Variel's Reign of Winter

Game Master Neltji

Ok, so... Beck heals 5 from Life Link, and Helgash takes 5.

Helgash realizes they are in a very tight spot, and the situation can get out of control before they even realize it. Taking down at least one of the huge ogres is a priority, but he cannot let Beck simply lying there, badly wounded.

"Stand fast Beck, the day is ours as these wretches will soon understand!" - he roars, stepping closer to his companions, and casting a healing spell.

CLW on Beck: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

So, total healing on Beck is 14.

Jetro keeps working on the ogre he was targeting.

Duardlara targets the ogre that looked the worst off. Is this the one next to rapier-dude?

Dlara targets the wounded ogre instead after seeing how much he is flagging and with a nicely placed magic missile drops the ogre to the ground limiting the number of opponents to 2.

Beck grabs his club and takes q swing at the guy he can reach!
schillelagh: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 7 - 4 = 6
For 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Where did Helgash move? Cause Sheelah is such in the back and can't do squat cause cover, and can't move cause 2 AoOs potentially.

If Helgash takes a 5' to G7, Sheelah can take his place and not be cornered

I'm kind stuck, so Sheelah is going to attack the man from cover.

Sheelah attacks around the corner over Beck's prone form.
Bite: 1d20 + 5 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 - 1 - 2 = 6
for 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7
Claw: 1d20 + 5 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 1 - 2 = 15
for 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 + 2 = 6
Claw: 1d20 + 5 - 1 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 - 1 - 2 = 11
for 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7

If Helgash steps south one square, Sheelah starts moving around, under Becks direction.

Yep Beck, my move was to G:7 - forgot to describe it on my post :/

Beck wakes up laying on the ground thanks to Helgash providing life saving healing to the poor tiefling. Some of the damage now appears on Helgash. Beck picks up his cudgel and swings it at the rogue trying to cause some damage to him. Sheelah joins in and attacks with tooth and claw on the foe that dropped her master. None of her attacks nor Beck's manage to get past his defenses though.

Round 3

The ogre takes a swing at Sheelah with his club hoping to down the feline that is looking at him threateningly. 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 for 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 7) + 10 = 19

The rogue smirks at Beck's attempts to bludgeon him and fakes once again with his dagger.

bluff 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
crit confirm 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27 for 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Clearly the rogue has Beck's number as he continues to hit hard with perfectly placed attacks. the healing that Helgash did though was enough to keep Beck still up for now. Sheelah took the massive blow from the ogre though and is lying still next to Beck.

map update with Beck prone and Sheelah unconscious. Good guys up.

Stats
HP 39/39
AC 18
Spells in effect:+2 Saves vs. Cold +5 Survival, -2 perception to hear when hatflaps pulled down.

Once step north and shoot at the man

Longbow,PBS,PS: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 261d8 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Jetro steps up and lines an arrow directly into the chest of the rogue causing some blood to be coughed up. The rogue looks up at you with murder in his eyes as he fingers the dagger as if to throw it at you.

Come at me bro.

Again the Life Link between Helgash and Beck pulses, healing the druid while the paladin takes on his wounds.

Beck heals another 5.

A soft glow encompasses the tiefling, healing his own wounds, and with a glare in his eyes he steps forward to attack the ogre - "Now US!" - he roars, standing protectively over the prone shape of Sheelah, wishing he would have a moment of respite to heal the big cat.

Swift LoH: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7

Guys, I didn't want to block the door and give the 'rogue' soft cover from Jetro's shots, and making things overall harder but... My thinking is that he has been freaking lucky with those 20's but doesn't hit as hard as the ogres. If the big guy hits Beck, he might actually kill him in one blow, since he is already really low on HP, so I'll try to get the ogre's attention. Just letting you all know :D

Move: 5' to F:7
Standard: Attack on the Ogre

Bardiche Attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
Damage if it hits: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

Sigh... I can't wait for level 5 and Power Attack... Really!

Duardlara ducks back into the building and moving into the corner H6 as she readies her bow and casts a spell causing her bow to glow momentarily. Gravity Bow

Acrobatics to move through F7: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Did i miss a hit on Sheelah? The first one missed and then she got hit for 19 of 22 in round 3, so i thought she'd be at 3HP. What knocked her out?

I went under your tab for sheelah's statistics and it read 16 hp there. That is what I was going with in your profile. I just noticed now that you have it in your heading as 22. I that case she is not knocked unconscious.

Venja directs teh spider swarm to E4,5 & F4,5 to encompass the remaining ogre and the rogue.

spider dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 6

plus dc 11 fort save vs poison and dc 11 save vs distraction

Git that one! Beck says pointing to the Ogre. He then reaches out, and casts a quick healing spell on Sheelah.

