GM Auke's #8-99: The Solstice Scar, Version D (CORE Subtier 3-4) - OUTPOST II (Inactive)

Game Master Auke Teeninga

Mao
Lukian
Wolf Red -11
Cloudia Sickened
Aurus Sickened, Prone -15
Ny'a Sickened, entangled, Wolf entangled
Wolf Blue -20

The little gnome moves in such a way that he can get both wolves without hitting his party and casts color spray
DC 17 Will

Willsave Red: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Willsave Blue: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19

Both the Mutated Dire Wolfs save against Lukian's spell.

He pouts.

Botting Mao

1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 Miss
1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16 Hits for Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

The red wolf attacks Aurus

To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 Hits for Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Cloudia Sickened
Aurus Sickened, Prone -27
Ny'a Sickened, entangled, Riding Dog entangled
Wolf Blue -27
Mao
Lukian
Wolf Red -11

Cloudia starts making her way to the other side of the wolves, firing magic missiles at red as she goes.

ding: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Ny'a struggles against the weeds, as does her mount. She tries her best to keep up fighting, struggling through the plants and her sickness to make an attack on the wolf in front of her.

Aurus groans from the ground and summons some of his healing magic. Lay On Hands: 1d6 ⇒ 5

He takes another swing from the ground.

Attack: 1d20 + 8 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 8 - 4 - 2 = 15
Damage: 2d6 + 6 ⇒ (2, 1) + 6 = 9

What sort of boost are we getting from the Spirits condition going on?

What sort of boost are we getting from the Spirits condition going on?

None, it’s a boon for a future encounter. We’re trailing a bit atm :-(

Cloudia starts making her way to the other side of the wolves, firing magic missiles at red as she goes.

Cloudia shoots a magic missile and walks into the shrubbery.

The flora tries to get a hold on her!

reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 Succes!

Cloudia manages to stay unentangled!

Ny'a struggles against the weeds, as does her mount. She tries her best to keep up fighting, struggling through the plants and her sickness to make an attack on the wolf in front of her.

Ny'a and her riding dog try to break free, but fail and their attacks also miss.

Aurus groans from the ground and summons some of his healing magic. He takes another swing from the ground.

Aurus manages to hit and deals some damage

BTW: Sickened also reduces weapon damage by 2

The blue wolf attacks Aurus

To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 Misses

Mao
Lukian
Wolf Red -13
Cloudia Sickened
Aurus Sickened, Prone -27
Ny'a Sickened, entangled, Riding Dog entangled
Wolf Blue -34

The gnome will pull out his wand of magic missiles and fire a shot at red wolf
1d4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Mao continues to attack the blue wolf.

Flurry1: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16
Flurry2: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Mao continues to attack the blue wolf.

Mao's first hit downs the wolf, so he steps 5 foot to the north and delivers the second hit to the remaining wolf!

The remaining Wolf continues its attack on Aurus

To Hit: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Hits for Damage: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Cloudia Sickened
Aurus Sickened, Prone -35
Ny'a Sickened, entangled, Riding Dog entangled
Mao
Lukian
Wolf Red -15

Cloudia makes a double move to put her in a flank with the wolf for the more melee oriented pathfinders, poking at it threateningly with her longspear. She avoids the grasping vegetation as best she can. (not sure it the wolf has reach, but if it does it will get an AoO on her).

(not sure it the wolf has reach, but if it does it will get an AoO on her).

The wolf doesn't take an AoO on Cloudia, so it looks like it doesn't have reach.

Fighting through her illness, and the grasping plants, Ny'a attempts to land another--hopefully a final--blow on the last wolf.

Fighting through her illness, and the grasping plants, Ny'a attempts to land another--hopefully a final--blow on the last wolf.

Ny'a manages to hit and damage the wolf.

Aurus Sickened, Prone -35
Mao
Lukian
Wolf Red [ooc]-24[/oo]
Cloudia Sickened
Ny'a Sickened, entangled, Riding Dog entangled

"Hang in there. The other one's down. I think we've got this one."

Flurry: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15
Flurry: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
Damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Is that a +5 after the bless or before it?

Is that a +5 after the bless or before it?

Doesn’t really matter as the AC is 14

Mao punches twice and the wolf falls!

Combat is over!

Also the sickened condition ends.

Aurus lies on the ground and looks up at Ny'a. "I'd say I don't normally spend that much time lying on the ground, but thinking back I think it would be a lie." He hauls himself to his feet and draws his wand of CLW. "Anyone? Just me? Great."

CLW, 4 charges: 4d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 1, 4, 3) + 4 = 19

"Damn thing, I just gotta..."
CLW, 2 charges: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (7, 5) + 2 = 14

He takes the wand and swipes it over the last scrape on his face. 1 more charge, 7 charges total "Alright, I'm good to go. Where to?"

The forest opens to a small clearing that is free of the dark flowers that seem to permeate the rest of the landscape. A ring of tall grey trees circles the clearing, their branches reaching toward each other to form a ceiling of black leaves. A chorus of whispering voices echoes within the clearing as countless faces form out of tree bark only to meld back in, flowing from tree to tree. Three of the faces remain in place and speak out in unison. “Who wanders these forlorn paths? Do you seek to join us? Join us!”

