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

Game Master The Rising Phoenix

Rose gives Aralah guidance on her next shot, which she lands. The snake tries to bite Sam and poison her like it did Mithralline, but it misses.

R3: Snake, Sam, Laurel, Rose, Aralah, Mith, Sarela

Melee bite Sam: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Mithralline strains, trying to make her muscles obey her.

Move. Move! MOVE! she thinks furiously, refusing to allow herself to be defeated by this stupid snake thing.

Sorry, I didn't notice GM SL botted Rose.

Sarela laughs again, prolonging the creature's bad luck from her Misfortune, but otherwise waits in a defensive stance until she can get into the room.

Move action to Cackle, total defense for +4 AC.

Sam holds her shield up to protect herself and tries to protect the helpless Mithralline as well.

Aid another AC: 1d20 - 2 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 - 2 + 2 = 14

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 + 1 = 7
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 + 1 = 22
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Confirm: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 + 1 = 8
Extra Crit Damage: 2d8 + 2 ⇒ (1, 8) + 2 = 11

Aralah continues loosing arrow after arrow, using the blunt ones that seem to be more effective against the creature.

One of Aralah's blunt arrows strikes the snake directly in the thick of its lower body, bypassing the hardened skin and nearly critically injuring the creature.

Laurel and Rose are up.

Laurel taps Mith on the shoulder, concerned look on his face. We place our faith for damage in you, you cannot falter.

Guidance on Mith, hopefully that can help her make the next save if needed.

Rose tries to backup and squeeze an arrow between a narrow gap and all of those people, but she hits the outside of the doorframe and doesn't come close.

The snake sees that Mithralline is about to break free soon and turns towards her, hissing something that resembles Paxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx as it lashes out and bites her again. Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7 damage + a DC 13 Fortitude save or be paralyzed for 1d4 ⇒ 2 rounds.

R4: Snake, Sam, Laurel, Rose, Aralah, Mith, Sarela

Fortitude: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 5 + 1 = 19

Mithralline finally breaks free of the poison locking her in place, even as the snake bites her again.

"Damnable creature!" she blurts out, "think you can stop me?!"

She punctuates her words with another jab with her trident.

Trident (Power Attack): 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 5 - 1 + 1 = 22
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 1 = 12
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Aralah launches some more arrows, but with Mithralline back in the fight, she has to aim around her and can't quite hit her mark.

Didn't we find a morningstar at some point? Who has that?

Sarela continues cackling madly as she maintains her defensive stance, unable to contribute more to this fight.

Move action to cackle, total defense for +4 AC.

Sam cheers as Mithralline recovers. "Good job! I'll try to help you stay safe!"

Aid another AC: 1d20 + 2 - 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 - 2 - 2 + 1 = 3

Both of Aralah's shots miss and Sam doesn't do a particularly great job assisting Mithralline, but Ms. Cort is able to land her blow on the snake creature just the same.

Laurel and Rose are up!

"Take it down Mith!"

Assist Mith to hit (bless, reclaimer, ferocious loyalty): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 19

Mithralline continues to pile on the damage on the snake and it appears to be breaking apart rapidly now, several bones broken and laying on the floor nearby.

Rose delays, waiting for an opening on the creature. The wicked snake lunges at Mithralline and would had injured her had it not been for the cackling witch outside of the room. Damn you misfortune!

R5: Snake, Sam, Laurel, Rose, Aralah, Mith, Sarela

Assist Mith to hit (bless, reclaimer, ferocious loyalty): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 21

Mithralline continues to press her advantage, using the trident to jab at the snake.

Trident (Power Attack): 1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 = 15
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 3 + 2 = 6

Sarela continues cackling, since it seemed to be helping things, while maintaining her defensive stance.

Move action to Cackle, standard action total defense for +4 AC.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 + 1 = 3
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Aralah tries to take some more shots with her bow, but her arm is starting to get tired from the continued use and she ends up missing horribly with both shots.

Aid another, Mith's AC: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9

Sam tries to help protect Mithralline but can't quite manage it.

The snake tries to bite Mith, but just can't quite manage that either. Failing so miserably in fact, that it misses and exposes itself to an attack. You can finish it here!

R6: Snake, Sam, Laurel, Aralah, Mith, Sarela

Bite Mith: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
Bite Mith: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

AoO: 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Assist Mith to hit (bless, reclaimer, ferocious loyalty): 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 18

1d1d20 + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 = 20
Damage: 1d8 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 3 + 2 = 8

Mithralline slams her trident down on it.

Poke Sam, Aralah, Sarela.

Aralah continues firing arrows at the creature in an effort to neutralize it.

Attack, PBS: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 1 = 12
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Flurry: 1d20 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 + 1 = 20
Damage, PBS: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Sam tries to keep getting in the snake's way, keeping it from biting Mithralline.

Aid another, AC: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (17) - 1 = 16

Sarela keeps cackling and maintaining a defensive stance.

Move action to cackle and standard for total defense for +4 AC.

Aralah's second shot finally does the trick, knocking the head off the snake-like creature and shattering the metallic spine. Out of combat!

This room contains the remains of a wooden table and two chairs—evidence of days long ago when this palace was likely occupied by humanoids of some kind. A ladder leads up to the floor above.

"Sam, could you help me with these wounds? I would channel but I think I'm the only one injured."

"I believe Mithralline was bitten by the creature, as well."

"Yeah, though it's just a scratch," Mithralline shrugs it off.

Despite her words, it's clear the wound wasn't minor, as blood flows down her leg from deep punctures in her thigh. Down 10 hp.

