Strange Aeons Too?

Game Master Just a Mort

I don't think I acted last round:

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

This round:

Garrosh continues with his barrage of mostly ineffective shots.

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

With Winter's help to provide an opening, Kilarra puts her full strength into the next attack. It misses by a mile.
Greatsword: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 2 = 11
Dmg: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (4, 1) + 12 = 17

"Ann, protect yourself!" Piotr yells at his sister. "I know" she snaps back.

Ann goes total defense

Piotr slashes away.

piotr attack, pa, flank: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 27
damage, pa: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 = 12

Sorry Garrosh on missing your turn.

Baldhart manages to nick the purple zombie slightly but Garrosh, fearing to hit Kilarra, sends his shots too high. Kilarra's greatsword blow is sidesteped but Piotr manages to cut the stomach of the zombie he is facing and it looks about to fall over.

The blue zombie attacks Piotr, with him barely getting his shipped up in time to block while the purple zombie attacks Ann clumsily.

Piotr: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

Ann: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Winter tries to distract the purple zombie for Kilarra.

aid to atk: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Party up

Baldhart feels pretty good about hitting that zombie! She decides to try finishing off the wounded one!

Fly to move: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24
(5’ straight down)

Overhead Strike: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Her flight is quite graceful, but her powerless attack whiffs.

Hanako continues to hold action of healing 9 HP with the wand.

Piotr triest to end the one between him and his sister but the blade slides off armor. Seeing it is nearly dead Ann abandons defense again and tries to help

piotr attack, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 16
damage, pa: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 5 + 4 = 12

ann slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
ann slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Greatsword vs purple: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18
Dmg: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (3, 1) + 6 = 10

Hanako, this might be a bad idea, but have you considered attacking the zombies with the wand?

Baldhart's clumsy strike clanks off the zombies helmet, as Piotr's blow is dodged. Ann manages to stab the zombie once but her blade doesn't penetrate it's magically enhanced flesh. Kilarra's sword stroke does not strike with enough force to penetrate the zombie's hide.

Guys I know there is not much we can do about it, but remember these have DR 5/magic and slashing.

Garrosh launched arrow after arrow at the zombie fighting Kilarra.

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Longbow on Blue, PBS, RS2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Garrosh fells the blue zombie with an arrow to the chest but the second shot hits the wall instead.

The purple zombie steps up and takes a swing at Piotr.

slam: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16

Winter tries to distract the purple zombie.

aid Kilarra to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Party up

Kilarra continues to cut and carve into purple

Greatsword: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Dmg: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 6 = 11

Garrosh snarls and shoots.

Move to Study and shoot.

Longbow on Pink, PBS: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (14) + 10 = 24
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Kilarra manages to slash into purple while Garrosh's arrow does hit but only makes a small nick. 6 dmg to purple

The siblings continue to slash away trying to put the zombie out of their misery.

piotr attack, pa: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 15
damage, pa: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 5 + 4 = 17

ann slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 2 = 20
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
ann slam: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 = 18
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Ann manages to nick the purple zombie with one of her daggers but Piotr's swing goes wide.

8 dmg to purple total

Hanako’s 9 healing from the wand remains her readied action, triggered if Kilarra or Piotr takes damage (of 5+, if I can be so specific).

Baldhart strikes again!

Overhead Strike: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17
S. Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

…and her aim is good, but power is lacking. She is, after all, a very tiny person stretched to giant size. This big body will take some getting used to.

Baldhart's shortsword does not penetrate the zombie's magically enhanced skin.

The remaining zombie tries to punch Piotr.

slam: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Winter tries to help Kilarra with the zombie.

aid atk: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Kilarra gets +2 to hit, party up

Baldhart decides she’s a bigger help if she distracts, as Winter does.
Feint (Aid Ann): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

She waves her sword obnoxiously in the juju’s face, then flies up out of reach!

Fly (5ft ‘step’ straight up): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (10) + 8 = 18

piotr attack, pa, flank: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 25
damage, pa: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 4 = 10

ann slam, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
ann slam, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 5 + 2 = 24
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

The siblings continue to attempt to widdle down the zombie.

Piotr, are you at 5hp like your header says? Also, what weapon are you using?

Bolstered by Winter's help, Kilarra puts more omph into her strike, sacrificing accuracy in the process.

Greatsword, pwr: 1d20 + 7 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 2 = 25
Dmg: 2d6 + 12 ⇒ (3, 1) + 12 = 16

If so, Hanako’s 9 healing is triggered and she can cast for the current round for a total of…
CLW wand: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
…16 healing from readied action + current round, and 24 total for this battle as Hanako also healed Piotr for 8 before rolling the 9.

@GM, if Piotr doesn’t actually need the healing, please ignore and leave the 9 healing readied.

He is using his longsword +1, slashing and magic. I need to go back and look at hit points, I've been at the inlaws for nearly 5 days so no proper keyboard, could have easily screwed something up.

he is at 34 and Ann 6

Ann is that low?!

Hanako races to heal Ann!

Full run around building to Ann this round. @GM, let me know if I can keep my rolls: 9 and 7 in that order (I believe Piotr took the 8 that got him to 34), or if I need to reroll them since the readied action was never triggered. Will heal Ann next round.

No you may not run over. Run works for straight lines only. Besides Piotr can prevent damage to Ann anytime he wants to if she's in danger of dissappearing

Piotr and Kilarra slash into the zombie though Ann barely nicks it with her spectral daggers.

