Dwellers of the Forbidden City (Inactive)

Game Master EltonJ

"Indeed. They will undoubtedly pose more of a challenge than their minions have." Nuriyah grins, obviously eager to test her skills.

This area is a large natural amphitheatre which slopes down the cliff walls to a small semi-circular stage. The back of the amphitheatre appears to be solid trees and underbrush, except for a small path that winds between the massive trunks. At one side of the stage, in a position that ovelooks both the path and the tunnel mouth is a large throne made of bones and skulls. On it rests a creature with the torso of a man and the tail of a snake, which is coiled around the throne. Near him stands a man with a snake's tail growing from his backside. A winding staircase leads from the cave mouth to the stage area. Standing at the bottom of the staircase is a man in scale armor. Thirty feet from the cave mouth, on the stairs, is a snake creature with human arms.

”That’s hideous.” Takeda remarks. ”Does anyone want to try and talk with these things or shall we just beat them senseless?

Outside at last, Chui whispers to Windaghi as they emerge into the light. And plants! He takes in the sight of the monstrous creatures, and replies to Takeda No one get too close for now. I have magic that will hamper them in a fight.

This seems like a good encounter to drop Thorny Entanglement on the throne area. That will lock down those people while the melee people tangle with the two closer to us.

They all hiss at you, and one yuan-ti comes out to poke his head and cast a spell at you. To your horror, his body except his head is all snake! The spell he cast is mass harm. It does 5d6 damage to each of you.

Chui: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 6, 5, 6, 3) = 25
Takeda: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 3, 4, 2) = 21
Nuriya: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 3, 3, 4, 1) = 13
Hanuhpah: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 6, 3, 1) = 17
Tyug'u: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (2, 4, 6, 4, 4) = 20
Jaidu: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 5, 1, 3) = 21
Timerus: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 2, 2, 6) = 16
Phoibe: damage: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 4, 6, 4) = 23

You are all racked with pain. "Take that, invaders," says the Yuan-ti on the throne.

Ok, well I guess that settles the talk question...

With that said, @EltonJ, saving throw type (if any)? Also, can we have a fight map (it would be really nice for positioning and who gets hit with what)?

That said, the obvious roll is:

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
+3 dex

Nuriyah gasps, staggering slightly. She spits out a mouthful of blood and glares down at the yuan-ti. "Tyug'u, Timerus, if you want to throw fire at them do it now before I get in there." Fire genasi are fire resistant, but far from fireproof.

Initiative: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

I'm not familiar with mass harm, but if it works like harm we should be able to make a Will save for half damage. Using Charmed Life to add my Cha mod to the save.

Will + Charmed Life: 1d20 + 3 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 3 + 4 = 18

Ok, well I guess that settles the talk question...

With that said, @EltonJ, saving throw type (if any)? Also, can we have a fight map (it would be really nice for positioning and who gets hit with what)?

That said, the obvious roll is:
Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
+3 dex

Mass Harm has a will saving throw.

The new map of the city: The Forbidden City. You are in the bottom left.

Will save vs Mass Harm: 1d20 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 23
+2 (Alchemist 7) + 1 wis + 2 Luck + 2 Familiar + 2 Resistance

Tyug'u replies to Nuriyah "Then don't be where the bomb is..."

Don't worry about it, precise bombs means excluding friends from the blast...

Will: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27
Initiative: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

Jaidu points at the spellcasting; running to him!
Run 100'

EDIT I am assuming that he is more than 20' away from Jaidu's starting position? He is going straight to the Caster, ignoring any others...for now.

[dice=Will]1d20 +8

[dice=Initiative]1d20+9

Jaidu points at the spellcasting; running to him!
Run 100'

He's going to shoot one of them?

Very well, Chui says, pointing at the two farthest-back snake folk. Tengenza Miiba!

DC 17 reflex save or they are Entangled, taking 1 damage on a failed save. On each of their turns, the plants make an attack at +11, doing 2d6 damage on a hit. Since the action is on their turn, DM, can you roll for it? The entangling effect is within a 40-foot radius spread, and the plants shoot at anyone who comes within 15 feet of the perimeter, and so may hit other farther-back Yuan-Ti. I aimed it to exclude the two nearer Yuan-ti, so our melee types can beat them up without friendly fire, but to include the others we see and anyone coming up behind them to help. This will last for 7 minutes.

