GM ShadowLord's Tyrant's Grasp - Group 2 (Inactive)

Game Master The Rising Phoenix

As Aralah moves to the rightside archway, Mithralline -- with hooked lance ready -- focuses on the other, keeping her guard up. She does her best to move quietly, though her armor makes that difficult.

Stealth: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

Aralah moves into the room searching it for signs of the trouble. She sweeps the room with her torch and sees nothing suspicious or dangerous, waving the others to join her.

The group moves up into the room and Aralah continues north into the archway when the sound of glass shattering to her left draws her attention. Two stained glass angels leap from their place on the wall, turning towards the party with their glass body shimmering against Aralah's torch. Luckily for the party, all of them are able to react quickly enough before the glass angels hit the ground.

R1: Rose, Aralah, Sarela, Laurel, Samalagee, Mithralline, Angels

"Hyeah!" Mithralline shouts as she reacts to the glass creatures, bringing her hooked lance to bear.

Hooked lance: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Rose takes a short step to the right behind Laurel and says, "Mith, I'm going to enlarge you shortly," as she begins to cast a spell.

5' step to behind Laurel and then begin casting Enlarge Person.

Not wanting to be so close to these new threats Aralah moves back dropping her torch and pulling out an arrow to use with her bow to attack.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 1 = 14
Damage. PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10
Damage. PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

If those glass angels had their bearings, Aralah's shot would have likely been dodges. Since she is able to react so quickly however, she nicks the edge of one of the creatures with her first shot but misses with the second. When the first shot strikes the glass however, the pane is thick and sturdy and the inquisitor didn't pull the bow back far enough to get enough force to break the pane.

Mithralline's lance arcs towards the creature as she calls out, but her trajectory is slightly off and she is going to miss it ...

Sam exclaims in surprise "What are these things? Maybe they won't attack us... They're so pretty..." But she moves forward and casts bless on her allies, just in case.

+1 morale to attk rolls and saves against fear.

Laurel moves forward, rapidly waving a hand over himself as he does so. His armor shimmers with light for a moment as he stands in front. "Come, glass angels! See if you can shatter me!" He taunts.

Shield of faith, move forward to make myself an obvious target. Current AC 19.

Sarela uses her misfortune hex on the angel closest to Laurel, starting her gigcle (tm) aftewards.

Sam's spell is the boost that Mithralline needed to close the gap between the glass angel and her lance. Shifting the slightest bit she's able to bury her lance through a large blue pane of glass, shattering it in the process. After the strike she takes note of the strength of the glass and even though she injured it, it is slightly less than she expected due to the hardness of the thick glass.

The angel that Mithralline didn't hit turns to face Laurel, slashing at him with two red glass claws. The first claw comes dangerously close to his face, but luckily his magical protection and Sarela's misfortune shield him from the blow and it misses. The second claw also fails to break his magical protection, leaving him unharmed. The angel then steps up to Laurel, closing the distance.

The second angel moves down closer to Mithralline and swipes at her twice, missing both attacks.

R2: Rose, Aralah, Sarela, Laurel, Samalagee, Mithralline, Angels

Laurel repositions himself, setting up a flank with Mith. Glass creatures...perhaps we should try to shatter them? On a gut feeling he draws his morningstar, swinging it at the creature!

Attack (bless, ferocious loyalty, flank): 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 22
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 1

Sarela looks to the other glass angel and says, ”Fate has turned about you, bringing you naught but ill will.” She then comtinurs her gigcle (TM). Glass angels? It was ludicrous!

Misfortune hex on the other glass angel, and cackle.

Aralah takes a moment to look at the creatures trying to discern if she knows anything about them before deciding how to proceed.

Know. Dungeon/Nature/Religion, Monster Lore: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 4 = 21

Delay for now, but will go before they do.

Mithalline jabs again at the glass, but it continues to be tougher than she expects, not shattering anywhere as easily as it should.

Hooked lance (flanking): 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 5 + 2 = 14
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Sam steps forward and attempts to help protect Laurel from the dangerous creatures.

Aid another to his AC: 1d20 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11

Laurel’s swing is placed brilliantly, but he doesn’t have enough time to put any muscle behind it hits the strong glass of the angel. Expecting the weapon to blast through the glass, he is surprised when it seemingly resists his strike and doesn’t seem to damage the stained glass angel at all.

Mithralline’s attack comes close, but she just misses as she’s unable to get a bead on these glass creatures.

Rose and Aralah are up.

