Speeding it up a bit:
4D:
Six hammocks hang suspended from the thorns here, crisscrossing along the thorny walls. Two oaks provide shade and shelter from wind and rain. A few clothes hang from the thorny walls. The hammocks and clothes seem simply made.
Near one of the tree trunks is a large, sturdy chest.
Near the other is a smaller chest, whose open lid reveals several scrolls and tomes. Gaps in the walls allow exit to the northwest, north, and northeast.
Darius, you're normal sized again.
Unfortunately, the others will be heard if you stealth and they don't, just making sure you understand this.
Male Human Paladin 2 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 20/20 | F +7 R +3 W +6 | Init +1, Perc +1 | Smite Evil 1/1 | LoH 3/3
As with the last room Horatius takes up a defensive position near the southern path from the room as his companions search about.
"We should keep moving. The fallen book and chest left open would imply haste or distraction. Either they are in the midsts of a ritual or they are preparing against us. In either case haste of our own would be wise."
Sniffing at the air in anticipation he continues, "If there are any spells or measures you'd like to take it would be best to do so now. We seem to be at the heart of this threat and I think we will not pass the next room without bloodshed."
This wide area on the east side of Briar Henge has a roughly circular shape.
Four tall, thin spires of ancient stone thrust up from the ground at irregular intervals like malformed teeth.
To the west, two thicker stones are capped with a third horizontal stone, forming a crude gateway.
A thick piece of charred bark is suspended in this gateway by a web of crackling energy.
The crackling energy pulses outward from the bark into the dolmen stones, and from there into the ground.
There are four Briar Henge druids chanting and circling the stones as a part of their enigmatic ritual, but they break off the ritual long enough to attack you.
Perception DC 10:
You can see one of their hands are glowing a fiery red, even though they are keeping it behind their back.
Technical placement:
The menhirs are 12 feet tall and about 3 feet in diameter. The dolmen stones are 10 feet wide and 10 feet tall. Normally, characters can pass under the arch of the dolmen stones, but the gateway is currently blocked by waves of energy radiating outward.
The dolmen stones fill their squares almost completely, and creatures can not squeeze into squares occupied by dolmen stones as they can into squares containing menhirs.
One of the druids raises his hand, and throws a miniature fireball towards Horatius.
The fire touches Horatius' cheeck, and the druid laughs as he approaches, quarterstaff at the ready. Just before he stops, he closes his eyes a second, and he grows to twice his size.
Male Human Paladin 2 | AC 14 T 11 FF 13 | HP 20/20 | F +7 R +3 W +6 | Init +1, Perc +1 | Smite Evil 1/1 | LoH 3/3
"Followers of the green you have lost your way and turned from the natural order of things. In Erastils name lay down your arms and submit to the judgement of his laws!"
Assuming no such thing happens...
Fire washes over Horatius's face in reply to his call for surrender. The pain of the burn does nothing to weaken his resolve however. "So be it." the paladin states as an aura of calm descends upon him and he falls into the familiar motions of combat. Focusing on the enlarged druid he channels Erastils divine might to lay him low.
Choosing the enlarged druid as his smite target Moving as indicated on the map Cleave first at the enlarged druid and then at #1 if it hits
Attack 1 on Enlarged:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10 +2 more if he's evil Attack 1 Damage:2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2) + 4 = 11 +1 if evil
Attack 2 on #1 if the first hit:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Attack 2 damage:2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8
If the enlarged is evil AC is +2 against him. After the cleave AC is -2 vs all HP = 8/14
Darius swoops around the corner, nimbly throws himself to roll closer to the large druid to avoid the swoop from his enlarged quarterstaff. He however feels his shoulder burning slightly as he gets up again. Damned adrenaline, didn't feel the hit when you rounded the corner. He regains his senses and stabs the druid in the upper leg, causing a grievous wound!
Theor looks around, and is greeted with a fiery blast that scorches the wall of green, but misses his face by a few inches. He growls!
Round 2:
Druid 2 will delay, Bayani is up!
@ Kumari's Bless:
For discussion tab: Can BLESS (link) affect those around the corner, since there is no line that can be drawn to them?
Bayani rushes forward, trying to dodge and weave and avoid the blow. His performance is not that great, but luckily neither is the druids aim. He also manages to use the druid's larger frame to hide from another tiny fireball, avoiding its impact.
Just before the big druid tries to take another swing, Bayani stabs him in the groin, leaving him bleeding. He falls to the ground seconds later.
D2 down
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The other druids are howling in anger, and all seem to shift in the same way as the first one. The megaliths are pulsating with energy, small arcs of electricity leaping of them...
Male Human Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 39/39 | AC 21 T 16 FF 16 | Saves: F: +4 R: +9 W: +3 | CMD: 19 | Init: +6 Percep: +7 SM: +4
Bless details:
Bless is a 50-foot burst. According to the CRB:
"A burst spell affects whatever it catches in its area, including creatures that you can't see. It can't affect creatures with total cover from its point of origin (in other words, its effects don't extend around corners). The default shape for a burst effect is a sphere, but some burst spells are specifically described as cone shaped. A burst's area defines how far from the point of origin the spell's effect extends."
Because Kumari would know how her spell functions, I moved her on the map to be right behind Theor - like most clerics I've seen and played as I'm assuming she would have moved prior to casting. The only one of us who might have total cover from her is Horatius. Hopefully that works for you guys!
Actually, the one druid attacked you and hit AC 19, so he hit you before you hit him. But since you made a very nice roll, I'll rule we hit simultaneously.
(Just don't tell the PFS Judges :p)
Edit: I'm sorry Bayani, but I can't find a fault in my damage dice. :(
> http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/shillelagh
As Bayani slides forward and stabs the second druid in the groin, he feels the weight of the giant magical club crush his backbone. The life seeps from his eyes at the same time as the giant druid starts shrinking again, coughing up blood and his face smashing against the muddy floor.
Male Human Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 39/39 | AC 21 T 16 FF 16 | Saves: F: +4 R: +9 W: +3 | CMD: 19 | Init: +6 Percep: +7 SM: +4
GM:
Wow. I just ran this game for my FLGS group, and we had someone die on a crit with shillelagh. These guys can enlarge for one round, I'm guessing #4 was not the first druid to enlarge himself?
Actually, according to the description it was 3+... times per day, which means they can keep it up every round by spending the swift action (actively growing every time again).
And yes, the first druid to do this was druid number 2, who was sliced and diced by Bayani.
Different note:
Be careful that you cannot claim experience twice in PFS, if I recall it correctly.
Bayani:
Sorry man, didn't mean for this to happen :(
The dice gods were against you it would seem.
Actually, according to the description it was 3+... times per day, which means they can keep it up every round by spending the swift action (actively growing every time again).
And yes, the first druid to do this was druid number 2, who was sliced and diced by Bayani.
Different note:
Be careful that you cannot claim experience twice in PFS, if I recall it correctly.
Evil!! So you hoped I'd be dead, to take the credit? :P
No worries though, although I feel bad about Bayani. Shillelagh is not a bad spell, have to admit.
Well, so far 50% down. Let's see where this ends up. Hope I don't have to bury Horatius, we go way back :(
Technically you can't 5FS onto a corpse, as it becomes difficult terrain, but I'll let it go since you double-oned :p Theor against number 3:1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 4 + 2 = 13
> 1d10 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9
Theor snaps out of his growling, draws his weapon and strikes at the heart of the enlarged druid. The blood gushes out, and he fals to his knees, shrinking and pleading in some strange language
Meanwhile, the druids try to press the attack, but seeing their comrades fall does not aid their resolution as much as their fear.
