Male Human CG Cleric 1 |AC 16, T 9, FF 16| |hp 13/13| |Init -1| |Perc +4, Sns Motv +4|
Additional Stats:
|F +4, R -1, W +6 | |Spd 20'| |KnRel +4| |CMD 11| |Channel 6/6| |Rebuke Death 7/7|
Active Bonuses/Conditions:
None
"That was too easy," he says of the wooded grove they just traversed. Tawner readies his shield and then draws his scimitar "I hate to use words even I don't understand, but can we do this expeditiously?" He nods at Lydia.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Tawner stands guard as the others discuss their options.
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
A bit surprised that nobody'd be better at it than she, Lydia climbs up with the rope...
Climb:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
...skittering up with unnatural power, she ties the rope securely and lets it down for the others.
|AC 16, T 12, FF 14|HP: 19/19|F +2, R +7, W +3|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +4 CMD 16|
Fomalhaut hovers over Lydia as she climbs, then resumes a more tangible state once she reaches the top (a full-round action to shift between incorporeal and ectoplasmic forms).
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Assuming folks take their time and climb a rope that has knots in it for those of the party that are Climb-Take-10-impaired, Lydia and her shade find themselves 30 feet up surrounded by tacky-feeling webbing, face to face with a bulging knot of webs undoubtedly containing hundreds of would-be spiders. The Black Maiden is on the rope 5' beneath Lydia.
As Lydia finishes securing the rope the webs nearby shift and something silken and tacky half drifts, half splashes onto her.
[dice=small shroudweaver web v Lydia (touch, v climbing, v flat-footed)]1d20+8[/dice] Web escape artist or Str check for Lydia is DC 10. The Spider is holding the web.
A similar thing happens on the ground to Tawner, though Tawner actually has time to see the size and horror of the man-sized arachnid perched 15 feet above the ground, holding the netting like some nightmare fisherman. Web escape artist or Str check for Tawner is DC 12. The Spider is holding the web.
[dice=medium shroudweaver web v Tawner (touch, v climbing, v flat-footed)]1d20+5[/dice]
Surprise Round and Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! 30' up (Surprise round actions only)
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up (Surprise round actions only)
__ Tawner entangled (Surprise round actions only)
__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing?
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! 30' up
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden 25' up, climbing
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing, entangled
__ Tawner
|AC 16, T 12, FF 14|HP: 19/19|F +2, R +7, W +3|Init +2, Perc +4|CMB +4 CMD 16|
I'm not sure whether Fomalhaut needed to be 'climbing' - he assumed incorporeal form for the ascent, then resumed ectoplasmic form once he and Lydia reached the top.
"I can't say a cloak of gossamer doesn't suit you, Lydia," Says Fomalhaut as he swipes at the spider with an itself-rather-spidery-looking claw, "but let's wait to get you a better-quality one when I get my hat."
slam:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10 damage:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5plus a -2 penalty to Strength for 1 round on a hit
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Fomalhaut wrote:
I'm not sure whether Fomalhaut needed to be 'climbing' - he assumed incorporeal form for the ascent, then resumed ectoplasmic form once he and Lydia reached the top.
If you are corporeal, don't have a climb speed (or fly speed like you do while incorporeal), and are hanging off a tree I think technically you are climbing (with all the rules applying). I don't know much about shades in particular (so I am completely ignorant about, for example, their ability to cast 20 dice fireballs three times per day ;), or what exactly would happen if either Lydia or Fomal-haute Couture fell.
Dominic Radzi wrote:
Dominic would have climbed up too.
It was a matter of first post, first up the rope. If you want, Dominic can be on the rope, up to 20' off the ground. Lemme know.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Fomalhaut flails at halfling-sized spider.
Fomalhaut can't actually be where you placed him if he is still corporeal--that would be the tree trunk. So I'm placing him in the square with the silk globe.
The creature does not take well to the attempt and lunges wildly at the shade--SNAP!
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Dominic Radzi wrote:
"Tawner, behind you!" Dominic moves to help the priest. He catches the spider's eye, giving it a kiss in the air.
Cast Daze on the medium sized spider. DC 13 Will save or lose actions for the round.
Daze doesn't actually work on non-humanoids. Got something else?
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Black Maiden wrote:
The Black Maiden swears in several different languages, pulling herself up as quickly as possible.
