GM Doug's Fate in the Future [NostalgiaCon] (Inactive)

Game Master Doug Hahn

Feiya feels the burns and frost of the odd bomb, she hisses through her teeth "Ok, sunshine now it is my turn" in a few quick steps she gets to him, her face was full of anger and hatred. Her nails began to glow as she kept speaking an incantation

She feinted a trike just to grab the bomber by the hand
Vampiric touch: 6d6 ⇒ (6, 2, 5, 4, 1, 2) = 20 Fortitude save DC21 Vampiric touch half of the damage comes as my temp hp

"How do you like this experiment!?"

Move (20 ft), cast Vampiric touch

No Knowledge of Ethics. What kind of depraved experimenter are you?

Fortitude save with +1 from preparations: 1d20 + 11 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 11 + 1 = 14

Slowed 1. Not good, but could be worse

◆ Stride around Feiya, since I still have 35 feet of movement.

◆ Flurry of Blows
Flurry of Blows, first attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (1) + 14 = 15
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 5) + 4 = 14

Flurry of Blows, second attack: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (9) + 14 - 4 = 19
Bludgeoning damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 = 8

Probably both misses

[spoielr=GM screen]Fort: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 25[/spoiler]

Feiya ignores the exhortations of Maldlethu, opting for a more violent solution. Perhaps it's warranted. Unfortunately she discovers that lab scientists have better-than-average for saves. Save for 10, 5 temp HP to Feiya. She takes 1 fire and Flat: 1d20 ⇒ 14 continues burning.

Siddartha, slowed, has trouble finding his ki center and none of his move land.

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For Science!? Round 1-2

Party Conditions: Sprite strapped to pedestal; 1 straps, 2 interact actions to undo each one. Fog is difficult terrain and provides total cover as solid barrier. Fort DC 21 or Slow 1 for 1 rnd.
Battlemap

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Maldlethu (49/51 HP)
Feiya (43/53 HP) │ 1 persistent fire, 4 temp HP
Ezren (51/53 HP)
Scientist (-20 HP) │ Quickened
Siddhartha (68/68 HP)
➤ Fafrd (66/74 HP) │ Slowed 1, 2 persistent fire
➤ Seelah (76/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp, Slowed 1

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AFTER YOUR TURN:
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Feiya: DC 15 Flat check vs Persistent Fire
Fafrd: DC 15 Flat check vs Persistent Fire

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Fafrd moves up and attacks the scientist by QuickDrawing his rapier.

+1 Striking Rapier: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 21 piercing: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 6) + 3 = 15 deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 5

He then burns
Flat: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (7) + 0 = 7

Seelah has taken her turn already. Stride and shield, staying in range to retributive strike if he attacks someone else.

Fafrd comes close-is, but misses.

The scientist steps back into concealment from the fog. Lesser since he's not on the other side of the wall.

Reckless Alchemy: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (20) + 17 = 37

HAHA! He mixes another fire and frost bomb… this mixture looks more potent than the last. He chucks it at Fafrd again!

Bombs away: 1d20 + 16 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 16 + 1 = 20
Ugh! The tomb misses, splashing everyone around. This bomb has the full effects of each, so you all take 4 net splash.

He then throws an acid flask at Fafrd.

Bombs away: 1d20 + 16 + 1 - 5 ⇒ (12) + 16 + 1 - 5 = 24
Persistent Acid on turn: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 2) = 8

2 more acid splash, 2d6 persistent, to Fafrd.

Seelah reduces the acid bomb strike to 0 so Fafrd takes no persistent and none of you take splash.

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For Science!? Round 1-2

Party Conditions: Sprite strapped to pedestal; 1 straps, 2 interact actions to undo each one. Fog is difficult terrain and provides total cover as solid barrier. Fort DC 21 or Slow 1 for 1 rnd.
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Maldlethu (49/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (43/53 HP) │ 1 persistent fire
➤ Ezren (51/53 HP)
Scientist (-20 HP) │ Quickened
➤ Siddhartha (64/68 HP)
➤ Fafrd (62/74 HP) │ 2 persistent fire
➤ Seelah (70/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp, Shield up

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AFTER YOUR TURN:
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Feiya: DC 15 Flat check vs Persistent Fire
Fafrd: DC 15 Flat check vs Persistent Fire

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Unethical, and runs away to hide. You are not a good person.