Misfortune Will: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (9) - 4 = 5

Rose finishes casting her spell and targets Mith with it, causing her to grow.

Seeing that different types of weapons didn't apparently help Aralah just kept doing what she could. She takes aim at the nearest glass monster and looses more arrows.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 1 = 17
Damage. PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 1 = 14
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Aralah's first shot shatters a section of the glass pane, but her second shot narrowly misses.

Rose should still have an action this round since she starting casting last round.

The two misfortuned glass angels turn their attacks on Laurel, moving up to attack him with four slashing claws. Thanks to Sarela's laughter, only one of the claws cuts the cleric for minimal damage (3 damage).

R3: Rose, Aralah, Sarela, Laurel, Samalagee, Mithralline, Angels

Aralah grins a bit as her one arrows breaks some of the glass but seeing them attack Laurel unhindered she knows this isn't close to over yet. Taking aim she unleashes another volley.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 1 = 22
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Confirm: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 1 = 12
Add. Crit Damage: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (5, 3) + 2 = 10
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 1 = 10
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Laurel takes the attacks in stride. He is quickly learning that he is the best to weather this burden, and his martyrdom makes openings for the others. He feints an attack to leave an opening for the others.

Assist DC 10 (bless, ferocious loyalty): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 16

Next person who attacks after Laurel gets a +2 to hit, on top of any flanking bonuses they may be getting from him. I believe Mith should be able to take advantage of that.

Sarela adopts a defensive stance and continues her gigcle. I mean, literal stained glass creatures attacking them? How was that not funny?

Total Defense for +4 AC, and Cackle.

Mithalline takes advantage of the opening Laurel provides and slams her lance home with extra power, trying to break this thing in half. Given enough time, she knows, it'll be nothing but shards and colorful dust.

Hooked lance (Power Attack, flanking, bless, Laurel aid): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 5 + 2 + 2 - 1 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 4 + 2 = 9

Don't forget to up your damage dice Mith from enlarge. 1d8 -> 2d6.

Rose wonders how acid will affect the glass, she thinks it's about time to find out and she casts a blob of acid at the one Mith is not attacking.

Acid Splash, Bless: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 3 + 1 = 18
Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Whoops, thanks. Also including the strength boost from Enlarge (boosts my Strength to 18, so my damage should have been +6 instead of +4, then +3 because of Power Attack.
damage: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 6) + 6 + 3 = 19 Yeah, that helped.

Don't forget you are also -2 to AC (-1 from the -2 Dex [if you are adding any Dex to AC] and the base -1 from your size)

Sam was still up. Go twice peacemaker.

Mithralline's enlarge strike does significant damage to the closer angel, shattering numerous panes of glass. Though it is still up, there isn't much glass left inside of it.

Rose's acid sizzles on the glass pane, but doesn't seem to melt through it unfortunately.

Laurel endures four more attacks from the angels, a similiar outcome as the last set of attacks. One of them gets through for minimal damage (3 damage).

R4: Rose, Aralah, Sarela, Laurel, Samalagee, Mithralline, Angels

lol, 9 vs 19. +10 damage bonus ftw! although normally only about 3 :D Okay, so it seems it has at least 5 vs acid. I suspected that.

Rose smiles with satisfaction at the larger Mith smashing the glass. She draws her sword and says a few words of hope as she prepares to attack the other stained glass.

She'll cast Guidance on herself for once.

Attack, PBS, Bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 15
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 5
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

She pulls out more arrows and takes more shots, but bow arm is starting to get a little tired from the repeated movement, especially seeing how her attacks are generally ineffective. Luckily, the others are holding their own.

Sam casts guidance on Mithralline then on Laurel.

Laurel weathers the attacks, a cut opening on his cheek but he stands resolute. "It will fall soon!"

Assist DC 10 (bless, ferocious loyalty): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 10

Mith gets a +2 on her next attack.

Mithalline, enjoying being a bit larger (not that she couldn't handle two glass angels at her usual size, of course), slams her lance home again focus on the one I hit before if Aralah didn't kill it already.

Hooked lance (Power Attack, flanking, assist from Laurel, bless, guidance): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 1 = 21
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 3) + 6 + 3 = 18

Sarela maintains her defensive stance and gigcle.

After combat concludes, the party does an after action report to review their teamwork. So Sarela, tell me again. It says here you cowered and giggled in the fight, is that correct?

