It Came from Hollow Mountain

Game Master DEREK LANE 127

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND ONE
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Roscoe: [dice=Will DC16]1d20+6; SUCCEED; DELAY
BOAG-HOK: spell-like ability on Frantino; spell-like ability on entire team, except Yazhi
Nasir:make save; moves; readies melee attack
Ayita: failed Will; calls Yazhi; activate "spirit's gift"
Doc Hatfield: makes Will; lifelinks -10hp; CLW on Frantino; five foot step
Ezranadir: Will DC16 FAIL; **SICKENED** DELAY
Frantino: makes save; mind barrier 10pts dmg one rnd; casts Shield

FINAL may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp **SICKENED** 1/1
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED! SICKENED 1/1**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage
SICKENED: –2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND TWO
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Roscoe: casts Ill Omen. Fails SR check.
BOAG-HOK: Flyby Attack on Frantino; miss
Nasir:
Ayita: AoO? Sickened is over
Doc Hatfield: draw metamagic rod; CLW on Frantino?
Ezranadir: Sickened is over
Frantino: AoO?

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Frantino will take that AoO!

+2 halberd w/ PA: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 1 = 22, damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

And try to figure out what Boag-Hok just did to Ayita and himself.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 11 - 1 + (3) = 15 nope

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 11 - 1 + (1) = 16 nope

He'll then spend another point of mental focus on a new mind barrier as a swift action and ready an attack should the ancient creature move within range again.

"We don't need to fight, I'd hate for your centuries of knowledge to go to waste like this!"

Doc, it looks like Frantino was fully healed after the first use of the wand, the second charge could be used on Ayita since you're also next to her.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND TWO
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe: casts Ill Omen. Fails SR check.
BOAG-HOK: Flyby Attack on Frantino; miss
Nasir:
Ayita: AoO? Sickened is over
Doc Hatfield: draw metamagic rod; CLW on Frantino?
Ezranadir: Sickened is over
Frantino: AoO MISS; mental barrier; ready attack

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Ayita is glad to take an AoO.

AoO: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 7 - 4 = 10

Nasir will also take an AoO.

Scimitar +1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31
Scimitar +1 Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (5) + 12 = 17 :(
Magic Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Seeing that the creature is still behind bars, Nasir will again ready an attack to for any creature that comes into range.

This time I'll make my AoO roll ahead of time.

Scimitar +1: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (20) + 12 = 32
Scimitar +1 Crit Confirm: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (16) + 12 = 28
Magic Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (2) + 7 = 9
Magic Crit Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10

Here's Frantino's readied attack.

+2 halberd w/ PA: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 1 = 27, damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

Frantino will take that AoO!

+2 halberd w/ PA: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 1 = 22, damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Frantino's AoO misses!

Nasir will also take an AoO.

It flew to Ayita and Frantino in such a way as to avoid Nasir. I've put the attack point on the map, so it is more obvious. Given the nature of Flyby Attack in a play by post, I will start putting that attack point on the map in the future.

It flies through the air along the ceiling, avoiding Nasir (who is obviously prepared to strike), until it is adjacent to Ayita and Frantino!

Ayita is glad to take an AoO.

[dice=AoO]1d20+7-4

Miss!

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND TWO
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe: casts Ill Omen. Fails SR check.
BOAG-HOK: Flyby Attack on Frantino; miss
Nasir: Readies a crit for 19pts dmg
Ayita: AoO misses
Doc Hatfield: draw metamagic rod; CLW on Frantino?
Ezranadir: Sickened is over
Frantino: AoO MISS; mental barrier; readied attack AC27/17dmg

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

@AYITA - you rolled the AoO. Do you have an action for Round Two?

Negating my only good rolls on the forums...I see you GM Derek...

Since Nasir knows what direction it came, he would move to stand in front of Frantino with his unused move action in the second round. Nasir would move to put himself in harms way.

Negating my only good rolls on the forums...I see you GM Derek...

Since Nasir knows what direction it came, he would move to stand in front of Frantino with his unused move action in the second round. Nasir would move to put himself in harms way.

Roger that. See you moved on Roll20.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND TWO
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe: casts Ill Omen. Fails SR check.
BOAG-HOK: Flyby Attack on Frantino; miss
Nasir: Readies a crit for 19pts dmg
Ayita: AoO misses; DELAY
Doc Hatfield: draw metamagic rod; CLW on Frantino?
Ezranadir: Sickened is over; DELAY
Frantino: AoO MISS; mental barrier; readied attack AC27/17dmg

FINAL

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

ROUND THREE

Boag-Hok's gaseous body oozes through the bars again, moving along the eastern wall until it stops a few feet from Roscoe.

