It Came from Hollow Mountain

Game Master DEREK LANE 127

Frantino stands and draws his heavy flail.

"I have friends, Aldren, more friends than you. Surrender now or risk your life."

Ayita, I think we need to take down Alden first. He has the gauntlets and we can't let him escape with that. We might be able to negotiate with Lullaby if we take him out since she wants to run the Roadkeepers although there won't be much left when we are done.

I believe that Ayita needs to double move to flank Aldren with Yazhi. Yazhi just has a single move to get there. Yazhi also has DR5/adamantine, which the archer won't know.

Note: I have been forgetting that Yazhi & Ayita have "Outflank" so flanking bonus is +4 for each...

Ayita double-moves behind Aldren, giving a traditional Shoanti yell...

Yazhi moves and bites the man who took down one of her friends. Frantino had given her a blackberry muffin once. She remembers.

Yazhi bite attack: 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 + 4 = 14

Yazhi damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

Yazhi moves and bites the man who took down one of her friends. Frantino had given her a blackberry muffin once. She remembers.

Yazhi loves the smell of Alden. So much that the wolfdog hesitates to attack, and in doing so, misses.

Lullaby's new lullaby reaches its soft, gentle ending. And Ayita and Yazhi become incredibly tired.

@AYITA @YAZHI Will save vs. Sleep DC14

Lullaby decides to sing another song. Her voice softly wafts out over the encampment.

"Oh, you think you can avoid me, huh?" says Siona. "I WAS going to shoot that dog of hers, but... then you go and duck down and hide. I just LOVE a challenge." She pulls a special arrow from her shoulder quiver and raises her bow at the sky. She lets fly the perfectly balanced arrow.

Longbow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18 Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 6

It flys up up up and then... gravity reasserts itself and the arrow arcs down and lands... in Doc's leg!

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND TWO
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Nasir - awakened by Doc; prone
Roscoe - calls forth his natural atttacks
Doc - life link Frantino +5/-5; shakes Nasir awake; drops prone
ALDEN - picks up sword; drops sword; retrieves gauntlets
Frantino - healed by lifelink +5hp; prone; stands; draws flail
Ayita - moves up to Alden; flanks him with Yazhi NEED WILL SAVE
Yazhi - moves to flank Alden; attacks; misses NEED WILL SAVE
LULLABY - sleep spell goes off; begins singing another song
SIONA - shoots Doc

FINAL

STATUS
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Nasir -
Doc -8-5-6 = -19hp
Frantino -7-21+5 = -23hp
Ayita -6hp

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND THREE
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Nasir -
Roscoe -
Doc -
ALDEN -
Frantino -
Ayita -
Yazhi -
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -
Doc -8-5-6 = -19hp
Frantino -7-21+5 = -23hp
Ayita -6hp

Ayita will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Yazhi will save: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 1 = 12

[dice=Ayita will save]1d20+1

[dice=Yazhi will save]1d20+1

Yikes.

Ayita of the Hawk Clan wrote:

Yazhi moves and bites the man who took down one of her friends. Frantino had given her a blackberry muffin once. She remembers.

Yazhi loves the smell of Alden. So much that the wolfdog hesitates to attack, and in doing so, misses.

NOTE: this didn't remove one of Alden's images.

Would it provide total cover to be under the wagon?

Nasir will stand up and rush over toward Alden, but will not be able to reach him this round. He ends up right behind the sleeping body of Yazhi.

Can Nasir shove Yahzi awake with his foot as a free action?

Would it provide total cover to be under the wagon?

Yes, Total Cover from Siona and Lullaby on the roof. But Partial Cover from anybody on the ground.

Nasir will stand up and rush over toward Alden, but will not be able to reach him this round. He ends up right behind the sleeping body of Yazhi.

Can Nasir shove Yahzi awake with his foot as a free action?

Awakening a creature is a standard action (an application of the aid another action).

Ayita of the Hawk Clan wrote:

[dice=Ayita will save]1d20+1

[dice=Yazhi will save]1d20+1

Yikes.

Will save of 14, each has +1 Will, no resistance cloaks, so pretty normal I guess. zzzzzzzzz

Did Frantino's brother make the will save, was that area effect?

GM Derek wrote:

Ayita of the Hawk Clan wrote:

[dice=Ayita will save]1d20+1

[dice=Yazhi will save]1d20+1

Yikes.

Will save of 14, each has +1 Will, no resistance cloaks, so pretty normal I guess. zzzzzzzzz

Did Frantino's brother make the will save, was that area effect?

He's half-elven. Immune.

Alden looks at Frantino stand up, alive and conscious, after being dying (?). He turns, puzzled, and looks over towards Doc. He steps back a few feet to get a better look at Doc.

"Ah. Gregory Hatfield. I knew Nightthrush was wrong. Not a 'wizard.'"

He concentrates, careful not to allow Frantino a chance to attack him, and conjures another set of force bolts.

Concentration check DC17: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

@FRANTINO Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3
@NASIR Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Nasir watches as two bolts shoot from Alden's blackened, ink-stained fingers, one into Frantino and another unerringly into Nasir's own chest.

