Dark Claw: Are you waiting for the rope to climb? or just starting up the steps? Also, I would like you to check out the message I wrote to you here. I would like a response (private message is fine).
Touchy: Yes, somewhat evasive. Speed determines the DC, and as a rule I don't present DCs when that effects decision making, to limit metagaming. A knowledge/perception check I will throw into a spoiler for PbP. But I don't like giving a DC for that level of "well I will succeed here 90% of the time, and the other only 70%."
I try to run things in a narrative fashion: you tell me what you want to do, and I tell you what happens. I hope that sounds fair to everyone?
That being said...The stairs are steep, but you feel if you take it slow, and focus everything you have, you feel that you should be able to make it up without threat of falling.The full-round for 5 ft up, option has no risk of failing the climb check.
This is not metagaming though. First step... we take a 10... do we make it? Question answered. Keeping the information feels more like the GM trying to lure us into a trap then metagaming at that point.
I think I see where you're coming from. I'm not trying to "trap" you into committing to a difficult check for the whole climb. But it's not a you make a check, and then I tell you your progress. This is you indicate your speed (which determines your pass/fail DC), and I tell you results. So I need to know intended speed to determine whether a take 10 succeeds or not.
In the interest of keeping things moving...
Touchy:
IF Touchy spends the two rounds that Roni is rocketing upwards attempts to climb the stairs as fast as he can half speed, while taking 10 and is unable to gain a decent footing. He then tries again at a slower speed quarter speed, while taking 10 and is still unable to gain any upward momentum. Resulting in him still being at the bottom of the stairs, as Roni clears the plateau.
Aye, if the stairs are so difficult that a take 10 is not enough to move up them, then yes, we pretty much have to go the 1 step at a time approach.
Though these must be pretty crappy stairs! Or are these like those old Wile E Coyote moments, when they are actually just a picture of stairs painted on a solid wall? Where's a roadrunner when you need one!
As one climbs at a quarter speed... Eorsten and I are only moving 5' a round regardless. How does the rope change the climb difficulty?
To clear up how climb works: All climb checks with the rope are DC 5 for quarter speed, or you "take a -5 penalty to your check" to move half speed (similar to a DC 10). If climbing the rope, please let me know which speed you will be moving.
Roni lets out a jet of flame and rockets upward! After about 12 seconds he is even with the surface of the plateau...
Roni, and others ONCE they reach 40 ft up the stairs:
Jagged and barbed iron sculptures of various sizes cover the floor of this large stone plateau. A pair of wide stone stairs ascends to a balcony overhead. Shattered pieces of intricately painted pottery and shreds of fine silk are piled along the walls. Four pillars divide the space, holding aloft stone arches covered with pictograms. A wide pair of iron doors bears a ruby-studded engraving of an inferno and a hefty iron lock.
You also see three gray dwarves in combat gear outside of this impressive door. You clearly see each other.
Initiative - Bold may act: Roni
GM-T
Dark Claw -20hp & 1 Negative Level
Petrok 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC21), False Life 8HP
GM-DS
Elenial
Eorsten -17HP/5NL & 1 Negative Level
Touchy
Barry (Wolf) -14hp & 1 Negative Level
To clarify: this is after the first two rounds I have been figuring since learning of Roni's rocket boost. Roni is level with the plateau. Everyone else is on the ground at the base of the "stairs." No rope has been secured/dropped to this point.
As Roni arrives at the top and spots the guards and their probably a bit surprised expressions, he shouts over his shoulder: "We've got company here! I could probably use some back-up, but don't worry about me too much! Seems to be three of the dwarves we've been looking for!"
Roni gets to the nearest statue, and attempts to secure the rope around it. "No need to get hostile here, we're just looking to talk to you." said in common.
Would this require some sort of a roll? It's 100ft of rope, there's 20 ft to the stairs and 60ft of stairs + 10ft horizontal, so there's at least 10 ft left to just coil around the statue's appendage.
Roni's initiative mod is currently +16, +4 for the HA, total +20, statline shows the total before the HA (which I forgot to edit in, my bad). Checking the initiative, it doesn't seem to matter in this case, but just pointing it out for future combats.
You had said the rope was attached to a grappling hook, correct? No check then. Just wrap it around and hook it, as your standard action. Length should work.
Normally a 16 Initiative? Ah, see that in your tag line. On the first slide it's listed as +19. The +4 added after that is for your Heightened Awareness (also used Petrok's HA). Either way, you're still first.
Bruca, check was not high enough to make any progress. Still on the ground. Would like those stats uploaded during this combat. Please.