Suddenly, the rooms gets darker, as if Boag-Hok has brought the gloom of the nether regions forth!

It stares at Nasir, briefly, marking him for special attention.

The it flies away, into the gloom, back towards the altar(?).

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir:
Ayita: currently in DELAY; can come out before Roscoe, enemy, or Nasir if she wants
Doc Hatfield:
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino:

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Ayita and Yazhi move, hoping to cover more areas close to spellcasting friends.

Each then readies an attack.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir:
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield:
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino:

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Spellcraft1: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (3) + 11 - 1 + (5) = 18
Spellcraft2: 1d20 + 11 - 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (5) + 11 - 1 + (6) = 21
How sad when both d6 rolls are better than their d20 rolls.

Missed both checks, but Frantino can still see.

"He went back into the altar area! We should move back up the stairs and not let him make use of his mobility, maybe set up a defensive position."

As a standard action Frantino will draw and drink an extract of long arms, giving him 10' reach again. He can't ready an action, but he should be able to take an AoO. He'll move closer to the altar and put up a third mind barrier as a swift action.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir:
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield:
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino: drinks longarms; moves; mind barrier

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Frustrated by the slipperiness of the creature, Nasir rushes up the stairs to the alter(?) and swings his blade that the creature through the bars.

Scimitar: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (4) + 12 = 16
Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

Totally wasted those earlier rolls. Back to garbage again...

Frustrated by the slipperiness of the creature, Nasir rushes up the stairs to the alter(?) and swings his blade that the creature through the bars.

[dice=Scimitar]1d20+12
[dice=Dmg]1d6+7

Totally wasted those earlier rolls. Back to garbage again...

MISS!

The bars prevent perfect swings. Mechanically, cover.

Nasir, standing upon the platform at the iron bars can see that the iron gate to the shrine isn’t locked, but it does look stuck.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir: moves to altar platform, swings, misses
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield:
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino: drinks longarms; moves; mind barrier

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (34/38hp)|| -9+5=-4hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (48/48hp) || **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

@GM: I think I'm 9 HP down. 4 from the spell. 5 from life link.

ROUND 3
• 5-foot-step towards Ezranadir and Roscoe
• Standard Action: CLW on Ezranadir: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
• Free Action: "That's one tricky critter"

Wand count decremented.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir: moves to altar platform, swings, misses
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield: move; clw wand on Ezranadir
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino: drinks longarms; moves; mind barrier

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)|| -9+5+9=full hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

@GM: I think I'm 9 HP down. 4 from the spell. 5 from life link.

ROUND 3
• 5-foot-step towards Ezranadir and Roscoe
• Standard Action: [dice=CLW on Ezranadir]1d8+1
• Free Action: "That's one tricky critter"

Wand count decremented.

Thank you. Corrected.

With his spell having failed, Roscoe resorts to his crossbow. He takes aim and pulls the trigger.

light crossbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d6 ⇒ 3

With his spell having failed, Roscoe resorts to his crossbow. He takes aim and pulls the trigger.

20% Miss Chance (high is good for it): 1d100 ⇒ 42 HIT!

The crossbow bolt hits the elemental and then... pops out and falls to the ground.

No dmg

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe: shoots crossbow, hits!
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir: moves to altar platform, swings, misses
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield: move; clw wand on Ezranadir
Ezranadir: currently in DELAY
Frantino: drinks longarms; moves; mind barrier

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)|| -9+5+9=full hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (8) + 16 = 24
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

Ezranadir calls out when the Boag-Hok moves to Nasir, "Careful, it has the ability to Smite Good."

"What perplexes me is that if this Boag-Hok has the ability to move beyond the alter and bars, why has it not left this room to feed on other souls. Why does it wait to be brought souls? Why do we not just leave and let it continue to starve trapped here?" He tries to draw the Boag-Hok out.

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND THREE
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe: shoots crossbow, hits!
BOAG-HOK: moves out into room; performs a standard action, then moves again
Nasir: moves to altar platform, swings, misses
Ayita: moves; readies attack
Yazhi: moves; readies attack
Doc Hatfield: move; clw wand on Ezranadir
Ezranadir: readies Hideous Laughter
Frantino: drinks longarms; moves; mind barrier

FINAL

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)|| -9+5+9=full hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

ROUND FOUR

The air elemental moves away from Nasir and then seeps through the bars to attack Frantino!