Though she considers herself ineffective, Aralah is able to put down the most injured Angel when she sends and arrow through its face, shattering the last pane. The remaining fragments and frame fall to the ground, leaving only the one angel on the other side of Laurel.

Mithralline steps up and swings her hooked lance over the head of Laurel and slams it into the other stained glass angel. A dozen different panes shatter simultaneously, destroying about half of the glass in the creature in a single blow.

The creature retaliates at Laurel, but thanks to the giggling in the corner it misses its only good attack.

R5: Rose, Aralah, Sarela, Laurel, Samalagee, Mithralline, Angels

"One more!" He cries, stepping around to provide Mith with a flank.

Assist DC 10 (bless, ferocious loyalty, flank): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 26

Mith gets a +2 on her next attack.

Attack, PBS, Bless: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 18
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Aralah is surprised when her arrow shatters the one glass creature but grins with renewed vigor as she moves for a clear shot and sends more arrows flying.

"Nice shot, Aralah!" Mithralline says encouragingly as she slams her lance home again at the remaining "angel."

Hooked lance (Power Attack, flanking, assist from Laurel, bless): 1d20 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (18) + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 = 27
Damage: 2d6 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 2) + 6 + 3 = 16

Yes, GM, this is where I cower in the corner and giggle. For now. Eventually I’ll do more, but a low level caster doesn’t have a lot of options.

Sarela continued maintaining her defensive stance and giggling.

Aralah and Mithralline both connect on their attack and the second glass angel reached a fate similar to the first, shattering into hundreds of pieces and collapsing to the floor.

Out of combat.

Sam catches her breath and looks around "Are you ok! Is everyone ok!?"

Rose breathes a sigh of relief as the second stained glass crashes to the ground and shatters. She'll sheath her sword and say, "Excellent! I like how you really tore into them Mith when you were so large. We'll have to do that again."

She looks a bit sheepish realizing what she said, "Not that I *want* more fights I mean."

Aralah smiles as the second bizarre glass creature shatters to the ground she looks to Mith and gives her an approving nod before stowing the arrow she was preparing to fire. She goes back and picks up her torch, while holding her bow in the other hand and notes "I'll scout ahead if anyone needs to tend to their wounds."

With that, she moves into the next room to make sure there aren't any further threats.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (13) + 11 = 24

Moving into the next room, Aralah finds a wide stair that ascends to the north, splitting into two graceful arches leading to a balcony that rings this room. The banisters are all made of elegant wrought iron, with teeth jutting from the ironwork and affixed to the railing. Three hanging lanterns of cut crystal illuminate the room. An elaborate fountain bubbles merrily in the center of the room, spilling water down a series of stylized flowers into a wide basin below. Teeth have been scattered in this fountain, partially obscuring a colorful mosaic in the basin. Two archways open into a room to the south.

Laurel smiles to the group, letting his shoulders relax. "Well done all."

He winces in response to Sam. "Some minor injuries." He places a glowing hand to his wounds.

CLW: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

"But nothing I can't handle. Save your magic for the thick of the fighting."

I have terrible domain spells right now so one of them is cure light wounds, despite the fact that I can cast it spontaneously. May as well make use of it.

"Yeah, that's not bad at all," Mithralline says happily. "Not that I couldn't handle it at my usual size -- I spent a lot of time learning how to fight things bigger than I am -- but it did add a little power to the lance."

She ducks her head as she follows Aralah. "There, next?" she suggests, pointing to the archways as she looks around.

Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Already standing in one of the southern archways Aralah sees no other doors or halls in the room so decides the only option is up. She moves around the perimiter of the room trying to see what is up on the balcony, if anything, before moving toward the stairs to head up and look for any doors.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Aralah doesn't see any traps or issues, so she begins to creep up the steps. When she gets only three steps up, sounds from above cause her to whirl and take note of six incoming flying creatures. Having seen these creatures from the day before, they all circle around her and shout "HALT! You are now entering the domain of Prince Uspid! The feet to continue to the second floor is ONE tooth per TRAVELER!"

They all hold out their pliers, ready to snatch a tooth. Already being down a tooth, Aralah has flashbacks from yesterday's pain and bleeding from the traumatic experience.

Aralah instinctively rubs her jaw from where they pulled the tooth yesterday as the little creatures coming asking for another toll. She stops in her tracks and looks to the others with a questioning look, hesitant to volunteer to give up another tooth.

Sam walks forward toward the creatures hesitantly and says "So... tell us about Prince Uspid?" She whispers to the others. "We need to think about what the price would get us..."