What is the save DC on Mass Harm?

Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Windaghi's Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

will save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20

Phoibe sees the attack and feels that wracking pain and growls and will also run down to close with those outside thorny entanglement.

What is the distance between Takeda and the caster?

WILL save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

What is the distance between Takeda and the caster?

WILL save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

30 feet.

Very well, Chui says, pointing at the two farthest-back snake folk. Tengenza Miiba!

DC 17 reflex save or they are Entangled, taking 1 damage on a failed save. On each of their turns, the plants make an attack at +11, doing 2d6 damage on a hit. Since the action is on their turn, DM, can you roll for it? The entangling effect is within a 40-foot radius spread, and the plants shoot at anyone who comes within 15 feet of the perimeter, and so may hit other farther-back Yuan-Ti. I aimed it to exclude the two nearer Yuan-ti, so our melee types can beat them up without friendly fire, but to include the others we see and anyone coming up behind them to help. This will last for 7 minutes.

What is the save DC on Mass Harm?

Will save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Windaghi's Will save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

DC 18

Takeda rushes up to the caster (50' movement) and plants an open palm into the beasts center. "Nice opening attack. I share mine." Takeda says taking up a defensive stance. (fighting defensively)

Atk plus stunning fist: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 1 = 221d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 DC 19 Fortitude save

1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 Will

oof

1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17 Initiative

Takeda rushes up to the caster (50' movement) and plants an open palm into the beasts center. "Nice opening attack. I share mine." Takeda says taking up a defensive stance. (fighting defensively)

Atk plus stunning fist: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (12) + 11 - 1 = 221d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5 DC 19 Fortitude save

Yuan-ti fortitude save: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26

They are barely stunned. They real about for a time, but brush off your stunning fist.

Ok, so the init order so far is :
Jaidu : 26
Hannupah : 17
Nuriyah : 11
Tyug'u : 9

Takeda : ???
Chui : ???
Phoibe : ???
Have all acted though

Yuan-Ti : ???

Also, we really could use a combat map; the area map is 50 ft squares, and doesn't have the combatants marked on it. That makes it pretty tough to figure out who you can hit with a small area effect, and at what range...

Init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21

To help Elton out, approximate editable combat map

Editable Combat Map

Anyone who clicks the link should be able to get into and edit the drawing... The 5' grid is in magenta, obviously and can be moved as an object. The red dot marks the upper RH corner of the grid, so if you move it to see things, you can put it back after...

Looks good, Tyug'u. But the squares are small.

Looks good, Tyug'u. But the squares are small.

That's what happens when you turn a 50' square grid into a 5' square grid...

init: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

when it's my turn If I can get base to base with the caster I will, otherwise the closest enemy outside the thorny spell

initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 1 = 20

The yuan-ti's intiatives:

Throne yuan-ti: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4

human headed yuan-ti: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

human with snake tail yuan-ti: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

yuan-ti pureblood: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

yuan-ti abomination: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

Initiative Order:

Jaidu: 26
Takeda: 21
Chui: 20
Hanupah: 17

Yuan-ti abomination: 15

Nuriyah: 11
Tyug'u: 9
Phoibe: 8

Yuan-ti pureblood: 6
Throne yuan-ti and human-headed yuan-ti: 4
Human with snake tail yuan-ti: 2

Timerus, get your butt in here and roll for initiative!

say no more say no more

Timerus was positively ecstatic to finally see the Serpent folk. Alrighty then. Lets have at them. Then one of them looked at them and cast a wicked harming spell.

He grimaced at the pain and smiled when folks asked him to fire them up.

He pulled out a small ball of bat guano and rolled it around with the sulpher he carried and said a few words...and then a streak of flame shot out and the fireball ignited dead center of the group of Snakelings.

Harm for Harm he uttered.

Fireball Reflex DC17: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 6, 3, 1, 1) = 23

save throw DC??: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Nuriyah bounds down the staircase toward the closest yuan-ti, the one with human arms. The genasi grins, hair once more aflame, and lunges at them with her rapier.