30 dmg to the zombie

Moved back. Still readying the 9 healing as before.

"These monstrosities are resilient!" - Garrosh growls, shooting another two arrows.

Longbow on Pink, PBS, RS1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Longbow on Pink, PBS, RS2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Garrosh's first shot falls off the leather armor while his next shot goes wide.

The zombie continues to attempt to punch Piotr while Winter tries to distract it without success.

slam: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Winter aid another Kilarra to hit: 1d20 ⇒ 3

Party up

Baldhart shifts downward and closer to her target…

Fly (5ft step): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

…and…

Strike!: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

…misses.

Hanako is getting sick of this guy. She moves around Winter, volleys over the rail…

Acro: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (17) + 15 = 32

…then, from the stairs, she leans over and waves her wand like a sword.

“Just DIE!”

Wand Touch: 1d20 + 3 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 3 = 18
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"He seems reluctant to do so." Ann laughs. Her brother might be out of breath from hack and slashing but one benefit of being a not a ghost is no panting.

piotr attack, pa, flank: 1d20 + 9 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 9 - 2 + 2 = 25
damage, pa: 1d8 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 4 = 11

ann slam, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 = 13
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
ann slam, flank: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 5 + 2 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

There is no more need for words - Garrosh simply shoots.

Longbow on Pink, PBS, RS1: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Longbow on Pink, PBS, RS2: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28
Damage if it hits: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

CRIT?: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Additional damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Hanako acrobatically leaps over the rail, touching the zombie with her wand, and it collapses onto the floor, unmoving.

Lol. Now what?

As they decide their next steps, Garrosh checks the corpses of the now twice deceased for any valuables.

Using Detect Magic.

Hanako is pretty impressed with herself. I may be the worst fighter here, but looks like the dance lessons compensate for my noodly arms.

“Um… sorry. I know you guys could have taken this guy, I just… really wanted to hit him. Anyway, can I hit any of you? With the wand I mean.”

Hanako will keep healing until the friend-in-need says s/he’s good.

"I'm fine. Does... ... ... Ann. Does Ann benefit from healing spells, or does it hurt her like zombies?"

I'll make sure to cast Magic Weapon next time. Casting defensively is just not in the books right now.

Hanako is about to bonk Kilarra with the wand, but respects the warrior’s refusal. “You make an interesting point. Piotr?”

I’m guessing Piotr can give Ann HP and I heal him. Just check the above rolls and let me know how many charges I have left when finished.

Phantoms are outsiders and can be healed normally. Piotr cannot transfer hp to Ann but rather sacrifice hp to prevent her from poofing if an attack would bring her <0. This is not an action and he can do it even if he is dazed/stunned/nauseated etc.

Did Garrosh find anything on the juju zombies Mort?

Each juju zombie has a masterwork longsword, a longbow, 20 arrows and is wearing a suit of studded leather armor. Nothing magical.

Based on my rolls, and assuming Ann’s max is 21HP...

Hanako heals Ann with two charges. Up from 6 HP to 19.

She is about to cast again on Ann, then on Piotr as well.

@Piotr, let me know if I cast a 3rd or 4th charge. Click your choice for the HP result, assuming Piotr 34, Ann 6 before healing.

"I'm not dead." Ann says with irritation. Her brow furrows a bit, and Piotr looks worried. But they both accept the healing. Both thank the bard and stop her when they are close to healed.

two charges are fine

Aster! So good to see you! :D

crap, thanks! Posting from work does not have that lovely chrome plugin that sets a default per game. Technology makes me lazy

"Let's search this room first, and then tackle each tower. Sound good?" Kilarra will move out if someone agrees. Just before opening the door, she'll cast Magic Weapon on her greatsword.

Baldhart flies up and peers into the northernmost tower—literally grabbing the edge and peering over. (Or she peers into a window if there is a roof!)

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16
Perception: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

D12

Everything in this room is in disarray. Overturned and broken furniture litters the floor, and sprays of dried blood mark the room’s stone walls. A cracked mirror hangs on the eastern wall at the top of the stairs to this room. The door to the other side is thrown hurriedly open.

Kilarra does not find anything of interest in the room.

Take 10 perception given with regard to Kilarra as she did not roll.

15a,b,c,d,e

This round room in the tower is used for secure observation of the grounds outside via an array of arrow loops. A spiral staircase descends to ground level, while a circling wooden stair climbs upward to a trap door at the top of the tower. Each tower is furnished with a bedroll, a box for arrows, a stool, and a coal brazier. The door leading to the current level from the watchtower is open and there is no one inside.

Once Baldhart lands, she points to each tower. She flashes red and makes and X of her forearms after pointing to each.

Then she leans on the wall overlooking the courtyard. She holds up 4 fingers.

“Four men?” Hanako asks. [b]“Frogmen, I mean. Or zombies?”[/b\

Baldhart flashes red and makes an X of her forearms. She does this twice more as Hanako alters her guess.

She then holds up 4 fingers, then holds up her wrists so her hands arch forward limply, and she pants with her tongue out.

WE MADE IT THROUGH A LEVEL!!! <include the very necessary brow wiping in relief> :)

"We should take care of the feral dogs in the courtyard." Piotr says, earning him a look from his sister. "They look ready to rip anyone's head off. We can't risk them getting out and attacking someone."

Unless someone argues against it, he will use the arrows they have found and one of the bows to shoot until they are dead.

sorry Hanako, I wrote this and then got distracted, Piotr being obtuse isn't uncommon though.