A Push of the Fates.... Zakhara... You Jewel!

Game Master Insnare

Paritosh keeps attacking the cactus...

Khopesh Attack: 16 - 1d20 - 2 - 1 - 1 ⇒ 16 - (15) - 2 - 1 - 1 = -3 Factor: 9; 3/2
Khopesh Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (4, 4) + 4 + 2 = 14 Type: S

twice...

Khopesh Attack: 16 - 1d20 - 2 - 1 - 1 ⇒ 16 - (9) - 2 - 1 - 1 = 3 Factor: 9; 3/2
Khopesh Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 + 2 = 10 Type: S

Ibn Taaib deflects with his round shield a flurry of needles, and cuts with his scimitar two quick strikes.

Round 3, 3/2 attacks.
Attack: 15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (17) = -2
Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
Attack: 15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (17) = -2
Dmg: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

Zairiah shoots at the cactus that keeps attacking her (not the one that is closer and headed to the water).

Attack (Shortbow): 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (4) = 9
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

Nura presses the attack against the cactus attacking Paritosh.

THAC0 13 w/scimitar: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (11) = 2 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
THAC0 13 w/scimitar: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (6) = 7 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Agrammar and Fadilah

Still playin' defense. Go team! You got this!

Nura and Paritosh combine to destroy the cactus attacking Paritosh.

Frackit helps the Zairiah and hits. Zairiah on the other hand misses her attack. The sheikh hits twice but the cactus is still active.

Agrammar attacks the cactus attacking the Sheikh 15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (2) = 13 miss

Cactus 1 shoots 8 more purple needles at the sheikh 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (17) = 0 hit doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (18) = -1 hits doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (2) = 15 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (5) = 12 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (7) = 10 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (16) = 1 hits doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (16) = 1 hits doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (6) = 11 miss. Then now in melee, you also get attacked by a very large green needle 17 - 1d20 - 2 ⇒ 17 - (12) - 2 = 3 hit doing 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 3) + 5 = 9 in damage.

Cactus 4 shoots 8 purple needles at Frackit 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (13) = 4 hit doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (19) = -2 hits doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (10) = 7 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (14) = 3 hit doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (6) = 11 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (18) = -1 hits doing 1pt of damage, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (7) = 10 miss, 17 - 1d20 ⇒ 17 - (18) = -1 hit doing 1pt of damage. Then now in melee, you also get attacked by a very large green needle 17 - 1d20 - 2 ⇒ 17 - (20) - 2 = -5 hit doing 2d4 + 5 ⇒ (1, 2) + 5 = 8 in damage. Saving throws 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 + 1 = 11 pass, 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 2 + 1 = 8 pass, 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 2 + 1 = 22 fail ,1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18 pass, 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18 pass. 2d4 ⇒ (2, 2) = 4

Initiative: Party 1d10 ⇒ 9, Enemy 1d10 ⇒ 5

Round 4

The sheikh feels himself groggy and weaker, your muscles are still working but they are seizing up.

Party

Nura moves to aid Frackit. "Damnable plants!"

THAC0 13 w/scimitar: 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (19) = -6 Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

is it 15 points of damage total?

" By the Trickster that hurt!" He says as he strikes again.

THAC0: 18 - 1d20 ⇒ 18 - (8) = 10

Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 6

Paritosh moves and attacks the cactus attacking Frackit...

Khopesh Attack: 16 - 1d20 - 2 - 1 - 1 ⇒ 16 - (19) - 2 - 1 - 1 = -7 Factor: 9; 3/2
Khopesh Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + 2 = 8 Type: S

It is 13 pts

Ibn Taaib, knowing there is little space for tactics left, fights some more.

Round 4; 3/2
15 - 1d20 ⇒ 15 - (17) = -2
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Zairiah shoots again at Cactus 4 .

Attack (Shortbow): 13 - 1d20 ⇒ 13 - (13) = 0
Damage (Sheaf Arrow): 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

The combination of Nura,Zairiah, Frackit and Paritosh destroys the cactus attacking Frackit and the sheikh finishes off the one on him.

Almost the milisecond after finishing his attack, the sheikh falls to the ground paralyzed.

With the final cactus destroyed, Fadilah rushes to the sheikh to make sure he's still breathing. She puts her staff down in the sand and kneels next to him, hovering over his rigid form and making sure that he can still breathe—that he doesn't fall over or roll face-down into the sand.

Ibn Taaib says nothing, as he is paralyzed.

He does mentally shake his head, thinking, "Would everything in this blasted desert only fight and nothing else?

Paralyzed does not mean you cannot talk.

While the medic type check on Sheikh, Paritosh makes sure the cacti are destroyed.

"Do not mind me; take shelter in this area until the heat dissipates so we may continue our journey." Ibn Taaib says.

Paritosh, do you attack the fifth cactus drinking the water?

Apologies, I missed that there is still one.

Paritosh attacks the last cactus...