Cast Defensively: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
CLW: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Sheelah then rips into the Ogre, 5' stepping to E7
Bite: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (7) + 5 - 1 = 11
for 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5
Claw: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (4) + 5 - 1 = 8
for 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 + 2 = 7
Claw: 1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 - 1 = 22
for 1d4 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

Fort save poison 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26
Fort save distraction 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

Fort save poison 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Fort save distraction 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

The rogue and ogre are covered in the tiny spiders that manage to get into and beyond the armors biting ruthlessly at the exposed flesh. The spiders are a nuisance though and the ogre and rogue are able to shrug off the annoyance as they continue to focus on the threats before them.

Beck takes the opportunity to heal Sheelah while Helgash keeps the ogre occupied. Helgash lands another blow and the damage is starting to pile up. Sheelah steps forward and attacks the ogre as well hitting with a claw. The ogre is bleeding profusely now but remains standing.

Round 4 update for bad guys once I get home.

I did not look at the map when I posted up above but now that I look at it, Venja you can not hit both with the spider swarm. Which target do you want to hit the ogre or the rogue? Your current coordinates mean it will hit only the rogue.

The ogre continues to target the closest target Sheelah in the hope of putting her down and turning her into a nice coat once this is all done. Either that or he is licking his chops as he envisions what cat meat tastes like.

attack 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20 for 2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 2) + 10 = 14

The ogre connects again sending Sheelah reeling to the ground in pain. Shw lays there not moving blood trickling from her ears as the ogre hook came crashing down on her head.

The rogue snickers and goes after Beck again choosing to ignore Jetro who was taunting him. You'll get yours soon enough archer.

feint 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29
rapier attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 for 1d6 + 1 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + (1, 4, 1) = 10

The rogue still manages to get Beck to guess wrong and while prone the rogue plants the rapier into his leg and gives it a twist. Beck can feel a tendon pop as his left leg feels limp and does not want to cooperate.

good guys up but rogue may 5ft step pending location of the swarm. Sheelah is down as well as the ogre continues to pile on the damage and rolling hot.

HP 39/39
AC 18
Spells in effect:+2 Saves vs. Cold +5 Survival, -2 perception to hear when hatflaps pulled down.

Jetro moves to G-8 and fires at the ogre through the doorway

Longbow,PBS,PS: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 171d8 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

oh i thought the dead ogre was the one with the red splotch... my bad.. the other ogre was still on the map when i posted... I'll go for the rogue, since from where I stand I can't quite see the ogre properly to direct the swarm to him

In that case the rogue would take a 5ft step backwards through the doorway to get out of the spider swarm.

attack: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 4 = 11

can we kill this damn ogre so I can stand up at some point? Cause that AoO will hit on a 2 and put beck under

Venja you still have this rounds actions to go as well. Then Helgash and Lara and back the impressive ogre who hasn't missed yet this combat.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 - 2 ⇒ (9) + 6 - 2 = 13 Sickened, -4 if necessary due to lack of Precise Shot
Damage: 2d6 ⇒ (4, 5) = 9 Gravity Bow

Also, I realized I had my CL wrong on the Magic Missile. There should have been another 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 damage to the ogre we dropped.

Since the rogue is still in the area of the swarm...

spider dmg: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Venja casts ray of enfeeblement on the ogre..

ranged touch to hit: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12

str penalty if touch hits: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6

Venja I think you missed my ooc post above. The rogue moved into the doorway to the south out of the swarm. I was at work and could not update the map till now. However the swarm continues to move in the same direction is was unless you give it a standard action. this would have it move into the room with the rogue still causing the damage you posted above. It then disappears as the duration has expired.

fort save rogue poison 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 = 22 success

fort save ogre ray of enfeeblement 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12 fail!!!

Beck swings at the rogue but still can not do much from his prone position. Meanwhile Lara fires a heavy arrow that passes by the ogres head causing him to glance in her direction. The momentary lapse in concentration is all Venja needed to hit it with a ray of enfeeblement sapping much of its brute strength and reducing it to the equivalent of just an incredibly strong human.

Cover and combat is not applied I believe to either DLara or Venja in this case as the target is large and attacking at range. I could be wrong but even if it is partial cover imposing a +2 to AC the touch attack still hits and the arrow still misses. PLease feel free to double check me on this if you want to.

I'm good with Rule 0; I have seen it done different ways and I have seen it ignored altogether. I lean toward your interpretation for cases like this.

You can do this Helgash! I believe in you!
cause there's no way Beck is surviving an AoO...
Also should I be making con-checks for sheelah to stabilize or do animals just die when they drop?
con check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10fail

Con checks are appropraiate as Sheelah is an extension of your character. I am not going to be that cruel. If Helgash doesn't check in in the next 2 hours I will roll for his attack.

