, unless you're a goblin that is. Looks like we'll need to use the stairs."

He'll of course reveal the items and everything once people have their chance to test their mettle, very teacher to student like.

Cup is excited to practice in front of Mr. Peppers. He wants me to improve!

Spellcraft Potion 1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23

"Oil of mage armor!"

Spellcraft, Potion 2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9

"Mr. Peppers, do you know what this potion is?"

She peers at the scroll. "Oh, a scroll of sanctuary!"

Knowledge Nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

"I would not climb that cliff unless you can do so very carefully... If you climb here, here or here, you can cause a rockslide!" She points to the cracks in the cliff face.

GM, can we control that rock slide and where it goes?

Italics in bold mode are also used as accenting those words.
But i know you meant that anyway, RP wise it was too good not to kick that ball. Besides, the others might not have heard it.

Er, not really. Basically, climbing it is a second option if you don't want to take the stairs, and failing a climb check means a rock slide might happen... Maybe... :)

Pity. Because that could have been amusing!

"Mr. Peppers, do you know what this potion is?"

Mr Peppers gets a shocked and hurtful look on his face at the question. "But of course! Its not a very difficult, similar to the first. I suggest you take your time and the name will come to you. The most important part of spellcasting is focus and concentration."

Given that you can't retry spellcraft checks until the next day...

Cup looks up at him with dismay. "I have focus, don't I? This one must be a somewhat more advanced potion, or I'm sure I would have gotten it."

He frowns and shakes his finger "No no, its not. You just lack the proper focus. Its probably a gnome thing. Try again later when you aren't so distracted, its not something useful to us at the moment anyhow."

Mr Peppers then holds up the scroll "Anyone able to use cleric scrolls? Good for someone who doesn't do much attacking. Maybe you Miss Cup?"

What did you have in mind, Cup? I will always allow PCs to do creative stuff, within reason, of course.