GM Tyranius Bandits of Immenwood (Inactive)

Game Master Tyranius

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Khan avoids being entangled. He then decides to change the way he moves toward the centaur. He starts by trying to charge the centaur.

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (14) + 7 = 21

It was just a question of motivation. He continues his move...

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

But this time it doesn't work out well and he doesn't manage to reach the centaur.

Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Anjo avoids being entangled.

Is there a realistic chance of Anjo finding the lead box and putting the shard back in it?

"I am wondering if we should not have broken that seal!"

The lead-lined box is what was just blasted to splinters by the lightning

Milord sees vines and grass growing like crazy--
Reflex vs DC16: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (15) + 10 = 25
--but manages to avoid being caught...

Milord tries to move against the wind--
14 Athletics w. Assurance is a success vs. DC14 (so can act in the wind)
--and his years of managing to maneuver while drunk pay!

He starts "running" against the wind--
Three Strides @1/2 speed in difficult terrain = moves 3 squares

Anjo attempts to move against the wind

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

Milord glances at the bard-- I wonder if he is a good Mime?
Should try to Perform "walking against the wind" to move faster!

I missed the difficult terrain, I've moved one square back. Slug race!

Anjo, you missed it, too. You should have moved 1 square only.

Reflex, DC16: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

Xun avoids being grabbed by the plants and tries to leave the cart.

Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15
Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

At first he fails, his body is hit with some wooden plank. Then he is able to find his way through the whirlwind.

"I weave tales, and not pretend to be locked in the box!" he yells back to Milord

1/2 move forwards, no walking against the wind

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

Doc is held back by the buffeting winds, until he finally rallies and advances forward.

@Milord- Correct, half speed so 10 then difficult terrain so each square is double movement.

Doc is able to just get out of the entangling weeds as him and his companions struggle onward. Another bolt of lightning leaps from the sky striking at Xun and Khan.

Electric Arc (Xun and Khan): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 DC 16 Basic reflex

Vengeant Thorn raises his staff in the air. "Now do you see the power?" A blast of pressurized water slams into Doc's body.

Hydraulic Push: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

The water sloshes into the mud, not pushing Doc back at all.

Active Party Buff Reminder
Inspire Courage until round 5

Round 4
Xun (16/16)
Khan (22/22)
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Vengeant Thorn
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Round 3
Doc (25/28)
Anjo
Milord (24/24)

Anjo once again tries to move out of the area

Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

He then sets himself against the wind.

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

Free of he magical entanglement, Anjo continues through the natural entanglement.

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

So I moved back one square from last round, then got back to that square, then moved diagonal into normal terrain and up through difficult with full movement. Last round is half movement through normal terrain, so two squares diagonal.

Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

Doc mutters something, though the words are lost in the wind ...

Now finally adjacent to their adversary, he pulls his dagger.

Milord sees some vines growing up his pants' legs--
Reflex vs DC16: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
--but manages to yank it out and not be tied down:
"Only Rosie can get in my pants, vine!"

He moves with assurance against the wind, up through the last part of wild vegetation, and then out of it onto the muddy road.

Seeing how the road itself is now slick with mud, he goes for the firmer ground between the trees, slowly moving along.

Three Strides @1/2 speed: 2 in difficult terrain, 1 between the trees for 2 squares
(not sure about the last square, since a lot are 50/50 w. trees or such, move one square back if that was difficult terrain)

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24

The Lord of the Winds and Tides protects his faithful.

"I am a warden of the forest, primal magic doesn't work on me!"

Khan then decides to continue his tactic of charging towards the foe and manages to progress.

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22

And as usual, his last movement is a bit weak, but this time it's enough to progress a little.

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

Xun is up.

Reflex save, DC16, orc superstition: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 6 + 1 = 21

Xun is not protected by the Lord of Winds, but he has loas to look after him.
XUn has Orc Superstition giving him +1 to saves vs spells.

Reflex, DC16, orc superstition: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 1 = 11

But apparently his while protection kept him safe from the lightning but not the plants.

Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2
Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Athletics, DC14: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

Xun stays as he is.

The group kicks through the thickening vines, fighting closer and closer to Vengeant Thorn, lightning continues to strike as Vengeant Thorn also crackles lightning from his staff.

Electric Arc (Doc and Khan): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 DC 16 Basic reflex
Electric Arc (Anjo and Milord): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5 DC 16 Basic reflex

He stumbles backward slightly as you begin to surround him.

Active Party Buff Reminder
Inspire Courage until round 5

Round 5
Xun (15/16)
Khan (22/22)
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Vengeant Thorn
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Round 4
Doc (25/28)
Anjo
Milord (24/24)

Reflex vs Spell: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

His bow useless, Anjo puts it away. The ranger then attempts to advance.