As soon as it begins flowing through the bars of the altar platform, Ezranadir tells it a joke!

CL vs SR17: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 6 + 2 = 23 Success!
Will Save DC17: 1d20 + 5 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 5 + 4 = 14 FAIL!

The evil air elemental begins to quake with laughter!

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND FOUR
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
Ezranadir: casts Hideous Laughter
BOAG-HOK: fails will save; laughing
Nasir:
Ayita:
Yazhi:
Doc Hatfield:
Frantino:

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)|| -9+5+9=full hp
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) || -4+5=full hp

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

The air elemental moves away from Nasir [snip]

Recall that the bars between Nasir and Boag-Hok provide cover. And cover prevents AoOs.

The air elemental moves away from Nasir and then seeps through the bars to attack Frantino!

Are there two sets of bars? Ezranadir was waiting for it to get through the bars to cast Hideous Laughter. So if it seeped through the bars, he would have cast then it should be on the other side of the bars, no?

Frantino slides over against the wall and attacks with reach, leaving space for Ayita and Nasir to move into melee range, too.

+2 halberd w/ PA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23, damage: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (1) + 11 = 12

GM Derek wrote:

The air elemental moves away from Nasir and then seeps through the bars to attack Frantino!

Are there two sets of bars? Ezranadir was waiting for it to get through the bars to cast Hideous Laughter. So if it seeped through the bars, he would have cast then it should be on the other side of the bars, no?

Don’t understand the question. One set of bars. It exited the bars then you cast. It is now on outside of bars.

While behind bars and receiving cover from Nasir, it moved left. Then seeped thru bars. Therefore it’s movement away from Nasir didn’t provoke AoO.

Ah, now I understand.

Frantino slides over against the wall and attacks with reach, leaving space for Ayita and Nasir to move into melee range, too.

[dice=+2 halberd w/ PA]1d20 + 9, [dice=damage]1d10 + 11

HIT!

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND FOUR
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
Ezranadir: casts Hideous Laughter
BOAG-HOK: fails will save; laughing
Nasir:
Ayita:
Yazhi:
Doc Hatfield:
Frantino: attacks; hits!

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)||
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) ||

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

Nasir sees his opportunity to strike the creature and moves next to it to take it.

Scimitar: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22
Dmg: 1d6 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8

Ayita also moves up and takes a swing at it, through the cover (not added in.)

Ayita attack: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 7 - 4 = 5
Ayita damage: 2d6 + 5 ⇒ (6, 6) + 5 = 17

Nasir sees his opportunity to strike the creature and moves next to it to take it.

[dice=Scimitar]1d20+12
[dice=Dmg]1d6+7

HIT!

Ayita also moves up and takes a swing at it, through the cover (not added in.)

[dice=Ayita attack]1d20+7-4
[dice=Ayita damage]2d6+5

MISS

THE LONELY BOAG-HOK
ROUND FOUR
—------------------------------------------------

Roscoe:
Ezranadir: casts Hideous Laughter
BOAG-HOK: fails will save; laughing
Nasir: swings, HITS
Ayita: swings; misses
Yazhi:
Doc Hatfield:
Frantino: attacks; hits!

BOLD may go!

STATUS
-----------------------
Ezranadir (38/38hp)||
Roscoe (41/45hp) || -4hp
Nasir (50/52hp) || -2hp
Doc (39/48hp) || -4-5=-9hp **POISONED**
Ayita (47/51hp) || -9+5=-4hp **CURSED!**
Yazhi (51/51hp) ||
Frantino (45/45hp) ||

CONDITIONS
-----------------------
POISONED: -1 wisdom
CURSED: -4 to everything but damage

ROUND 4

• move
• If possible, Hatfield will try to aid whoever attacks Boag-Hok next by making a ruckus.

Aid Next Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 16

With his last bolt missing, Roscoe reloads and tries one more time.

"Get it!" he cries, unsure if his own attack will hurt it.

light crossbow: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d6 ⇒ 4

miss chance (high good): 1d100 ⇒ 100

With his last bolt missing, Roscoe reloads and tries one more time.

"Get it!" he cries, unsure if his own attack will hurt it.

[dice=light crossbow]1d20+8;1d6

[dice=miss chance (high good)]1d100

MISS!