Since it's a stressful situation, I have to roll now yes?
Yes, but there is a very large 'but'.
Just to be clear, here is the situation: Remember the old 1960's Batman show with Adam West? Remember the bit where they climbed up building walls with their bat-lines? Okay you are in the Robin position right now and Lydia/Formalhaut are Batman (Lydia sort of wears the shade like a cape so it sort of works--just go with it). What you are trying to do is climb into the space occupied by Batman while Batman is still there. Now, you might climb past him, but I'm going to guess the rope doesn't go much higher than 5 feet above the level of the silk ball. Now because you and Tawner are both climbing/swimming-impaired I being a nice GM and figuring you did not want to have to roll for every 7ish feet you moved along the rope with a chance of falling at every roll wrote a post mentioning that it might be smart to tie a bunch of knots in one of your ropes and use that to climb with (DC 5). That way the Maiden could take 10 and still make it without falling for 2d6 damage. So I'm still assuming you guys did that--otherwise the Maiden might be unconscious already (because I would need 4 successful DC 10 climb checks to get where you are, and more to get down). Now obviously there is a threat and stress and all that, so now the Maiden has to roll, but she did not roll poorly enough to miss a DC 5 by 5 or more so she didn't fall. She just failed to move. Now you still have a standard action which you could use to attempt to move her with or do something else.
I should probably also note that I as a GM I hate assuming what player characters are doing (generally that's their player's job--If it was just up to me then I should be a novelist not a GM), but there are some things that would seem obvious enough that any character in the situation would find them to be a reasonable course of action (given knowledge of the game mechanics/rules). This works both ways. For instance: Dominic, I figure, knows his spells, his player though might not always remember their exact parameters, so I am going to assume he does something other than cast daze right now. Role-playing is difficult in the abstract, digital arena we find ourselves playing in, and not no one is ever familiar with all the rules, so allowances are made all around.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Dom and the Maid still have actions. See above.
Round 1! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! 30' up
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden 25' up, climbing
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing, entangled
__ Tawner
HP 24 AC 18, FF 16, T 12, Init +2, Fort +4 Ref +7 Will +4
The more you know!
The Black Maiden swears as her hand slips, but she manages to catch herself. Looking up, she does some quick mental calculations and growls in annoyance.
Worse than useless up here... Come on Mara, Let's hope that Lydia's shade is more useful than your fuzzy tail.
She climbs down a few feet...
climb:1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
when her foot catches in the rope! Stuck again, she disentangles herself and with a growl, and some muttered swears in several different languages, she let's go of the rope, dropping the 20 ft down...
Purposeful fall:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Well, this is just embarrassing...
fall damage nonlethal:1d6 ⇒ 3 fall damage lethal:1d6 ⇒ 5
But the rope hooks onto her leg AGAIN, sending her tumbling instead of gracefully landing, and a large "CRACK" sound as her head slams into the tree. Landing prone on her back with a "WHOOF!" of expelled air, the rabbit that has been riding her sits on her chest and growls something.
Oh shut up you stupid furball, your of no help anyways...
She slowly stands up, holding the back of her head and wincing.
This is just stupid... stupid spiders... stupid gravity..
She holds out her hand towards the spider her friends are fighting, muttering something a guttural demonic voice as suddenly the ground beneath it becomes slick.
Standard attempt to move, fail, free action, fall to prone, move action to stand, standard action to cast grease, reflex save 12.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Round 1 move action (fail to climb), standard action (fail to move again), free action (fall to prone)
Round 2 move action (stand), standard action (cast spell)
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Round 2! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! 30' up
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing, entangled
__ Tawner entangled
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
small spider bite v Fomalhaut (str penalty):1d20 ⇒ 4damage:1d4 - 3 ⇒ (4) - 3 = 1
The spider lunges at the shade trying to bite the apparition, but fails to connect.
BIG EDIT You know what? I forgot to give Lydia and Tawner their actions at the end of round 1. Go ahead and take those bad boys!
Round 2! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! -7 hp, 30' up
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing, entangled, (still has round 1 actions)
__ Tawner entangled, (still has round 1 actions)
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Black Maiden wrote:
don't forget reflex save for the big spider on the ground.
Oh good point. Though there is no spider on the ground.