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND THREE
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Nasir - stands, moves up to Alden
ALDEN - magic missiles into Frantino and Nasir
Roscoe - DELAY
Doc - DELAY
Frantino - -2hp, dying
Ayita - Asleep
Yazhi - Asleep
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -5hp
Doc -8-5-6 = -19hp
Frantino -7-21+5-3 = -26hp (DYING, currently -2hp)
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP

Roscoe? Doc?

Roscoe and Doc's moves may partially determine what Lullaby and Siona do.

Arrgh! If Doc had gone, his life link would have healed Frantino another 5 hp before the magic missiles.

Arrgh! If Doc had gone, his life link would have healed Frantino another 5 hp before the magic missiles.

That's a good point. Could have a significant impact. Let's just wait for Doc and Roscoe, then, instead of delaying them.

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND THREE
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Nasir - stands, moves up to Alden
Roscoe -
Doc -
ALDEN - magic missiles into Frantino and Nasir
Frantino - -2hp, dying (may change, depending on Doc)
Ayita - Asleep
Yazhi - Asleep
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -5hp
Doc -8-5-6 = -19hp
Frantino -7-21+5-3 = -26hp (DYING, currently -2hp)
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP

Roscoe, looking half-demon, half-halfling, flies toward Alden with his claws extended.

"Feel my wrath!" he exclaims in a voice only partially his.

double move

Sorry for the delay. Busy week.

Life Link: Frantino heals 5. Hatfield takes five.

Move Action: Crawl under wagon.

Standard Action: CMW on self: 2d8 + 3 ⇒ (8, 8) + 3 = 19

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND THREE
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Nasir - stands, moves up to Alden
Roscoe - double moves
Doc - lifelink +5/-5; CMW himself; crawls under wagon
ALDEN - magic missiles into Frantino and Nasir
Frantino -
Ayita - Asleep
Yazhi - Asleep
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -5hp
Doc -8-5-6-5+19 = -5hp
Frantino -7-21+5+5-3 = -21hp
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP

Knowing that numbers of allies will be important, Frantino uses his foot to gently shake Ayita awake. Although he appreciates the value of being in flank with Roscoe, Frantino will then step over so that he has cover from the archer and reduces the mobility options of Aldren.

"Your options are rapidly evaporating, Aldren. Hand those back and live, or risk losing it all."

Lullaby's song ends again. The newly awakened Ayita feels sleepy. Even more sleepy now that Lullaby's song has ended.

Roscoe and Nasir feel sleepy, too.

@NASIR @ROSCOE @AYITA Will save vs. Sleep DC14

Siona laughs as Doc hides under a wagon.

"Well, somebody else, then," she says.

She awaits to see who falls asleep, if anybody. She knows it is easier to shoot a sleeping person, you see.

GM Derek, how difficult (DC) would it be for Yazhi to leap up onto the stone house? Speed 40, Jump +10?

Ayita will: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

So Ayita is asleep again. That is 3HD worth of creature affected so far, if that is relevant. Putting Yazhi and Ayita to sleep last turn was 3+3=6, I think?

GM Derek, how difficult (DC) would it be for Yazhi to leap up onto the stone house? Speed 40, Jump +10?

[dice=Ayita will]1d20+1

So Ayita is asleep again. That is 3HD worth of creature affected so far, if that is relevant. Putting Yazhi and Ayita to sleep last turn was 3+3=6, I think?

Ugh. My mistake. Spell can’t hit you AND Yazhi because your combined HD is over 4. Yazhi has always been further from the spell origin/target intersection, so she’s the one who would not have need affected. This means she would have been awake and able to attack this round. Please post an action for her.

RE jump: DC40. Is that +10 modifier including her +4 due to her extra speed?

Ayita of the Hawk Clan wrote:

GM Derek, how difficult (DC) would it be for Yazhi to leap up onto the stone house? Speed 40, Jump +10?

[dice=Ayita will]1d20+1

So Ayita is asleep again. That is 3HD worth of creature affected so far, if that is relevant. Putting Yazhi and Ayita to sleep last turn was 3+3=6, I think?

Ugh. My mistake. Spell can’t hit you AND Yazhi because your combined HD is over 4. Yazhi has always been further from the spell origin/target intersection, so she’s the one who would not have need affected. This means she would have been awake and able to attack this round. Please post an action for her.

RE jump: DC40. Is that +10 modifier including her +4 due to her extra speed?

Thanks! -- I suspect that the +10 includes the +4 for extra speed; Herolab doesn't specify, but that must be it.

Will Save vs. Sleep: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18

Nasir shakes off the the feeling to take a nap again.

Last turn:

Ayita had, as a free action, asked Yazhi to flank and attack Aldren, so that is likely what Yazhi will do.

Yazhi attacking, basic flank with Frantino I think?: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 2 = 14

This turn:

Yazhi attacking, basic flank with Frantino: 1d20 + 4 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 4 + 2 = 20
Yazhi damage to Aldren if hits: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Last turn:

Ayita had, as a free action, asked Yazhi to flank and attack Aldren, so that is likely what Yazhi will do.

