Algrim leaves some compost on the ground. He feels better.
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Fewer Murderous Plants Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain. Sickened for reference.
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Algrim Panaryn 55/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -0 HP
Eliander Underhill 26/62 HP, Grabbed by bush
Grum Skoljar 96/124 HP
Strange Bush -111 HP Berwick Winetrout60/80 HP, Sickened 2
DC 25 Nature Or Plant Lore on Bush:
This is a Drainberry Bush. It's a kind of uncommon plant. It's weak to fire.
DC 35 or second check:
Spoiler:
It can drain creatures it has grabbed.
DC 19 Nature Or Plant Lore on Ginger-Root creatures:
These are Mandragoras! They are chaoric evil small plants. They are very good at hiding among foliage and can burrow,. as you have seen. They are weak to fire.
DC 29 or second check:
Spoiler:
They can drian blood if they have a creature grabbed, dealing. If the creature is a demon, fey, or sorcerer, the mandragora gains temporary Hit Points equal to the damage dealt. A creature that has its blood drained by a mandragora is drained 1 until it receives healing of any kind or amount.
N Small Humanoid Cleric (Warpriest) 8| HP: 80 | AC: 25 | Perception +16 | Fort +13 Reflex +12 Will +16 | Move 25’ | Pilgrims Token
Berwick moves away from the shrubbery and casts another two action healing font, this time at Eliander.
2 action heal:4d8 + 32 ⇒ (4, 1, 4, 6) + 32 = 47
"I'm running low on directed healing spells. Remember you can always lay hands on me and receive healing if you are hurt." he reminds his allies.
Berwick expends more healing on his ranger friend, who's having an inordinate amount of bad luck today. Yo-yo back up to full
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The last ginger-root creature rushes up to the barbarian and bites him! Its sharp little teeth sink in and hold on!
Chomp:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28 Yum:2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 7) + 4 = 12 piercing plus grab as an Action
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Fewer Murderous Plants Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain. Sickened for reference.
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Algrim Panaryn 99/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -0 HP Eliander Underhill26/62 HP, Grabbed by bush; DC 5 flat to use Somatic Grum Skoljar84/124 HP, Grabbed by ginger root
Strange Bush -111 HP
Berwick Winetrout 60/80 HP, Sickened 2
Murderous Plants Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain. Sickened for reference.
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Algrim Panaryn 55/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -0 HP Eliander Underhill62/62 HP, Grabbed by bush Grum Skoljar84/124 HP, Grabbed by ginger root
Strange Bush -111 HP
Berwick Winetrout 60/80 HP, Sickened 2
Eliander tries to squirm out of plant's grip but is not lucky enough.
[Dice=Acrobatics to escape]1d20+12
Eliander still has 2 actions left. Crit failing just means he can't attempt again until his next turn. Since he's grabbed it's just a DC5 check to not lose a somatic component spell.
Grum chops off half the ginger-roots arm! Crit However, it still stands. He swings again and misses, then glares at the tree. A 32 does not crit succeed.
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Murderous Plants Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain. Sickened for reference.
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Algrim Panaryn 55/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -40 HP Eliander Underhill62/62 HP, Grabbed by bush, 2 actions left, MAP 1 used
Grum Skoljar 84/124 HP, Grabbed by ginger root
Strange Bush -111 HP, Frightened 1
Berwick Winetrout 60/80 HP, Sickened 2
The bush's thorns dig into the wizard's skin, drawing blood.
Please make a fort save, Eliander.
DC 25 fort save:
If you succeed or crit succeeds you take no damage. If you fail you are drained 1 and take normal damage. If you crit fail you are drained 2 and take double damage.
Drain Blood Damage:2d8 + 10 ⇒ (2, 6) + 10 = 18
Blood-red berries grow on the bush's branches; they wither as fast as they appear. It seems the bush is drinking the blood it drains! It starts with some of these sacs so if Elainder makes his save it will drain some other ones instead.
The vines writhe and wrap around Elainder a bit tighter.Action to maintain grab
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Murderous Plants who Heal Themselves Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain. Sickened for reference.
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Algrim Panaryn55/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -40 HP
Eliander Underhill 62/62 HP, Grabbed by bush, DC 25 fort save needed
Grum Skoljar 84/124 HP, Grabbed by ginger root
Strange Bush -90 HP Berwick Winetrout60/80 HP, Sickened 2
The bush shivers as its hit once by the ranger and then slammed with magic missiles! However, it still stands. one more hit outta do it unless you roll garbage damage. Also cleric should be over sickened by now.
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The Ginger-root thing opens it mouth again and then bites doen on Grum’s arm… again. Barbarians are delicious. It then lashes out with a vine but only hits dirt.
Chomp strike 1:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (16) + 14 = 30 Yum:2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 = 11 and Grab as an action
Finish The Bush Before It Heals Again! Bold is up. All trees difficult terrain.
