Luke's Runelords Thread (Inactive)

Game Master Luke

Is it my turn? I'm assuming the freaks stayed where they were? I, too, shall stay where I am.

Sari mutters to herself, "I'm SURE this isn't what mother meant when she said I should go out and 'find myself'. What I need to do is find some new places to hang out."

Sari hurls a magic missile at the freak she hit before. Spell resistance roll is 13 +2 = 15. The magic missile hits with 3 +1 for 4 points of damage. I'm now down to 10 spell points.

"Take that, you disgusting beast! The freak, Cha, not you."

So I ran into the room and sheathed my morningstar and got out the crossbow. Then the 2 freaks came in and then I loaded my crossbow.
I probably would not have loaded once I saw the freaks, but since I have the +1bab I should be able to drop the loaded crossbow and get out the morningstar while moving and then attack on my next turn yes or no??

It's actually Eberk we're waiting on. He gets an AoO, then I will finish resolving the quasit's turn. Sari's action can probably stand as stated, though.

Yod, I think you should be able to do that on your turn. Drop the loaded Crossbow (free action) and move/draw/attack. Wait until I've finished resolving the quasit's turn and sent out a new map though. Your intentions may change. Kick your dwarven wife in the butt and get her to make her attack.

Yeh I'll kick her a soon as I stumble accross a ring of protection +infinity, lest my head start to resemble the rear tire on your truck.
I'm sure she hasn't looked at the post since 11:21 last night, maybe this afternoon

Yod - Hey, no pressure from me. You and Sari are the ones posting out of turn!

Yeh I just wanted to make sure I could do those actions before I took my turn

"Take that, you disgusting beast! The freak, Cha, not you."

"And I was starting to think you didn't like me."

Dice were hot for a second or two. Guess I didn't kill it?

AoO 19+7=26 I rolled a 10 so I am good. Assuming a 26 hits the my damage is 10+4=14. 2 10's and a 19, my dice are on FIRE!!!

Looks like you got yourself a birdie.

Eberk whirls with a backhand chop that feels like it hit a flying rock. The jar registers up his arm, but the effect is certainly much worse on the receiving end of the blow. There's a crunching impact behind you and a croaking roar of pain. There are words in Abyssal within the cry.

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You still cannot see the beast.

Sari's missile swerves around Cha and impacts on the side of the freak's head. It staggers from the blow, plainly close to going down.

New map on the way. Eberk's turn again.

Whats your name little Quasit? Whats your name?
I'll want it for my list.

I turn and take a whack at square #22,10. If the unseen beast is not there oh well, but if he is, I roll a 18+7=25 if that hits, damage is 6+4=10

I'll move to 20,12 and attack the Freak in 20,13
d20 20+6=26 confirm d20 18+6=24 OUCH! d8 4+7=11 & d8 5+7=12 Total 23 B/P If it can be criticled that is, if not just 11 B/P
Doubt it would be surprised but I'll roll it anyway
Sneak atk d6= 6

Eberk, roll the d10 to see if you would hit the creature, if it's in that square, and if your attack would hit. 1-5 is a miss.

Sorry forgot Eberk need to do that roll, anxious to kill something I guess.

No problem. Your action doesn't hang on her result.

Yod's attack smashes the misshapen creature to the ground where it lays twitching.

Now Ishah, then Cha. Ishah continues to attack the same beast. Chris, go ahead and make that roll.

Sorry, didn't see I was up. Attack is a 19+2=21. Dmg is 4+1=5. Who's your daddy? I think my dice finally warmed up.

I'm gonna refrain until I see the result of Eberk's actions and Ishah's.

Damn, everybody's dice are on fire. My dice aren't on fire...

The monster staggers and Ishah jumps and takes it by the throat. It splays backwards, its awkward legs collapsing under her weight. She's got the thing in a killing vice and she's shaking it savagely. Her snout is red with its blood and her eyes speak her raw animal fury.

Eberk's axe swishes twice through the thin air where the demon was. Its wheezing chuckles echo off the walls.

Go ahead Cha. No real need for Eberk to make that roll - THIS time :)

I move to 20,13 whirl and cast Faerie Fire at 23,10 at a point about 10' off the ground.
Blind luck Ranged Touch Attack Roll is 19+1=20. Looks like they still have a little magic in them.

"Block the exits! Don't let that flying fiend out of here."

No map to adjudicate that move or to take an action for the other side. I'll have to do those things when I get home tonight. Cha, FYI, I think that puts you at 3 spell points left. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, Yod, if you have not seen my latest post on the discussion thread, please take a look. A revised ruling on Disarm can be found there (Not that its relevant to this combat).

Yes I looked at it yesterday, probably still won't attempt it too often with my AC at 15 and not having Improved Disarm to prevent the OoA though.

what, were you guys up all night posting? Not that it mattered but I would have missed anyway.