Roni makes his way to the top of the plateau and secures his rope to one of the iron sculptures. My bad for not placing the duergar earlier.
After he does this the largest iron scuplture groans as its metallic limbs come to life. The sculpture moves toward Roni and attempts to slam him.
Ah, right, yeah. That +19 is the base +15 plus heightened awareness, for a total of +19. It's +16 plus 4 for HA now with Roni having enough burn. My bad, forgot to edit the slide.
... It's probably best if the fast climbers go first >.> Elenial should reach the top in two turns with no chance for failure and Petrok should reach it in 3 turns (if not climbing hastily)
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Thank you so much! It looks a lot cleaner and I appreciate it! Could I ask for at least Ability scores(Str: 10, Dex: XX, etc.), Feats(just names are fine. don't need details), and your most commonly used gear(weapons, armor)? The more character sheet details the better. But those three will allow me to figure most things with some legwork. Thank you again!
Petrok looks to the more martial charactersEorsten and Elenial and says, I can move up that rope quicker than most...would one of you like the Gods to gift you with the ability to fly? Petrok looks tentatively up the steep stairs fearing for Roni's safety.
Petrok holds action until Eorsten and Elenial respond...Petrok has a +3 climb and a 40' move; (meaning he can climb at 1/2 speed making it to the top in one round in only failing if I roll a '1')
Touchy is right. Climbing at quarter speed up the rope is DC 5. Climbing the rope at half speed is (effectively) DC 10. Also, the stairs are 60 ft to the plateau surface (you're just able to see the creatures once you reach 40ft, because of their elevation on the other side of the plateau).
Petrok starts to put a plan in place, and waits for the input of Elenial or Eorsten. (If you guys want to let Petrok know you want to use his fly spell, I'll let you post that before your turns are up. (just to speed up the process of post to accept, delay, Petrok out of delay, person accepting fly out of delay))
Dark Claw is up!
Initiative - Bold may act:
Roni -17HPGrappled
GM-T
Dark Claw-20hp & 1 Negative Level Petrok-Delay 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC21), False Life 8HP
GM-DS
Elenial
Eorsten -17HP/5NL & 1 Negative Level
Touchy
Barry (Wolf) -14hp & 1 Negative Level
Petrok would still wait until the two he offered responded, if either says yes.. he cast the fly spell on one of them and begins to climb double speed. If they both decline he cast fly upon himself and ascends into the air at 1/2 speed 30’ directly up. petrok’s first climb check if needed:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
FYI , there’s little chance of Petrok actually falling, a failure by 4 or less only means no progress correct? Which would mean only on a 1 or 2 would Petrok fall . Given that a double move for Petrok at 1/2 speed = 40’ that means Petrok would only have to make one more climb check to scale to the top of the stairs and be there by end of 2nd round ; is my logic sound in this assumption? Or am I missing something again? Or does a double move require 2 checks?
Dark Claw pulls out scarabbane clasp and puts it on.
I'm not sure whether fixing it is a standard action, or part of the move, either way I should be able to draw and take a move, your choice
Dark Claw. I can't find an item by the name of "Scarabbane clasp." Do you mean either of these: Swarmbane Clasp or Golembane Scarab? Either way, activating a magic item (or putting it on) is a standard action. Both of these would take up your neck slot. So if you have another item there (Amulet of Natural Armor is common) it would no longer be active. Drawing and Activating would be your move and Standard action for the turn.
Also, at this point you can't see what's happening on the plateau, and Roni has only mentioned grey dwarves at this point. I assume your intention is the Golembane Scarab, if your character has one. but that's a bit metagamey...
The grey dwarves all begin yelling.
Dwarven:
"Enemy at the menagerie! Enemy at the door! Alert! ALERT!"
One of the grey dwarves red moves to have a clearer line of sight while drawing his bow. The remaining grey dwarves draw their bows in kind. They all take aim at Roni and fire!
This is a really ugly setup... just thought I'd mention that. The best option would have probably been for Roni to fall back... but getting grappled kind of nixes that.
Petrok, get Eorsten up there with your fly... Elenial can climb decently... Eorsten has a large armor check penalty to overcome.
I should probably have +4 AC for cover (or +2 ac for partial cover if it can see more than half of Roni) the golemthingie provides, meaning that even that one 24 would miss? Your call as a GM though. Nah, OOC? Don't worry about Roni or feel bad about the situation. He'll make do, and if he doesn't, he'll die trying.
As the Golem thingie slams it's fist down on Roni and graps him, it feels his body burning like red-hot iron.