Attack w/Precise Strike: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Damage w/Precise Strike: 1d6 + 5 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 7 = 18

Harm for Harm he uttered.

Fireball Reflex DC17: 7d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5, 6, 3, 1, 1) = 23

save throw DC??: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

init: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Throne yuan-ti's reflex save: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

Nuriyah bounds down the staircase toward the closest yuan-ti, the one with human arms. The genasi grins, hair once more aflame, and lunges at them with her rapier.

Attack w/Precise Strike: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Damage w/Precise Strike: 1d6 + 5 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 7 = 18

Who are you striking? Which Yuan-ti? Oh, the abomination!

The abomination is still in the fight, but your strike nearly hit a critical area.

That puta ua back up top with jaidu

Jaidu seems a bit loss as to the number of aggressors, the layout of the terrain, and the order of his companions. The confused looking gunslinger decides to just watch the show....

How did the entangling thorns do on the Yuan-Ti turns?

Chui spurs Windaghi into the fight against the closest yuan-ti. With the dinosaur's speed he is able to close with the snakefolk, find an opening, and lash out with both bite and claws.

bite attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
bite damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

claw 1 attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
claw 1 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

claw 2 attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
claw 2 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

Ok, clearly we aren't going to have a combat map... So yeah, I'm about as confused as Jaidu, especially about who's in what area of effect for my attacks...

Staying outside of Chui's 55' radius of thorny death (Thorny entanglement spell), Tyug'u closes with the enemy and lays down a cone shaped blast of fire, trying to catch as of the enemy as he can...

Move action - move 30'
standard Action - Bomb. Use Directed blast to make it a 20' cone, with the primary effect on the closest Yuan Ti. Use tanglefoot bomb discovery. Use Precise Bombs to exclude up to 3 of my friends who are in the area of effect.

To Hit for the first Yuan-Ti: 1d20 + 5 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 3 + 1 = 10 vs touch AC
+5 bab+3 dex +1 pbs
Damage: 4d6 + 3 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (5, 5, 3, 4) + 3 + 3 + 1 = 24 Fire
+3 int +3 FCB +1 pbs
Also must save vs Reflex DC 16 or be glued to the floor (unable to move and entangled)
Enemies in the blast take 11 pts of fire damage + entangled, Reflex DC 16 for 1/2 damage and no entangle.

Then he grabs his bardiche in both hands, ready for any fool who closes with him...

Phoibe moves up and attacks at those outside spell effects and her shadow will move to flank.

attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

damage: 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

flank: 2d6 ⇒ (3, 1) = 4

How did the entangling thorns do on the Yuan-Ti turns?

Chui spurs Windaghi into the fight against the closest yuan-ti. With the dinosaur's speed he is able to close with the snakefolk, find an opening, and lash out with both bite and claws.

[bite attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (17) + 12 = 29
bite damage: 1d8 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

claw 1 attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
claw 1 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

claw 2 attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22
claw 2 damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

The entangling thorns have them immobile, but they can still cast spells.

Yes, all three hit. Windaghi attacking just one yuan-ti, right?

Sorry everyone, I've been sick the last couple of days.

The entangling thorns are also making attacks at +11 for 2d6 damage on anyone within the 40-foot circle and 15 feet outside. This takes place on the target's turn, so all the Yuan-Ti in range should have been attacked once by now.

Yes, Windaghi is concentrating on the one, unless he drops that one. He's got a hunter's mind and is not smart enough to spread things out.

Takeda is on the board. He is next to the spellcaster but not sure which one that is. I am currently next to the snake with sombrero. If that is the wrong villain, let me know.

The snake with the sombrero is right.

I can't find a snake with a human head, so I represented the snake with the human head with the snake with the sombrero.

Okay, the human headed Yaun-ti starts casting more spells. Invisibility, to make herself invisible. The other Yaun-ti are caught in the thorns, and are chopping at them to get free.

Who has already gone this turn, and who still needs to go? Are we on the next turn now?

I havent gone yet. Ill get it when i get gome tonight. Very hard to do on the phone.

I have gone prior to my init and am waiting for it to happen