The swarm manages to dodge a bit out of the way of Ferdrin's spell, BUT it still takes 7 damage.
Orzworth misses the ant swarm, but it still takes 1 point of damage.
It's got 1 hit point left. Boo!
The swarm moves forward to engulf Orzworth and Ferdrin. They each take 1d6 ⇒ 5 damage.
Ferdrin Fort save against poison:1d20 ⇒ 17 Orzworth Fort save against poison:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Ferdrin Fort save against distraction:1d20 ⇒ 3 Orzworth Fort save against distractin:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
Orzworth is poisoned and takes 1d2 ⇒ 1 strength damage. Ferdrin is Nauseated for one round.
Initiative Order - The Bold may act
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Ferdrin (unless somebody can undo nauseated, Ferdrin spends his turn screaming bloody murder trying to get the ants off)
Malthus
Orzworth
Swarm
Gardol
Jerrid
Herald
Male LG Oread Unchained Monk 4 | HP 36/36 | AC 18 T 17 FF 15 | CMB +6, CMD 22 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +5 | Init: +2 | Perc: +9, SM: +8, Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 30ft | Stunning Fist: 4/4 | Ki: 8/8 | Active conditions: None
Ferdrin should still be able to move (unless these ants' distraction is beyond the normal scope of nauseation.
Orzworth moves out of the swarm, pulling out his second bottle of acid. "Ferdrin, move," he says, waiting for his companion to clear the splash zone before tossing the flask at the swarm.
Male CG Human Brawler 3.2| AC 17 (T 12/FF 15) | CMB +6 CMD 18 (FF 16) *Grapple CMB +9 CMD 21 | HP 35/37 | Init +3 | Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +2 | Perception +6 | Speed 30' | Martial Flexibility (Move Action | 4/4) - Blind-Fight,
Jerrid looks at the potions and listens to the description given by those better at identifying stuff like this. He takes the potion of cure moderate wounds and hands it to Orzworth. "You take this. I'll take the potion of invisibility."
You are able to identify everything but the arrows and the fiery liquid. You also find the note hidden on the body. See slide 7!
You follow the tracks, and it seems they're headed to the exact same place as you. Better hurry! You continue down the ravine at a slightly faster pace.
The floor of the ravine slopes downward slightly and the foliage overhead gradually thins. the ravine is wider here, and numerous boulders scattered throughout the area attest to steady erosion. some of the boulders bear strange carvings and are even hewn into rough pillars, but they jut at odd angles out from the landscape and don't seem to be part of any surviving structure. Nestled in the shadow of two such pillars is a shallow pit scraped out of the earth by some massive creature's claws. The nest contains several branches, the half-eaten body of a leather-clad humanoid, several broken shells, and several large, intact eggs. In the trampled foliage near the nest lies the corpse of a massive, bipedal dinosaur, its tooth-lined maw agape and its hide pierced with dozens of crude javelins. Suddenly you're alerted that you aren't alone by a loud crack, but the source of the sound seems to be out of sight. The sound DID come from towards the nest.
On to the map and into initiative. Order will matter here.
Not sure if Ferdrin was genuinely confused or not, but Herald was talking about the Bad News about He/It/They, the unthinkable monstrosity from beyond the stars whose arrival, ten thousand years hence, the Herald is supposedly preparing for.
Male LG Oread Unchained Monk 4 | HP 36/36 | AC 18 T 17 FF 15 | CMB +6, CMD 22 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +5 | Init: +2 | Perc: +9, SM: +8, Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 30ft | Stunning Fist: 4/4 | Ki: 8/8 | Active conditions: None
Previously:
Orzworth accepts the potion from Jerrid as he reads the note. "Was this man killed by the ants, or by his companions?" he wonders.
Currently:
Orzworth moves forward and into the underbrush, pulling out his sling as he does so. He quietly loads his sling as he searches for the source of the sound.