Four, I believe. I cast that spell twice and a healing spell once.

Sorry Melissa, but if you're going to insist on sleeping, you might not have the dedication it takes to play this game.

Actually, I was trying to drop the subtle hint that the creature wasn't in that square, ie. that the roll wasn't necessary. Subtlety and sarcasm are two things that come through poorly in this medium.

Cha, didn't you cast light on the wall?

Yep, that makes it three.

I did the whole ranged touch thing because you were aiming where Eberk was pointing before. If you want to pick a square like that blindly, you don't need to make a touch attack at all.

Cha's magic splashes glowing fire at the doorway, catching a small, slight humanoid creature with bat-like wings and a curling tail. It curses you in its unholy language, gestures with one of its hands, and suddenly it's whispering, hideous laughter echoes in your brain sowing a maddening sense of fear. Everyone make a Will Save vs fear, DC 14.

Rolls keep coming. 17+6=23. I ain't skeered. Wasn't sure if it applied so I rolled it nonetheless. Figured my odds of it actually working were slim to none at best.

Will save d20 14+0=14, not exactly a hot roll but good enough

"You don't scare me, you, you, CREATURE, you!"

Sari has been watching Ren and Stimpy reruns, obviously. My roll was 12 +5 for a 17. Take that!

+6, +5 man I guess I'm not very strong willed, I guess I'm afraid I'm gonna have to kill something then. Maybe that invisible pigeon or whatever it is, oh wait I think I see something.

I am afraid, very very afraid. 8+0=8

oh wait I think I see something.

You certainly did for just a second.

The thing is surprisingly fast and maneuverable. It darts back beyond the double doors and flies out of your sight. At least the last time you saw it, it was truly visible and highlighted by green faerie fire.

Those of you who made the save are shaken for 1 round.

Eberk, you are officially freaked out by the little monster. You got a good look at her - it's definitely a her - and she's scaly and revolting to look at. She's also carrying a little blade like a dagger sized for her.You get to be frightened for 4 rounds.

New map on the way. Sari's turn.

Sari moves into the room and casts a magic missile and the big, bad, little girl that scared Eberk.

I move to square (26,9) and cast yet another magic missile. I roll a 2 +1 for a total of 3. I have 8 spell points left.

"That's for scaring my friend, you beasty!"

Your missile winds its inevitable way across the room and smacks the mirth right out of the little demon's laughter. She shouts in indignation and fixes Sari with a malicious glare.

Eberk is going to spend his turn running. This is your first round of fright. Melissa, go ahead and declare your new position. Yod can go ahead.

I want to pick up the still loaded crossbow but not sheath the morningstar yet and carry both out into the other room say to 24,8
I would like to move further into the room but I figured pausing to pick up the crossbow would limit me to 30' of movement
No new map yet so not sure wheather I could aim at anything or not. Remind me to keep an eye out for a wand of magic missles next time we are shopping! Guess we should have bought the sword token when we had the chance

The map really is on the way now. Pam's new position is not reflected on it. The funny thing is I make the maps, I just forget to send them. Oops.

Eberk, send your position behind a spoiler.

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So I'll be at 24,9 then. Could I take a shot with the crossbow after picking it up and moving??

Gone for the weekend, but now I'm back. Time to swat a fly. I think Ishah and I are up. She'll stay put waiting on me. I think that puts me up.

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No, I'll let him by for now.

I take my first opportunity to run both freaks through with my sword to insure their deadness and then chase off in hot pursuit of the dwarf. "Sari, Yod...kill the bug. I'll follow Eberk. Come Ishah."

Since we're still in combat, I'm going to assume your attack on the dead creature is like a coup de grace move, which is a full round action. That will allow you a 5' step in the Dwarf's wake, which brings you to a point where you can just see his armored arse trucking down the hallway and disapperaing into the gloom. Running your scimitar through the downed creature halts the healing process that was slowly knitting its crushed skull back together.

The one Ishah's mutilating is very dead and getting deader by the moment. You've never seen your dog act like this, obviously. She's crazy ape-s$+* mad at the dead thing and has not let it go yet. Make a Handle Animal check to get her to follow.

The bad guys will act when I get home. Then a new map, then Sari's turn.

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Och. No more metagaming questions! I will say that they seem to continue healing while they're down, up to some threshold of damage where they seem to lose that ability. You've 'made sure' on a couple of them, and Ishah did that for you on another. I think the last was so obliterated by the AoO Yod administered that it was put beyond that point. Certainly the morningstar seems to be doing full (and devastating) damage to the brutes. The scimitar hurts them just as effectively. They just seem to have an inate ability to heal damage - up to a point.

Ok so if there down but still breathing stab or smash them some more got it!

Handle animal check is 8+7=15.

"Good girl Ishah, but let's go."

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