Athletics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19

Advancing along the road, Anjo strikes the thorn with his bastard sword in both hands.

Strike wInsp: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18 Damage: 1d12 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9

"What right do you have to take from us that which we posses?!"

Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11 6 points of damage it is ...

Doc tries to press forward to attack the creature.

Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Athletics(untrained): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

"Stand still," he mutters, as he finally gets within range, moving around so the centaur has less room to escape, and lashes out with his dagger.

I don't think this guy has been getting AoO, but if so, I did move through a threatened square to get behind him.

Dagger attack, inspiration: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8
Dagger damage, inspiration: 1d4 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 + 1 = 5 S

Spending Hero Point to reroll attack w/ promotional vestments bonus: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 1 + 1 = 17

The violent winds, and being shocked by the electrical damage, almost make his attack go wide ... but he recovers and does a much better strike. Not sure if it made it or not.

Doc, you can flank him with me....by moving one square over. And remember, since, neither of us have AoO, we can't really block him in anyway.

Reflex vs entanglement, DC16: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 1 = 16

Athletics, DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

Xun escapes the vines and moves forwards. He is close enough to unleash his own magic. It goes without saying that the centaur is superior in terms of magic but Xun has his spirits. And ghost of mwangi are not something that one can dismiss. Xun calls for the spirits. All of his allies can't see it as they are turned towards their enemy, but the centaur spots green translucent energy showing on the edges of the whirlwind. Xun sends forward ghost to torment the druid.

Damage mental, inspire courage: 2d4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 4) + 1 = 6 Casting Phantom Pain Will save DC17, 1d4 persistent mental damage on fail

Repositioned to provide flanking. My positioning was more about being able to go after him if he moved, than actually preventing him from moving.

I don't think we'll have any chance of chasing him down if his movement is unaffected by the storm.

Khan progresses with great difficulty on the last 10 feet but manages to get next to the centaur.

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

He then tries to do something with his antlers...

Grapple: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12
Grapple: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

... but noone clearly understands what it was supposed to be.

When the dice don't want...

As the storm hits Milord, he--
DC 16 Basic reflex: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (13) + 10 = 23
--is able to duck.
2 damage

Then he moves along the side of the road, climbing over a tree, and then up to enemy horse-man.

Stride x 3

Flanking with Anjo, Doc is able to slice his dagger across the centaur's arm and Anjo's bastard sword into his side.

Will Save DC 17: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

The phantom pain causes Vengeant Thorn to wrench in pain as his chest heaves.

Khan Reflex DC 16: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Khan struggles to get a decent hold on anything as the wind tosses him around. His feet sliding in changing directions through the mud.

Electric Arc (Doc and Khan): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 DC 16 Basic reflex
Electric Arc (Anjo and Milord): 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 DC 16 Basic reflex

The lightning gets closer and closer as it arcs through the air. "It belongs to noone!" Vengeant growls.

Round 6
Xun (15/16)
Khan (16/22)
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Vengeant Thorn (-20)
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Round 5
Doc (19/28)
Anjo
Milord (22/24)

Inspired, Milord--
Reflex vs DC16: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (9) + 10 = 19
--manages to lean back, and avoid part of the arc...
3 damage

He then steps over to be able to flank the Centaur.
1 Action Stride

Now he first slashes at the Storm-Summoning Windy-Druidic beast--
Shortsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 + 1 = 24 (vs. -2 AC, Flatfooted)
Slashing: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 3

--before trying to drive the shortsword into its chest--
Shortsword: 1d20 + 8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 1 = 12 (vs. -2 AC, Flatfooted)
Piercing: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 1 = 6
Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 3
--but his feet slip in the mucky road.

I don't know if I'm still inspired, but I guess Xun will cast Inspire Courage again, so I count it.

Khan feels that the situation gets worse, that something is happening. So he concentrate himself one last time, stepping on the side to get into flanking position.

Athletics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (20) + 7 = 27 I should have attacked...

He then attacks the centaur relentlessly with his antlers.

Attack (VS Flat-Footed): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 bludgeoning damage.

Attack (VS Flat-Footed): 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9 bludgeoning damage.

The lingering Inspire ended on Round 5

Delaying for Xun in case he inspires

Anjo designates the Thorn as his prey once again.

Trigger another RK check

Then he attacks Haven't added Inspire or Flank

Bastard Strike two handed: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6
Bastard Strike (2): 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12 Damage: 1d12 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Reflex...almost forgot: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

I also forget about the reflex save.

Reflex: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Khan doesn't even tried to evade the lightning as he was too focused on his foe. He takes the bolt right in the chest but continues to move on as if it was nothing.