Move and draw sling (stealth) as move action, load sling as move action
Male NG Human Arcanist 6 | HP 32/32 | AC 19* T 11 FF 19* | CMB 2, CMD 13 | F+2 R+2 W+5 (+1 vs illusion) | Init: +0 (+1 in Cheliax) | Perc: +4, SM: +4 (+1 vs. lying) | Speed 30ft | Arcane Reservoir: 1/15 | Tireless Logic: [X] | Volatile Conduit: [X] | Spells: 1st 0/6, 2nd 0/5, 3rd 0/3 | Active conditions: shield
{The} Herald wrote:
Not sure if Ferdrin was genuinely confused or not, but Herald was talking about the Bad News about He/It/They, the unthinkable monstrosity from beyond the stars whose arrival, ten thousand years hence, the Herald is supposedly preparing for.
The reference had slipped my mind. Now I recall :)
Male Human NG Ranger / 2nd | HP:17/22 | AC:18 T:14 FF:14 | CMB:4 CMD:18 | F:+5 R:+7 W:+1 | Init:+6 | Per: +6
GM: Since I saw the lizardfolk, doesn't my readied attack go off? The 5' step is a free action and the Perception is my move action so the attack would be my standard action...or do I have that wrong?
Male Human NG Ranger / 2nd | HP:17/22 | AC:18 T:14 FF:14 | CMB:4 CMD:18 | F:+5 R:+7 W:+1 | Init:+6 | Per: +6
Gardol looks nonplussed as he turns to answer Malthus after firing. "When I spy a creature awaiting in ambush, always...would you prefer I wait to see if Jerrid takes a spear in the gut before I fire?"
Malthus manages to catch a glimpse of this creature from the corner of his eye. He's not caught flat footed.
Morningstar:1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
The lizardman swings wildly off-center anyways.
Initiative Order - Everyone may act
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Gardol
Orzworth
Jerrid
Herald
Malthus
Lizardfolk (Top one is bloodied. It has taken 9 damage)
Ferdrin
Male CG Human Brawler 3.2| AC 17 (T 12/FF 15) | CMB +6 CMD 18 (FF 16) *Grapple CMB +9 CMD 21 | HP 35/37 | Init +3 | Fort +7 Ref +5 Will +2 | Perception +6 | Speed 30' | Martial Flexibility (Move Action | 4/4) - Blind-Fight,
See the lower path blocked for him to get to the enemy, Jerrid pushes through the thick foliage to get at the upper most lizardman. Upon reaching there he throws a punch at it.
Malthus slays the top lizard, and Gardol takes out the lower one after it receives a good pounding from Orzworth.
Out of intiative.
What now?
The scenario wrote:
The floor of the ravine slopes downward slightly and the foliage overhead gradually thins. the ravine is wider here, and numerous boulders scattered throughout the area attest to steady erosion. some of the boulders bear strange carvings and are even hewn into rough pillars, but they jut at odd angles out from the landscape and don't seem to be part of any surviving structure. Nestled in the shadow of two such pillars is a shallow pit scraped out of the earth by some massive creature's claws. The nest contains several branches, the half-eaten body of a leather-clad humanoid, several broken shells, and several large, intact eggs. In the trampled foliage near the nest lies the corpse of a massive, bipedal dinosaur, its tooth-lined maw agape and its hide pierced with dozens of crude javelins.
The dinosaur does appear to match the description of the T-Rex given to you by the Krihirik. It appears to have died from the javelins, but based on the low amount of nearby blood, it must have only barely succumbed to its wounds. There are a LOT of javelins, though.
Male LG Oread Unchained Monk 4 | HP 36/36 | AC 18 T 17 FF 15 | CMB +6, CMD 22 | F: +7, R: +7, W: +5 | Init: +2 | Perc: +9, SM: +8, Darkvision 60 ft | Speed 30ft | Stunning Fist: 4/4 | Ki: 8/8 | Active conditions: None
Orzworth studies the area as well. "There are more spears here than two lizardfolk would suggest," he says softly. "If there were more of them here recently, I doubt they left without good reason - or would not plan to return here soon." He turns to the Herald. "If there are signs of magic nearby, we should collect any such items quickly before departing." He scoops up one of the eggs and prepares to leave.