Khopesh Attack: 16 - 1d20 - 2 - 1 - 1 ⇒ 16 - (18) - 2 - 1 - 1 = -6 Factor: 9; 3/2
Khopesh Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 4) + 4 + 2 = 13 Type: S

twice...

Khopesh Attack: 16 - 1d20 - 2 - 1 - 1 ⇒ 16 - (13) - 2 - 1 - 1 = -1 Factor: 9; 3/2
Khopesh Damage: 2d4 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (1, 2) + 4 + 2 = 9 Type: S

Zairiah tries to motion Paritosh away from the peaceful (so far) cactus before he attacks.

Maybe leave this one alone, since it didn't attack us?

"Fine, fine."

Paritosh relents.

Honestly, how would he stop before attacking the cactus? It does not really matter, although he would have killed the thing with those swings.

In a short period of time, Zairiah, Nura, and Frackit fall to the ground paralyzed.

Fair enough.

Paritosh looks at Fadilah, "any ideas on what to do, or do we wait for the poison to leave their systems?"

"Best I can do is to make them comfortable, if we can move them into a space close together I can cast the tiny hut spell to at least keep the heat from overwhelming them. After that I'll see if I can fetch an unseen servant to help us set up physical shelters so that they have some shade to prevent sunburn while we wait and rest," says Fadilah.

"We should fetch back the water flask and do our best to ride out this heat as much as we can."

It's your game, GM... no problem at all if you want to say the cactus is dead instead. I was just going with what I thought my character would do.

" This is embrassing, I am Poisoned!!!" He says seemingly angered.

"Quiet you. Lest we go through your pockets for looking for loose change while you can't resist."

He turns to Zairiah, "yes, yes, make with your magic tent, and we can haul these three inside. You said you have to stay in also, so I will be the only one tending the camels I guess."

"Sadly, yes, if I leave the area, the spell collapses," says Fadilah as she picks up the magic water canteen and stoppers it. She finds a flat spot of ground and says, "Over here." She scratches a mark in the ground with her staff, then says, "I'll help you move them all over here before casting."

Once the paralyzed team members are safely moved to a flat space she casts the tiny hut, which creates a momentary flicker as it generates an otherwise invisible dome that moderates the temperature inside. She then bustles about helping to set up pillows and blankets to make the paralyzed folks comfortable while they are unable to move.

Paritosh dutifully carries his fallen companions into the magic hut, making sure to have a running commentary on each of their shortcomings as he does so.

" At least Im the lightest" Frackit chuckles and rhen laughs at Paritoshes barbs

" I see humor is your true talent Paritosh!!! Do you pratice your material on the strange camels?"

"This is natural among my people. No practice is required."

" Which part the jokes or Talking to camels?"

"They are the same. Camels have a great sense of humor."

Later inside the tent, Mahara says, "What is wrong with these three?"

"Paralyzed by the needles of some cacti," says Fadilah. "Not something I can cure with arcane magic."

For her part, Fadilah has puttered around rolling up extra blankets or cloaks into pillows to keep the heads of the paralyzed party members comfortable, even offered to bring them water or tea if they start to feel parched.

Mahara says, "I can try to remove all of these paralysis on all four of them but it may not work or I can guarantee to free one each day for the next four days."

Fadilah asks the paralyzed teammates, "Any of you have a spell that removes paralysis? If so, we'll just have Mahara un-paralyze you, I'll help the others through the night if it persists, and then we'll un-paralyze you on the next day."

"Currently no, but also I couldnt work the magics if I tried" he said chuckling at the absurdity of it all.

"Alas, I do not know magic," Nura responds.

Apologies, I do not have the ability to heal myself either.

I take it my curse disease can't lift this, right?

You would need remove paralysis.

"So, we're waiting then?"

Mahara says, "Who should I treat today? Or should I try to treat everyone?"

"Excuse me, my lady," Ibn Taaib says politely to Zairiah. "It might be wise to focus on Sir Frackit for today, as he can heal our wounds in the interim. Tomorrow, it shalt be thou who is healed; for scouting is a crucial element in our current position. Lastly, I could be revived."

@DM/Party: Frackit first so he can heal us, then Zairiah, then I. I can be carried on the way; we don't need to spend the entire time in this hot spot.
@Paritosh: If you can, try to look for treasure here.

"Very well. Mahara, please treat Frackit first. We'll rest here and see if the poison loses its efficacy overnight. If not, we'll stay encamped and do our best to lie low while we wait to treat the others."

Mahara nods in agreement and walks over to Frackit and casts remove paralysis, Frackit feels a bit stiff after the casting.

Mahara says, "I feel a bit queasy and I will cast it again in the morning."

"You okay Mahara?" Frackit asks as he begins ti work out his joints and limbs. As he seeks to make sure his body was ready to cast healing spells on all of them.

What is everyone down so I know what level of healing I need to cast on you guys