[dice=Yazhi attacking, basic flank with Frantino I think?]1d20+4+2

This turn:

[dice=Yazhi attacking, basic flank with Frantino]1d20+4+2
[dice=Yazhi damage to Aldren if hits]1d6+3

Neither hits, but this round's attack hits an image instead, destroying it. There are now only three Aldens.

Lullaby frowns, unhappy that her lullaby is now only causing one foe to fall asleep. Or did it ever affect more than one? Her memory is hazy.

Instead of another lullaby, she jumps from the rooftop, rolls and lands near one of the benches.
Acrobatics DC15: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27

She starts screaming, but is utterly silent. No sound emanates from her mouth. Suddenly, her voice ERUPTS into Nasir, Yazhi and Roscoe, nearly shattering their eardrums!

@NASIR @ROSCOE @YAZHI Sound Burst dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 8

@NASIR @ROSCOE @YAZHI Fort DC15 or be Stunned for one round

Siona pulls another special arrow from her quiver and fires it at Frantino.

@FRANTINO Longbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 3 + 1 = 22 Dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 6 HIT, even with your +4 cover from your brother, I think? What would your parents think? I can see Frantino grabbing Alden and using him as a human shield. Brotherly love at its finest! LOL. ;)

Frantino falls to the ground, an arrow protruding from his shoulder. His flail falls to the ground next to him.

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND THREE
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Nasir - stands, moves up to Alden
Roscoe - double moves
Doc - lifelink +5/-5; CMW himself; crawls under wagon
ALDEN - magic missiles into Frantino and Nasir
Frantino - awakens Ayita; pivots 5ft
Ayita - Woken by Frantino; fails save; asleep again
Yazhi - attacks; hits one of Alden's images
LULLABY - jumps from stone house and casts Sound Burst; hits nasir, roscoe, yazhi
SIONA - shoots Frantino

FINAL

STATUS
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Nasir -5-8 = -13hp
Doc -8-5-6-5+19 = -5hp
Frantino -7-21+5+5-3-6 = -27hp (DYING; prone)
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP
Yazhi -8hp
Roscoe -8hp

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND FOUR
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Nasir - need Fort DC15 to avoid stun
Roscoe - need Fort DC15 to avoid stun
Doc -
ALDEN -
Frantino -
Ayita -
Yazhi - need Fort DC15 to avoid stun
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -5-8 = -13hp
Doc -8-5-6-5+19 = -5hp
Frantino -7-21+5+5-3-6 = -27hp (DYING; prone)
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP
Yazhi -8hp
Roscoe -8hp

Yazhi, excited to be awake, slobbers a bit at the prospect of the yummy smells from Frantino's litter mate.

Struck by a barrage of spells, Roscoe isn't sure what hit him. He fully succumbs to all the effects.

Murder--

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10 Looks like I had two spells hit me--sleep first, then stun. Both failed.
Fort save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

Struck by a barrage of spells, Roscoe isn't sure what hit him. He fully succumbs to all the effects.

Murder--

[dice=Will save]1d20+4 Looks like I had two spells hit me--sleep first, then stun. Both failed.
[dice=Fort save]1d20+7

Roscoe -- the sleep didn't affect you, it only puts up to 4 HD of creatures to sleep; Ayita failed both sleep saves so that is the extent of those spells' effects.

Yazhi fort save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12

KADDREN vs. KADDREN!

ROUND FOUR
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Nasir - need Fort DC15 to avoid stun
Roscoe - failed save. Stunned
Doc -
ALDEN -
Frantino -
Ayita -
Yazhi - failed save. Stunned
LULLABY -
SIONA -

BOLD may go!

STATUS
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Nasir -5-8 = -13hp
Doc -8-5-6-5+19 = -5hp
Frantino -7-21+5+5-3-6 = -27hp (DYING; prone)
Ayita -6hp ASLEEP
Yazhi -8hp STUNNED
Roscoe -8hp STUNNED

Fort Save vs Stun: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

Nasir is stunned by the sonic attack and drops his sword.

One day I'll take a turn again...

[dice=Fort Save vs Stun]1d20+5

Nasir is stunned by the sonic attack and drops his sword.

One day I'll take a turn again...

No one except Doc, who is under a wagon, can act, now. The GM done got us!

What actions are acceptable for waking a sleeping creature? Could I, for example, toss my club (with a slow underhand pitch, softball style) onto Ayita? Would that count as a "slap?"

What actions are acceptable for waking a sleeping creature? Could I, for example, toss my club (with a slow underhand pitch, softball style) onto Ayita? Would that count as a "slap?"

** spoiler omitted **

Yes. Roll a hit!

Life Link: Frantino heals 5. Hatfield takes 5.

Standard Action: toss club to hit Ayita's square (AC 5) minus range increments minus cover: 1d20 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 = 7

Life Link: Frantino heals 5. Hatfield takes 5.

Standard Action: [dice=toss club to hit Ayita's square (AC 5) minus range increments minus cover]1d20+2-2-2-4

A club lands on Ayita's face. Her nose smarts from where the thing smacked her!