"I mean, it's not a strategy I would have chosen, but then again, I ride a dog! I'm not sure how we would get that done from our backs." She smiles as Aurus picks himself up and gets to healing. "You did great, though! Very impressive swordwork from the ground."

Aurus, if you spend any more time on your back, you might be mistaken for breeding stock he says laughing and offering Ny'a a pineapple empandas.

know nature to see if he knows what these things are
1d20 + 9 ⇒ (7) + 9 = 16

know nature to see if he knows what these things are

1d20+9

Lukian thinks these entities are trapped spirits, a diverse mix of nature spirits and mortal souls. Although they probably have only fuzzy memories of their mortal lives, the spirits are likely very familiar with the forest, its shifting paths, and the source of the blight.

Lukian thinks it might be useful to talk to these spirits and get them to share their knowledge.

"I mean, it's not a strategy I would have chosen, but then again, I ride a dog! I'm not sure how we would get that done from our backs." She smiles as Aurus picks himself up and gets to healing. "You did great, though! Very impressive swordwork from the ground."

"Yeah, wait til you see what I can do when some big damn dog isn't trying to make me a snack from the ground - sorry 'bout the swearing, pupper," he says, talking normally to the gnome but taking on a sweet 'good boy' tone when he talks to the dog.

A chorus of whispering voices echoes within the clearing as countless faces form out of tree bark only to meld back in, flowing from tree to tree. Three of the faces remain in place and speak out in unison. “Who wanders these forlorn paths? Do you seek to join us? Join us!”

Aurus looks at the spirits for a moment, wracking his brain for any stories he knows about them.

Know: Nature: 1d20 ⇒ 10

He gives a mental shrug and responds. "Aurus Goldson wanders these forlorn paths. I did not seek to join you, but rather seek Ivvora's resting place. Can you help us? Will you help us?"

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17

There are 3 faces that interact with you: Aggressive Face, Calm Face, and Joker Face.

Each of you can study one face and its behavior to learn about its personality and which strategies might be most effective against it.

Choose one of them and roll a sense motive.

The gnome will engage the funny face

The gnome will engage the funny face.

Bluff: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

Somehow the face seems pleased with Lukian's words.

1 succes! Two faces left!

I forgot I had a bluff modifier :)

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Aurus will attempt to speak frankly with the calm face.

Not sure if the other diplomacy check didn't count or if retries are allowed, but I'll attempt to aid anyone else making one:

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

sense motive: 1d20 ⇒ 12

"Odd things. I can't make any sense of any of them."

She will try to intimidate the angry face, figuring it make sense to meet anger with bluster.

"Nobody messes with us without consequences."

intimidate: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

[dice=sense motive]1d20

"Odd things. I can't make any sense of any of them."

She will try to intimidate the angry face, figuring it make sense to meet anger with bluster.

"Nobody messes with us without consequences."

[dice=intimidate]1d20+8

Somehow the face seems pleased with Cloudia's words.

2 successes! One face left!

Not sure if the other diplomacy check didn't count or if retries are allowed, but I'll attempt to aid anyone else making one:

As you weren't targeting any of the faces specifically with your first roll, I'm ignoring it.

Mao and Ny'a can still make Sense Motive checks vs. the calm face.

Mao tries to study the calm face.

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Mao tries to study the calm face.

[dice=Sense Motive]1d20 + 8

By observing the spirit Mao discovers that although it maintains a calm appearance, it inwardly seethes with rage towards the blight and Mother Bloodleaf.

[dice=sense motive]1d20

"Odd things. I can't make any sense of any of them."

She will try to intimidate the angry face, figuring it make sense to meet anger with bluster.

"Nobody messes with us without consequences."

[dice=intimidate]1d20+8

lol, Cloudia is bullying the spirit, lol

Mao says to his allies to show feats of strength to the tree. He starts by showing some stances he learned from the monastery where he trained.

Mao says to his allies to show feats of strength to the tree. He starts by showing some stances he learned from the monastery where he trained.

CMB Mao: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

The spirit is impressed by Mao's stances.

Encounter succesfully concluded.

The three spirits seem to follow you and occasionally manifest in tree trunks along the way and are able to give some directions.

The spirits suddenly freeze in place as a burly middle-aged man with the ears and legs of a goat steps out from behind a tree. He grins and waves his hand. “Ho there, adventurers! I got bored waiting, so I think we should have some fun! Don’t worry, this won’t take long. I wouldn’t want you to miss the main event, and I plan to have a front-row seat. Oh, where are my manners? The name’s Grimpfkin. So, what do you say? Do you choose to test your speed or might?”

Knowledge (nature)
Aurus: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (5) + 0 = 5
Lukian: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

Lukian thinks this is a very powerful fey creature, as he can't recall anything.

If you want to test your combined speed like this post

If you want to test your combined might like this post

Aurus is all about that might, though I think we'd do really good on the speed route - between a monk, a mounted combatant, and me casting Expeditious Retreat, we got some real firepower in the speed department.

Speed for me.

He is neither fast nor strong, lol.