Since he was slowed for 1 round, I assume he has all three actions this round, and if he fails his Fort save at the end of the round, he is slowed next round

◆ Adopt Tiger Stance

◆ Step into the Fog

◆ Flurry of Blows

First Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 8) + 4 = 15
Miss chance: 1d20 ⇒ 13

Second Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 14 - 4 = 13
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8
Miss chance: 1d20 ⇒ 15

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Sigh. Slowed 1 next turn, no hits, bad day

Fafrd Strides forward to flank and hunts prey on the scientist. "Stop that!" he yells, as he quickdraws his light hammer and attacks!
concealment: 1d20 ⇒ 13
+1 Striking light hammer: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33 bludgeoning: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 6) + 3 = 14

1d20 ⇒ 2

And the fires on him keep burning.

Edit: Missed the fort save
fort: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (15) + 11 = 26

Siddartha waits for the mod from Fafrd. It makes his day a little brighter when he bloodies the scientist's nose.

Fafrd then cracks the Akitonian's collarbone with his hammer!

Seelah strides over to the man in the fog and tries not to get caught up in the images of her past and everyone else's past as they stream by instead focusing on the crazed science man in front of her. "Would you please STOP pelting us with those bombs? They hurt."

Concealment?: 1d20 ⇒ 5
Longsword: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (7, 4) + 4 = 15

She then raises her shield and readies to fend off further bombs.

Maldlethu continues to grumpily untie the sprite. “There you are. Now off with you - find your exit rune and use the magic to escape. And Seelah! Remember that the power of magic is greater than that of alchemy!”

Intersct to free the sprite [AA] and cast guidance on Seelah [A].

Feiya looks at the fleeing bomber

"You should escape, but it will not keep you safe."

She looks at the odd red-skinned human, trying to scare him off

Evil eye Will save DC21

Then she reaches for magic and sends some of the glass fragments that the bombs left on the floor

Concealment, dc5: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Telekinetic Projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18
Damage, slashing: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2, 6) + 4 = 14

Society: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21

Ezren strides up towards the pedestal to help Uby if needed.

recall knowledge(A). stride(A). And I am no longer slowed

Ezren, you were only slowed for one round, so you're not anymore. You can also cast a Shield, which is a good cantrip to use here since the enemy might throw a bomb at you.

Cut and slashed, the reckless scientist spits blood. One may call it unethical to intrude upon a private lab, and interfere with scientific progress. I am no fool. The scientist carefully Steps twice then runs off.

Uby flutters into the air. Lets get outta here! She darts off toward the glyph.

Do you follow Uby, or the scientist?

"Let him go. He cannot hurt us if we leave." grumbles Fafrd as he gets ready to run for the glyph.

I agree. Since we have what we came for, we should depart.

Siddhartha also gets ready to head for the glyph, as soon as we have concurrence from the group.

wo votes, calling it there.

You strategically withdraw back to your own time, burning a little more as you go but with no more mad scientist attacks, it's not really a problem.

Back in the present, Uby and Paxle share a tearful reunion and thank you for your help. Paxle says, Next time we won't mess with any magic items we find in strange places.

Uby says, …well, not too much. Crashing that banquet with the four-armed people with long heads was pretty awesome. They both laugh.

Where to next?

Ascesion? couple of our PC's would get bored in library ;)

As you move throught the red-walled caverns, a tear in reality opens up, like stage curtains parting in the middle of the air. Beyond, Seelah tosses an emerald grasshopper back into a bin. She then picks up a scroll and turns to Ezren and Feiya. "Either of you able to hold and use this for me? You don't have to cast it on me, but it'd be nice if you could when appropriate." She it to Ezren.

Just as fast as it opened, the tear closes again.

Ezren, Feiya, and Maldlethu think this phenomenon was a temporary time rift. (Yes, it's MAGIC!)

One vote for Ascension. That where we're off to?

Sounds good to me!

You find a new area. At the far end of this chamber is a spoked dial mounted on the wall above a shallow rectangular pool.

A deep feminine voice echoes around the chamber, “Felise? Is that you?” It seemingly comes from all directions at once. Ezren, Feiya, and Maldlethu think it's another temporal echo. It echoes like the woman's voice calling for Heraxia did before.

Two creatures are hiding in the water. They lurch out of hiding to attack! I rolled really poorly on init again

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 1

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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➤ Siddhartha (68/68 HP)
➤ Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
Big Wave (-0 HP)
Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-0 HP)
Seelah (78/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Arcana: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 on Small Octopus

Arcana: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16 on Large Wave

Ezren casts Shield on himself.

Recall Knowledge(A). Recall Knowledge(A). Cast Shield(A).

There are all manner of strange enemies here.

◆ Adopt Tiger Stance

◆ Stride to the other side of the Wave Hoping for another Flank

◆ Flurry of Blows

First Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 = 8

Second Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 14 - 4 = 11
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 7) + 4 = 17

Feiya goes into the chamber

"Hells bells, this is a big wave"

Arcana, large wave: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17

She looks at the large creature cursing it "You are no match to us!"