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Algrim Panaryn 55/99 HP
Ginger Root 2 -40 HP Eliander Underhill37/55 HP, Drained 1, Grabbed by bush Grum Skoljar73/124 HP, Grabbed by ginger root
Strange Bush -123 HP
Berwick Winetrout 60/80 HP
Elainder feels the vines go limp. it had 135 hp; it took 136 damage :O
Out of combat! With the plants dead birds and animals slowly start to return; the forest fills with natural sounds of chirping and rustling leaves.
you have 2 hours to heal up before moving on. It doesn't look like anyone has Assurance medicine or continual recovery, so I will need 2 treat wounds checks for each hurt player. Also let me know where to next.
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Status
Algrim Panaryn 55/99 HP (-44 HP)
Eliander Underhill 37/55 HP, Drained 1 (-18 HP)
Grum Skoljar 73/124 HP (-51 HP)
Berwick Winetrout 60/80 HP (-20 HP)
List of encounters:
A. THE MUSHROOM RING: the Monarch is summoning reinforcements. B. IT TALKS!: Nature Speaks; find out what it has to say. C. BEFUDDLED PATHFINDERS: Help out some new recruits. D. MURDEROUS PLANTS: Stop an opportunistic group of carnivores. E. CHART A COURSE: Trailblaze a better path to the gate. F.THE DISGUISED FORCES: Not everything is what it seems….
N Small Humanoid Cleric (Warpriest) 8| HP: 80 | AC: 25 | Perception +16 | Fort +13 Reflex +12 Will +16 | Move 25’ | Pilgrims Token
Berwick's Pearly White Spindle Aeon Stone goes to work healing him one hit point a minute as he sets about providing medical care for his injured allies.
N Small Humanoid Cleric (Warpriest) 8| HP: 80 | AC: 25 | Perception +16 | Fort +13 Reflex +12 Will +16 | Move 25’ | Pilgrims Token
After waiting to see how well Grum responds to the treatment, Berwick pulls out a particularly grimey looking mushroom and rubs it into one of the open woinds that hasn't responded as well as he would have liked.
"Relax Grum, a little dirt never killed anyone. A lot, maybe."
and the Gnome rubs some dirt in it for good measure.
Natural Medicine Grum DC 20:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24 Healing:2d8 + 10 ⇒ (1, 6) + 10 = 17
And again.
Natural Medicine Grum DC 20:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18 Hero point Natural Medicine Grum DC 20:1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19
Algrim Panaryn 99/99 HP (-0 HP)
Eliander Underhill 55/55 HP, Drained 1 (-0 HP)
Grum Skoljar 111/124 HP (-13 HP)
Berwick Winetrout 80/80 HP (-0 HP)
Where to next?
A. THE MUSHROOM RING: the Monarch is summoning reinforcements. B. IT TALKS!: Nature Speaks; find out what it has to say. C. BEFUDDLED PATHFINDERS: Help out some new recruits. D. MURDEROUS PLANTS: Stop an opportunistic group of carnivores. E. CHART A COURSE: Trailblaze a better path to the gate. F.THE DISGUISED FORCES: Not everything is what it seems….
Grum is still down some. We can move on in the meantime but unless I hear otherwise about consumables etc he will start next combat at -13 HP
From her vantage point high up a tree, Fola drops a heavy stone to the ground to draw attention, then calls out, More fey! They must have a gateway to the First World somewhere around here. She gestures to the forest around her as she continues. Find it and seal it, before we’re overrun!
Please attempt a DC 28 Perception or Survival check to find the ring. Everyone in the party can either make one check or Aid. Don't forget the +1 bonus from your Survey map which you chose for this area.
In the middle of a small pond, a ring of large toadstools glows with slight magical energy. The ground inside wobbles, appearing almost translucent as if it were possible to step right through it.
As you approach the mushroom ring activates, summoning a strange feline that resembles a large, broad bobcat except that its form ripples with heat, and its eyes glow from within as if they contain tiny, flickering flames.
The cat pounces the barbarian but misses. Its followup, however, gets Grum in the jugular. Crit for 22.
The portal is easy to see now. It glows with energy, no doubt charging up to summon another terrible creature.
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Bad Kitty! Bold is up. Mushrooms are difficult terrain. Water is difficult terrain.
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Trap -0 HP
Strange Cat 1 -0 HP Berwick Winetrout80/80 HP Algrim Panaryn99/99 HP Eliander Underhill55/55 HP, Drained 1 Grum Skoljar102/124 HP
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Recall Knowledge - Fey (Nature): DC 22:
This is an Elananx, a NE medium Fey with the Fire subtype.
It's immune to fire.