Roni's Searing flesh causes 2 fire damage to anyone hitting him with a natural attack or unarmed, and 4 more if you grapple him for a total of 6. This damage is doubled if I've accepted a burn in the previous turn (Not important right now, but might matter for the next turn.
Roni grunts from the force of the blow as air escapes his lungs. "They play rough, friends, so put on your war paint!"
A bright and loud display of shimmering air and crackling sparks lights up the platform as Roni gathers his power. "You-" he spits between his teeth "You're a brick that's dragging me down. I gotta get rid of you." Empowered Blue-Flame Blast, Burning. concentration, combat casting, trait:1d20 + 14 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 14 + 4 + 2 = 27 vs DC 10+CMB+4 (judging on the grapple roll, DC 25)
With a roar, roni let's loose a blast of bright blue flame.
Ranged attack, which would provoke an AoO, but, a grappling creature can't take AoO's Empowered Blue Flame Blast, PBS vs Golem's touch ac,-4 for grapple:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30 Dmg, PBS:8d6 + 9 + 1 ⇒ (6, 1, 1, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4) + 9 + 1 = 40, using my lucky number 5=42 x 1.5 = 63 dmg
DC 20 ref save or catch fire (1d6 dmg)
vs SR should it have any:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
If that's enough to drop it, Roni rolls behind the nearby statue to take cover (taking a 5ft step and dropping prone as a free action). If not, Roni just drops prone in the grapple (if that's possible).
If it hits Roni again with a natural attack, it takes 4 dmg, and 8 if it continues to grapple. Took 2 burn for all of that, which equals 16 non-lethal damage. I left roni between squares depending on whether the big guy can take that + the fire damage from punching and grappling.
Good point on the cover. The balcony they're on is an additional 25 ft up, but with the iron sculpture right there, still cover. You don't take that 5 damage.
Petrok offered the spell, and it seems that Eorsten would benefit most from it, so I'm fine with Eorsten taking his turn as if he had the spell Fly cast upon him. And Petrok would take the remainder of his turn as well.
Initiative - Bold may act: Italics: actions will fall in with initiative Roni-17HPGrappled
GM-T
Dark Claw -20hp & 1 Negative Level
GM-DS
Elenial Petrok-Delay 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC21), False Life 8HP Eorsten -17HP/5NL & 1 Negative Level Touchy 20' up Barry (Wolf)-14hp & 1 Negative Level
I will post results from Roni and Touchy's actions once everyone else either goes, or I hit my 24 hour mark and bot everyone. Then will stitch the actions together "in order."
After casting ‘fly’ on Eorsten Petrok climbs up the rope at double speed. already rolled for first 20’ now rolling for a double move accelerated ‘climb check’ to cover the remaining 40’ ascent climb:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17
You can rise at an angle of 45* at half the speed. Fly spell gives you a speed of 40ft since you're wearing medium or heavy armor. By spending both actions on flying, you can get to the height of 40ft. Next round, you should be able to spend 1 move action to move 20ft up and reach the level of the plateau.
After casting ‘fly’ on Eorsten Petrok climbs up the rope at double speed. already rolled for first 20’ now rolling for a double move accelerated ‘climb check’ to cover the remaining 40’ ascent
Since you were waiting for a response on the fly spell, your turn was casting the spell (standard action), then one movement up the rope at half speed. So you would be at 20ft up, until your next turn.
eorsten wrote:
In this turn can I act or am I supposed to be flying to get up?
You have your turn to decide what you want to do. Using that turn to fly up 40ft, as Roni suggested, probably makes the most sense. I'll assume that's what you're doing, unless you say otherwise.
Elenial has about another 3.5 hours before I bot her and Barry.
Botting:Elenial looks at Barry and commands him to 'stay.' She then grabs the rope, and makes quick progress upwards. Half-speed attempts. At 30' up. Elenial Climb:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25 Elenial Climb:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Petrok casts a spell on Eorsten, and makes his way up the rope after Elenial.20ft
Eorsten begins flying back and forth, upwards, near the "stairs." 40 ft Touchy follows his party members up the rope. 20ft. Meanwhile Barry (the wolf) growls and waits patiently on the ground below.
Roni gathers power, drawing flames around him, and releasing a firey strike. Incinerating the very air around the statue! While very impressive, it appears that the statue was not harmed by the inferno near as much as other creatures might have been, and remains standing.
Reflex:1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7 Burn:1d6 ⇒ 3
The statue remains outlined in flames, but does not appear to mind.
Well those rolls were less than stellar. I think you posted the climb check somewhere but I can't seem to find it. Just let me know how far I move or don't move. Base speed 30
Dark Claw fumbles at the rope like a... half orc that can't climb ropes very well...