The Black Maiden holds out her hand towards the (bigger) spider her friends are fighting, muttering something a guttural demonic voice as suddenly the [trunk] beneath it becomes slick.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Tawner Kelenfold wrote:
okay! looks like Tawner's free but is that a standard action or a full round?
Male Human CG Cleric 1 |AC 16, T 9, FF 16| |hp 13/13| |Init -1| |Perc +4, Sns Motv +4|
Additional Stats:
|F +4, R -1, W +6 | |Spd 20'| |KnRel +4| |CMD 11| |Channel 6/6| |Rebuke Death 7/7|
Active Bonuses/Conditions:
None
Cool, so as part of round 1 I'm going to try to climb the rope to get near the Shroudweaver. Free action: drop shield. Move action: sheath sword.
As part of round 2, Tawner casts Bless (standard): Each ally gains a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects (1 min or 10 rounds if that's easier to calculate). And tries to climb the rope.
Tawner mutters as he clutches his holy symbol. The simple wooden figure suddenly flares as if lit from the inside. The wings shine out and the creases between Tawner's closed fist glow. An almost imperceptible wave of power washes over Tawner and his allies.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Tawner Kelenfold wrote:
Cool, so as part of round 1 I'm going to try to climb the rope to get near the Shroudweaver. Free action: drop shield. Move action: sheath sword.
Round 1 is all we are dealing with just now for Tawner. So he can drop and sheath. Now he has a standard action left. If you want to climb the rope, it is attached to the tree 15 feet to the tree just south-southwest of Tawner.
Tawner fails to move up the rope.
medium shroudweaver v Dominic (touch):1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9
The shroudweaver tosses a web at Dominic but it falls short.
Tawner Kelenfold wrote:
Tawner mutters as he clutches his holy symbol. The simple wooden figure suddenly flares as if lit from the inside. The wings shine out and the creases between Tawner's closed fist glow. An almost imperceptible wave of power washes over Tawner and his allies.
So that's your standard action for round 2. You still have a move action.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Bless - PCs gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
Round 2! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! -7 hp, 30' up
__ Dominic readied
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing, entangled
__ Tawner (has a move action available)
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
Strength check to escape:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10Hmm, that make it or not?
EDIT: I only made a 5-foot 'step,' but in case it's necessary...
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Bless - PCs gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
Round 3! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
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__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Giant (small-sized) Shroudweaver! -7 hp, 30' up
__ Dominic readied
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing
__ Tawner
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
*SQUISH!*
It is a good thing shades clean easily.
The spider carcass tumbles out of the web to the ground below.
Bless - PCs gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
Round 3! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing
__ Tawner
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The spider doesn't seem to react to the Black Maiden's threat display. It just sits there on the side of the trees like the spider it is.
No, it hasn't moved since retreating 5 feet up the tree.
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
The spider quickly spins another web net above Tawner, again entangling the cleric.
[dice=web (break DC 12, range, touch)]1d20+5-2[/dice]
Bless - PCs gain a +1 morale bonus on attack rolls and on saving throws against fear effects.
Round 3! (Theme ♬)
The Bold May Act!
_________________
__ Fomalhaut 30' up, climbing
__ Dominic
__ Black Maiden -5 hp, 3 nonlethal
__ Giant (medium-sized) Shroudweaver! 15' up
__ Lydia 30' up, climbing
__ Tawner entangled
He doesn't believe in 'game balance'. Gandalf always lets him pass. As a feat, he has Exotic Weapon Proficiency (beard). The city guard often question him, just because they find him so interesting. His dice bag is woven from tarrasque leather. His TPKs end game lines. His blood cures moderate wounds. He once punched a flumph. Yes, you heard me. He belongs to a prestige class whose sole requirement for entry is just being him. ♬ He is indeed, the most interesting GM in the world. ♬
Dominic Radzi wrote:
Now that the others have taken out the smaller spider, Dominic moves to begin climbing up the nearby tree.
Did you need someone to move your token to that tree? Or did you mean you want to climb the tree with the live, pony-sized spider on it?
|AC 15, T 11, FF 14|HP: 21/21|F +2, R +2, W +7 (+2 vs disease/MA, -1 vs attribute loss, +4 vs reading/writing)|Init +1, Perc +4|CMB +5 CMD 16|3/3 dooms 1/1 Guiding Spirit, 3/3 Sense Bond, 6/6 Manifestation, 1/1 ES