She kicks the snake to make sure it's dead and see if there's anything of use on it.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 41d6 ⇒ 31d6 ⇒ 4

Laurel sees that Mith is also injured and shakes his head. "Ah, apologies Mith. I get so distracted by my own pain." He raises his holy symbol and bursts energy out until they're good to go.

Mith it would be helpful if your header showed what your max hp is as well as your current hp.

Aralah, ok from the fight, waits for the others to get healed before she moves over to the ladder and notes to the others "We still need to find this old queen. Let me scout up there and I will whistle if it is all clear for you to come up."

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 When we are ready to move on.

Yes Sam would be happy to channel in such a case.

Sam sighs as the fighting ends and shakes her head as they go to look for more. "Oh my... this is tough..." But as Aralah goes, she taps her on the shoulder "Be careful!"

Guidance for Aralah makes stealth 21.

I put my stats in every combat post.

"Thanks," Mithralline says with a smile as Laurel heals her. She hefts her lance again as she waits for Aralah to return, antsily shifting her weight from foot to foot as someone else heads up the ladder first.

Aralah climbs the ladder slowly, taking her time and being quiet. When she reaches the top there is an 80'5' corridor with another ladder heading up on the opposite end. Except for a long weapon rack against the south wall, this room is bare.

Once Aralah indicates it's safe, Mithralline follows her up, ready to proceed to the next ladder. She hopes there are no chutes here to be found.

Aralah eyes the hall cautiously. She whistles for the others to come up and after they do she notes "Let me check it out, I'll let you know when it is safe."

She moves down the hall quietly and slowly checking for traps along the way.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12
Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13

Ugh...

Assuming she gets to the other side without issue, she will once again try and quietly climg the ladder to see what is above.

Stealth: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Sarela follows up once it's safe, eyeing the weapon rack as they go up.

Are there weapons on the weapon rack?

The group begins to climb the ladder and follow Aralah up into the room. Once everyone is up and begins to eye the weapon rack full of weapons, she moves not-so-quietly down the corridor, reaching the other side without problem.

Or almost without a problem.

Once she is within inches of the ladder her foot catches on a razor-thin tripwire that turns the rack of weapons into a death trap. Sam, Sarela, Mithralline and Laurel are all injured when a dozen weapons are flung with great force from the rack to the other side of the room. Everyone but Aralah takes 2d6 ⇒ (5, 3) = 8 damage from flying blades that embed themselves into your body.

After the trap has been sprung, everyone sorts through the weapons and finds an adamantine warhammer is the prized possession of the lot. Let me know when you want to go up, Aralah.

Aralah turns and gasps when the weapons fly across the room and slam into the others. Seeing no one is dead she mouths 'Sorry'... She will wait for the others to heal up before climbing up the ladder.

Sam winces in pain as she pulls a small dagger out of her thigh and nods. "It's ok. Just be careful!"

More guidance.

Then she heals the worst of the wounds.

Channel: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Weapons suddenly flying around her, hurtling themselves across the room. Sarela feels a blade slice her arm, and a warhammer takes out her legs, landing her on her back. Fortunately, nothing seems to be broken, and she nods in thanks to Sam as he channels to heal some of her wounds. Picking up the hammer, she holds it out to Mithralline. "In case we encounter something that can only be killed by bludgeoning it to death."

When had she grown so callous about death? It seemed that the horrors they'd experienced since they arrived were changing her - and not necessarily for the better.

Channel: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Laurel finishes the healing off. Somehow, the constant wounding and mending is starting to be dulled for him. An odd assortment, their group, light on the ability to cause havoc but absolutely drowning in magical healing. He suspects this will be his existence for a while yet.

Indeed! Sam will pick up some other spells eventually but her selections are not large. Then she'll be piling on the power-buffs as fast as possible.

Mithralline grunts as a morningstar hits her in the face, drawing blood from her eye until the wound is healed by Sam's power, and then Laurel's.

"This would have been useful a couple of minutes ago," she says with a bit of annoyance as she clips the hammer onto her belt. "But good find anyway, Aralah!

"Let's see if we can do the rest of it without anymore traps. If you need me to go first, I can."

Aralah climbs the ladder quietly, looking around. This long room atop the gatehouse has several narrow arrow slits to the north and south. Each is 2 feet high and only a few inches wide. The room is bare except for the ladder she is ascending from an alcove at the room’s eastern end. A low door stands in the center of the north wall, with a small, square window at the typical eye level for a human. The window is inset with a small metal grill, which has been stuffed with humanoid teeth.

Stepping off the ladder, a stout, hunched predator with a ruff of dirty feathers and a crocodilian skull for a head materializes out of thin air in front of her, its teeth clamping down on her arm. 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 damage and grappled..

Aralah is on the floor above you by herself. The enemy is out of your line of sight and she's blocking the only entrance to get up here, stuck in a grapple.

R1: Mith, Sam, Laurel, Croc, Sarela, Aralah

I'm assuming bless is no longer active. Also assuming Aralah cries out in pain.

"Hold on, Aralah!" Mithralline calls out, scrambling part way up the ladder and trying to pull her companion back out of harm's way.

Assist to break the grapple? Free action to break it? I know that's probably not RAW, but not sure what other options I have at the moment.
CMB: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

Bless will be down. Fair assumption she cries out in pain. There are not a lot of options at the moment. You'll need to climb the ladder and basically occupy that space while holding on the ladder in climb-mode. I'm fine with you assisting her break-grapple as your action. No one else will be able to get up there or see anything other than your butt.

Sam casts bless!!