DC 32, second check by another pc, or second check after first success vs DC 24
Thievery DC 24 (expert) or Nature DC 28 (trained) to rearrange the mushrooms to disrupt the portal (2 actions), or dispel magic (4th level, counteract DC 26) to counteract the magical properties; three successes are required to disable the portal.
The ring has object hardness and immunities, and a break threshold.
The damage is added together before taking out for resistances and DR. Also the 1st attack is with a Bloodletting Kukri, so if its a crit then it takes 1d8 persistent bleed damage and if it wasn't bleeding already Algrim gets 1d8 Temp HP.
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Trap -0 HP
Strange Cat 2 -0 HP Berwick Winetrout80/80 HP Algrim Panaryn69/99 HP Eliander Underhill55/55 HP, Drained 1 Grum Skoljar102/124 HP, Raging, 10 temp hp (not included in init block)
Thievery DC 24 (expert) or Nature DC 28 (trained) to rearrange the mushrooms to disrupt the portal (2 actions), or dispel magic (4th level, counteract DC 26) to counteract the magical properties; three successes are required to disable the portal.
The ring has object hardness and immunities, and a break threshold.
The cat yowls and vanishes in a 20-foot cloud of burning vapor. It takes the damage, though. That doesn't crit
It is untargetable for the rest of the round. All creatures and objects inside the 20-foot burst are concealed. All creatures starting their turn in the aura will take fire damage.
Bad Kitties!
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Trap -0 HP
Strange Cat 2 -47 HP, Cannot be targeted until start of its turn Berwick Winetrout80/80 HP
Algrim Panaryn 84/99 HP Eliander Underhill55/55 HP, Drained 1
Grum Skoljar 102/124 HP, Raging, 10 temp hp (not included in init block)
Thievery DC 24 (expert) or Nature DC 28 (trained) to rearrange the mushrooms to disrupt the portal (2 actions), or dispel magic (4th level, counteract DC 26) to counteract the magical properties; three successes are required to disable the portal.
The ring has object hardness and immunities, and a break threshold.
Male N Twilight Halfling Necromancer 7 hp 43/62 | AC 22 |Fort 10•, Ref 14••, Will 13•• | Speed 25 ft., Perception +11• (Init +13), low-light vision | Spell Attack +15•, Spell DC 25 | sheet
A suit of armor appears near the ring after Eliander has completed summoning spell. Animated armor"If we don't have more delicate means of disabling the portal, destroying it might be our only chance."My thievery is only trained
The armor strikes the ring with its weapon twice. glaive:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22 slashing damage:1d8 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
N Small Humanoid Cleric (Warpriest) 8| HP: 80 | AC: 25 | Perception +16 | Fort +13 Reflex +12 Will +16 | Move 25’ | Pilgrims Token
Berwick moves closer to the portal while concentrating to extend his Bless out to 10ft. He whacks the portal with his staff.
Staff:1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26 Bludgeoning, Magical:1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 "Maybe finess is in order..."
Neither caster (or minion) can hit the mushrooms. They seem to have a tough hide! AC 27. Also, BT of almost 70. If you want to smash it it's probably a job for the barbarian not the casters
The smoke vanishes. Cat 2 appears behind Grum and strikes! It seems empowered by the fire.
Male N Twilight Halfling Necromancer 7 hp 43/62 | AC 22 |Fort 10•, Ref 14••, Will 13•• | Speed 25 ft., Perception +11• (Init +13), low-light vision | Spell Attack +15•, Spell DC 25 | sheet
Action to sustain summon, command it attack cat 2, and have a dagger in hand
Eliander decides to leave the portal ring for barbarian and commands his summon to attack the cat between them.
glaive:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7Everything seems to go wrong here
N Small Humanoid Cleric (Warpriest) 8| HP: 80 | AC: 25 | Perception +16 | Fort +13 Reflex +12 Will +16 | Move 25’ | Pilgrims Token
Berwick concentrates on Bless expanding the emination out to 15ft. He then applies his nature expertise to solve the problem of the portal.
Nature:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (7) + 16 = 23 I'll use a Hero Point. Nature:1d20 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18
Elainder has a tough time; his day just isn't going well. Grum takes a mighty swing at his target and is unable to hit. Algrim hits his target AC 24
Unfortunately that does not disable the trap. This means a fourth cat (you killed #1) will appear.
The second cat Pounces the Barbarian and gets him in the jugular again before missing with a claw then backing off. The third cat manages to claw the ranger once and the last steps out of the rune and misses the cleric twice before moving away. misses with a claw, then backs off. The third misses the cleric twice. Strike, Strike, Stride x3(/ooc])
Thievery DC 24 (expert) or Nature DC 28 (trained) to rearrange the mushrooms to disrupt the portal (2 actions), or dispel magic (4th level, counteract DC 26) to counteract the magical properties; three successes are required to disable the portal.
The ring has object hardness and immunities, and a break threshold.