Hardness (Ex) When a creature with hardness takes damage, subtract its hardness from the damage. Only damage in excess of its hardness is subtracted from its hit points. A creature with hardness doesn't further reduce damage from energy attacks, ranged attacks, or other types of attacks as objects typically do. Adamantine weapons bypass hardness of 20 or less.
Since you were waiting for a response on the fly spell, your turn was casting the spell (standard action), then one movement up the rope at half speed. So you would be at 20ft up, until your next turn.
Yes I know this...because of the complex nature of this combat...I was unsure if we moved onto the next round...please consider my next round posted..ie...double move...accelerated climb check with a climb check result of '17'...
Dark Claw. The fastest you can climb is half-speed per move action, DC10. Or quarter speed per move action, DC5. We'll say you made it 15' up, but please specify in the future.
Touch ONLY:
Thank you for that. Yes. Hardness. I remember that being a bit of an uproar locally when all the robots appeared in Season 6. That distinction was not something I had seen until this point. Thank you again for clarifying (I will also end up passing this along to people in my lodge).
Roni, some rules have been clarified for me. I'm retconning the statues turn because...
As Roni's inferno fades away, the sculpture's severely melted and wilting frame falls to the ground. No damage. No longer grappled.
Petrok Kaznikh wrote:
GM wrote:
Since you were waiting for a response on the fly spell, your turn was casting the spell (standard action), then one movement up the rope at half speed. So you would be at 20ft up, until your next turn.
Yes I know this...because of the complex nature of this combat...I was unsure if we moved onto the next round...please consider my next round posted..ie...double move...accelerated climb check with a climb check result of '17'...
Understood. Will use those rolls for your next turn.
Two of the grey dwares green and red reposition themselves. Tow of them green and blue loose arrows at Roni. While the remaining red dwarf takes a shot at Eorsten, as he becomes visible to the dwarves once he reaches 40ft up the stairs.
Roni gets hit with two arrows, while Eorsten is surprised to take an arrow while he is flying.
Initiative - Bold may act: Roni-35HP GM-T -53hp | out of initiative Dark Claw15' up |-20hp & 1 Negative Level
GM-DS
Elenial30' up Petrok20' up | 1 Negative Level, Barkskin (AC21), False Life 8HP Eorsten40' up Fly -26HP/5NL & 1 Negative Level Touchy20' up Barry (Wolf) -14hp & 1 Negative Level
Roni dropped prone, so +4 ac vs ranged attacks for total ac 28, so the blue @27 probably missed as well. Roni had 17 dmg, with the green hitting for 12 should leave me at 29 dmg (or, 22hp left) ^_^ The statuethingie looks so sparse that I'm not expecting it to provide cover, even if I'm speaking about cover in the description (just slightly "re-skinning" my prone condition, hope you don't mind! ^_^
Roni takes cover behind the statue, keeping his head down as the arrows rain down around him.
Move action to stand up, 5ft step, dropping prone again
Shouting over his shoulder to the dwarves"Listen! I don't know who you are, but strike m-" Roni stops abruptly and gasps in pain as an arrow pierces his shoulder. "-me and I'll burn you to the ground." he finishes his sentence, speaking mostly to himself.
Peeking from his shelter, The Flame Alchemist snaps his fingers. A spark flies towards the duergar, igniting the air into a pillar of flames that engulfs the Green and Red dwarf.
Fire Eruption:4d6 + 9 ⇒ (5, 3, 1, 5) + 9 = 23 DC 19 ref save for half damage
Botting Elenial and Eorsten:
Elenial continues climbing. And just reaches the top of the stairs.
Elenial Climb:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23 Elenial Climb:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (13) + 9 = 22
Petrok, since there is 40' remaining, that is two move actions, requiring a second check. Petrok Climb:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 22
Petrok finishes the climb and arrives just to the top of the stairs.
Eorsten continues to fly along the stairs at an angle upward, then begins flying up to the dwarves on the balcony.
Touchy makes slow progress up the rope, slipping at one point, but catching himself before falling. 10'
Barry continues growling at the bottom of the stairs.
Roni calls down a pillar of fire on two of the grey dwarves.
Green Reflex:1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 2 = 23 Red Reflex:1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 2 = 8
Dark Claw makes slow but steady progress up the rope. 15'
One of the green dwarves takes a 5-foot step to have a clearer shot at Eorsten.
All of the grey dwarves loose arrows. The red one aiming at Roni takes a more careful aim than his friends.
attack,green rs:1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 - 2 = 16 dmg-Eorsten:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 attack,green rs:1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 11 - 2 = 19 dmg-Eorsten:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