Beck heals another 5 hp from Life Link, and Helgash takes 5.

"You will not fall! Not while I am here brother!" - Helgash roars, even if he is not sure if Beck is listening.

Again his body glows softly, mending the tiefling - "Do you understand fool?" - he growls at the ogre - "The Goddess is with us, and you are naught but a bug in her shadow" - swinging hard again, and again.

Swift LoH: 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 2 = 5

CI MWK Bardiche attack: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23
Damage if it hits: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

HAH!

Clearly the goddess was with Helgash as the bardiche flashes through the armor and hide of the ogre spilling viscera all over the prone, dying body of Sheelah.

With the ogre gone all that is left is the rogue in te back room. He steps out surveying the landscape and targets Beck once again. This time without the threat of the ogres the rogue takes a more guarded approach to limit those attacks coming at him.

improved feint 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (17) + 14 = 31 success
combat expertise attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19 for 1d6 + 1 + 3d6 ⇒ (3) + 1 + (2, 6, 4) = 16

The prone Beck slumps to the floor unconscious once again from the rapier through his ribs as a lung is punctured filling his pleural cavity with blood.

At work so no map but rogue is back beside Beck again. At least the ogres are gone. things are looking up for everyone...includeing Beck and Sheelah as they are on the ground ;)

Once Helgash's lifelink takes affect, Beck'll be on the floor at -2 but stable. Will need a heal to wake up and get back in this, if anyone's not able to damage the rogue.

Stats
HP 39/39
AC 18
Spells in effect:+2 Saves vs. Cold +5 Survival, -2 perception to hear when hatflaps pulled down.

Jetro targets the rogue

LOngbow,PBS,PS: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 201d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

With Beck down in front of the rogue Jetro has an easier time to see and hit his target. Another arrow flies through the doorway and hits the rogue even with the rogue trying to protect himself. the rogue looks decidedly worse now after a few arrows puncture him and the swarm has taken its effect on him as well. He remains standing but he is longingly looking at the doorway past Jetro. Perhaps he is looking for escape now rather than vengenace.

Hush child. No tears, only dreams.

Helgash life link heals Beck for another 5 ;)

Helgash shifts his position while speaking to the man - "Ponder carefully your next move - you have but ONE chance to surrender, and perhaps survive. Forfeit that, and your life will follow" - the tiefling speaks calmly, ready to strike if their opponent makes an aggressive move.

Move: Shift to E:7
Ready action to attack if he moves aggressively

Venja extends her hair to 10' long and touches Sheelah with a healing hex.

healing hex: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

*Twang* Whoops, my fingers were slippery.

Sheelah opens her eyes and shakily stands, glaring at the rogue.

Unable to reach him this round, she readies an action to bite him as soon as he's in range, unless ordered not to.

1d20 + 5 - 1 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 1 = 12
For 1d6 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 2 = 10

Duardlara says nothing, but she draws back on her bow, aimed at the man's chest, and raises an eyebrow.

The ofer was made after Jetro went so it is still a valid option even though jetro still attacked this round. he has not been attacked after th offer was made.

The rogue looks at you all and the two arrows in his chest. Considering his options carefully he sheaths the rapier and dagger. Very well, I will leave now. You have dispatched my ogres already anyways.

He moves quickly to the doorway all the while watching you for signs of treachery.

If no one takes any offensive action he will continue to head out and around the corner.

Not sure if the vicious killer cat would let the rogue walk by with Beck down. But she'd miss anyway so i guess it's kinda moot
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not sure I like him heading back to warn the enemy that we're here and making trouble, but hey I'm out cold =]

Jetro knows he will just make the paladin pout if he shoots and so stands down.

Venja reaches out with her hair andtouches Beck, just as she did with the cat, and performs a healing hex on him.

healing hex on Beck: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Duardlara waits to see if the paladin stops the man or if he intends to let him just walk away, but she does relax her draw on her bow when the man sheathes his weapons.

Apologies for retconning such but...

"I did not say you were free to leave cur" - the huge tiefling speaks in a low growl - "You are free to surrender and answer our questions, or be taken down where you stand, like your monstrous allies"

No way I am letting this guy just walk out of here ;)

"Drop your weapons now" - Helgash presses on.

Ready action to attack if he tries to bail or act aggressively

Retcon: She doesn't lower her bow.

this would occur before Venja has healed Beck but after she healed Sheelah...

The rogue looks at you all and down at Beck before looking up at Helgash again. If you want your friend to remain alive you will let me go. Otherwise I will take him with me to hell if it is the last thing I do. I suggest you let me leave immediately.

Mechanically the way this is turning out is that everyone is basically taking readied actions pending the outcome of the talking. As such, if and when things escalate I will reroll init and take things on an individual basis rather than group init. Letting you know now if it should come to that.