Stride, recall knowledge, evil eye will save dc21

Arcana to Recall Knowledge vs DC 20: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

“A living waterfall!” Maldlethu beams with delight as he surveys the large wave. “Its water will put out fires - but flames are only a small part of Nethys’s magic!” Waving his arms wildly, the priest summons a translucent quarterstaff that leaves a trail of silver light as it streaks towards the waterfall and slams down.

Spiritual Weapon vs Living Waterfall: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Force damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Recall Knowledge [A] and cast spiritual weapon at the living waterfall [AA].

Ezren racks his brain, but he can't remember much about weird planar creatures.

Siddhartha slashes the large creature with relative ease. One successful Strike.

The wave shrugs off the Evil Eye from Feiya.

Maldlethu's MAGIC! quarterstaff bludgeons the waterfall!

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Wave: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (20) + 15 = 35
B: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (1, 5) + 7 = 13 Doubled to 26

The force of the churning water bludgeons the monk badly; worse still, the forve pushes him back 10 feet!

It then strikes again — but cracks the wall near the monk's head instead!

Wave: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (7) + 15 - 5 = 17

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 1

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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BOLD IS UP!:
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Siddhartha (42/68 HP)
Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
Feiya (53/53 HP)
Ezren (53/53 HP)
Big Wave (-13 HP)
➤ Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-0 HP)
Seelah (78/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Fafrd moves up and draws out his rapier, stabbing as he does.

+1 Striking Rapier: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 28 piercing: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9 deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 5

He then quickly draws his light hammer and does the same.
+1 Striking light hammer: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (2) + 15 - 4 = 13 bludgeoning: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 4) + 3 = 13

Fafrd stabs the watery creature, which ripples in pain.

The ocotpus-like creature lashes sites tentacles out at Siddhartha!

tentacle, strike 1: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (16) + 16 = 32
B: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (9, 7) + 6 = 22

Its tentacles wrap around the monk's throat, and squeezes!

Constrict DC 25 basic fort: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Strike, Grab, Constrict

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 1-2

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Siddhartha: DC 25 basic fort vs 14 B

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Siddhartha (20/68 HP) │ Grabbed
➤ Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
Big Wave (-22 HP)
Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-0 HP)
➤ Seelah (78/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp

Maldlethu waves his arms as he strides into the room, robes slipping down his thin arms. "May the power of magic burn away your wounds!" he cries. Silver light gathers around his outstretched hand, then lances towards the wounded Siddhartha.

Heal: 3d8 + 24 ⇒ (4, 5, 7) + 24 = 40

Stride [A] and cast lvl 3 heal on Siddhartha [AA].

Fortitude save versus constrict: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20

Thank you Maldlethu. It seems like everything on this planet hits very hard..

◆ Flurry of Blows at the Octopus-like creature

First Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 3) + 4 = 13

Second Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (7) + 14 - 4 = 17
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 6) + 4 = 18

I am a little confused by the map. Is the Octopus-like creature grabbing me with reach. or should it be in a square next to me? I am trying to figure out if I can provide a flank for Fafrd. Either way, I suspect my fastest way out is to drop this creature if I can.

◆ Strike at the Octopus like creature

Third Attack : 1d20 + 14 - 8 ⇒ (2) + 14 - 8 = 8
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 4 = 10

Not likely

◆ Escape attempt, using unarmed strike (not likely, but worth a shot)
Escape Attempt using unarmed strike: 1d20 + 14 - 8 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 8 = 21

I might be out

Siddartha cannot land any blows against the arm choking him and fails to escape. @1 does not beat my Athletics DC.

So failing the save puts Siddartha at 20=14=6 HP and then Maldlethu heals him 40, so he is at 46/68 HP.

Before he's choked out like some failed Ruby Phoenix contestant, the MAGIC! of Nethys heals Siddartha!

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 1-2

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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Siddhartha (46/68 HP) │ Grabbed
Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
Big Wave (-22 HP)
Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-0 HP)
➤ Seelah (78/78 HP) │ Shield -9 hp

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Feiya begins the incantation and her eyes and nails begin to shine with pure darkness. She crouches and touches the earth, and morbid tendrils crush the floor and spike through the creatures

Grim tendrils (lvl 2): 4d4 ⇒ (2, 2, 4, 2) = 10 +2 persistent bleeding Grim tendrills Fort save DC21. it would strike both enemies

Then she turns her eyes towards Siddhartha "You seem to get smashed a lot, monk. Heal, warrior, Heal!"

Life Boost hex (fast healing 6)

Seelah gives a small curse as she realizes that she's failing to keep her companions alive by not moving fast enough to get into the thick of it before someone nearly dies from the waterfall. She strides right up to the waterfall as she swings her sword. "Anyone need some immediate healing? Siddhartha are you okay?"