Reflex vs entanglement, DC16: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 1 = 22

Xun avoids being grabbed. The wind, however, is the major obstacle to do anything here. Xun begins to sing, to inspire his allies. He tries to be heard through the roar of the whirlwind.

Lingering composition, DC15: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 Fail, inspire courage for 1 round only.

His allies hear the song, but it does not last as it used to. The moment Xun stops signing, the music is no more.

He tries to push forwards and pushes towards the enemy.

Athletics, DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4
Athletics, DC12: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

He moves only a bit...

No crit Anjo

Anjo is able to get in another solid strike as the group slowly forms around the centaur, blocking him in. Milord joins him, just on the other side. His shortsword slipping through the druid's skin with ease.

Khan lands the telling blow as he rams into the centaur's side. Vengeant Thorn topples over onto the ground, his side bleeding and torn from the antlers.

As Vengeant Thorn falls the Scale returns to its semidormant state, floating to the ground as the wind returns to its normal strong level. The lightning and wind cease, and the scale can easily be retrieved.

the rest of your trip is quite uneventful compared to what you just went through. No more nearby druids or animals affected by it's strange nature.

Back at the Grand Lodge, Zarta welcomes you back and listens to your report. She has a wizard from the Grand Archive take possession of the Scale using telekinesis and take it to the vaults. "The Scale will be studied under isolated conditions to fully understand its effects and any who may have touched it." She looks to Doc and Xun and adds. "The Scale will be stored in the vaults under Skyreach once its secrets are understood, “to ensure no one uses it, and to keep it available in case we need to use it.”

Zarta then shifts her attention to Anjo as she can’t resist mocking him slightly. “It’s a good thing that this item came to my attention! Imagine if one of those reckless followers of Eando Kline had gotten hold of it? It would probably have been smashed to pieces or tossed back into the sea. ‘Vigilant,’ indeed!”

That is the end of the scenario, hope you all enjoyed the strange cursed scale. I a sure it will rear it's head again at some point. if you have not done so already please post your reporting information in the discussion tab along with your day job roll and I will get this game reported tonight along with Chronicles.

Just a question: There's no way we could capture the centaur alive? I would have loved to interrogate him.

Once the storm calms down, so do Khan. His antlers once again fall on the ground and he becomes normal again... well, as normal as Khan can be.
And once again he stays silent when going back to the driver's seat.

When he realizes that the trip goes uneventful, he tells to Xun:

"It looks like the forest was not against us, this centaur was. I'm happy the Lord of the Forest is not mad at us for bringing this scale to the Grand Lodge."

During the encounter with Zarta, he stays completely silent. The lady is too intimidating for him to talk.

Thanks for the game, Tyranius. It was a lot of fun!

Anjo looks at the woman with a stern gaze, "And that might be the Society's best course of action considering the trouble this thing could cause. Curiosity is a double-edged sword, Zarta. Though I suppose some people forget to say "ouch" when they've been cut."

"Let us all go to the tavern to talk this over.
Taverns are better than forests."

@Khan- You can certainly heal him to keep him alive.

If needed, and asked, Milord can use his scroll of heal on the Centaur (or cast stabilize).

"It looks like the forest was not against us, this centaur was. I'm happy the Lord of the Forest is not mad at us for bringing this scale to the Grand Lodge."

"Yeah, I guess you are right." responds but without being convinced. He still does not really understand what was this all about.

He avoids Zarta, for Xun she might be worse demon than the ones that were chasing them.

"I would gladly go to the tavern, I need to finish my ballad about the Stag fighting angry squirrels. That could be a hit!"

If needed, and asked, Milord can use his scroll of heal on the Centaur (or cast stabilize).

Then, at the end of the fight, Khan will look at the centaur and ask:

"Do we let him bleed to death? He has powers over nature, I would like to hear him tell us what he knows about the scale."

Doc shakes his head, clearly not making a move to rescue the creature. "The man is obviously a raving madman. No real attempt to negotiate our surrender, nor reason with us about what his goals were. A petty tyrant who controls the power of storms and nature ... the world seems better to be rid of him, I would think. Plus, we have no reasonable way to subdue him and take him back as a captive."

Anjo seems to nod in agreement with the alchemist,

"Evil is as a man does. He had a choice and he made it. I could not, in good conscious, release this creature back into the wild to terrorize the helpless for whatever crimes he believes they are guilty of."

It looks like he's dead, then. Back to the end.

Khan smiles to Milord:

"You like taverns as much as I like the Forest. You came to the forest, I come to the tavern. But how do you eat and drink that much while still being so small?"

"This one is a shapechanger." whispers Xun