Longsword: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
Damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (6, 4) + 4 = 14

As she waits for an answer, she raises her shield and prepares to help as best she can.

Ezren strides 20ft forward.

"Let's see how you feel after an electric zap!" electricity crackles between Ezren's two hands before a bolt of electricity shoot out, straight towards the Big Wave and then jumping across to the Small Octopus.

Basic Reflex Save DC21

Electricity: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4, 4) + 4 = 13

[ooc]Stride(A). Electric Arc(2A).

Feiya's grim tendrils are mostly shrugged off by the wave, but the octopus-like creature withers. Pass, fail. Fast heal happens before Siddartha's turn so he healed 6 then whiffed at the top of the round.

Seelah slashes away a large chunk of the big wave's form, which sloshes across the floor. Crit

Ezren zaps the creatures! He finds that while elementals aren't particularly vulnerable to electricity. it's effective enough. Waterfall failed, octo made it.

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The waterfall washes over Seelah, pounding her like briny surf and pushing her backward!

Wave, Strike 1: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (14) + 15 = 29
B: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (4, 2) + 7 = 13 Block 10, take 3.
It Pushes her back 5 feet.
Wave, Strike 2: 1d20 + 15 - 5 ⇒ (19) + 15 - 5 = 29
B: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (6, 2) + 7 = 15

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 1-2

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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Siddhartha (52/68 HP) │ Grabbed, fast heal 6 (1/4)
Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
Feiya (53/53 HP)
Ezren (53/53 HP)
Big Wave (-68 HP)
➤ Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-16 HP) │ 2 persistent negative
Seelah (60/78 HP) │ Shield -12 hp, Shield up, reaction used

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Fafrd marks the waterfall as his prey. He then performs a twin-takedown with rapier and hammer!

Combine these two for resistances and weaknesses
+1 Striking Rapier: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (2) + 15 = 17 piercing: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 1) + 3 = 9 deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 4
I sacrifice the hero point to the RNGods
+1 Striking Rapier: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

+1 Striking light hammer, flurry: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 15 - 2 = 25 bludgeoning: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 = 8

Seeing as he has his hammer in his hand, instead of the main-gauche, he swings it again.
+1 Striking light hammer, flurry: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 15 - 4 = 24 bludgeoning: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (5, 6) + 3 = 14

Fafrd's strikes dissipate the big wave!

The octo-creature constricts Siddartha once more, lets go, and shoots a jet of water in his face!

Constrict, DC 25 Fort save: 1d12 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Level 2 Hydraulic Push: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (19) + 17 = 36
Push Crit: 8d6 ⇒ (5, 5, 2, 4, 1, 2, 1, 5) = 25

Siddartha is choked, then blasted with a powerful spray!

Flat: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Water in its limbs continues to dry up as the negative energy works its way through the creature's systemm.

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 2-3

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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BEFORE YOUR TURN:
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Siddhartha: DC 25 fort vs 12 B

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BOLD IS UP!:
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➤ Siddhartha (27/68 HP) │ Fast heal 6 (1/4)
➤ Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
➤ Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-18 HP) │ 2 persistent negative
➤ Seelah (60/78 HP) │ Shield -12 hp, Shield up, reaction used

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RECALL KNOWLEDGE:
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Fortitude save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13

Heal six points of HP from the Life Boost

Thanks Feiya. That's what I get for charging into things.

◆ Step to the Octopus Creature

◆ Flurry of Blows

First Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 7) + 4 = 19

Second Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 14 - 4 = 23
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8

◆ Swing for the fences with a third attack

Third Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 8 ⇒ (13) + 14 - 8 = 19
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 4) + 4 = 10

To be clear, the Constrict is a BASIC fort save. So Siddartha came out of that round with 3 HP left after taking 24 B on a critical failure. he healed 6 so he has 27-24+6=9 HP current. You can use a hero point if you didn't know this was a basic save, but on a new post.

Siddartha moves in and strikes successfully but once. But he is there to provide a flank for the others.

I had not realized that was a Critical Failure, so I will use a Hero Point to reroll

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14

Still a Critical failure. The dice will kill me at some point.

Maldlethu waves a hand, and the quarterstaff streaks towards the remaining creature. “Surrender yourself to the power of magic!” he intones once again, and once more healing light leaps from his hand to Siddhartha.

Spiritual Weapon: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (16) + 11 = 27
Force damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Heal, Healer’s Staff: 3d8 + 24 + 1 ⇒ (7, 3, 7) + 24 + 1 = 42

Sustaining spiritual weapon [A] and casting lvl 3 heal on Siddhartha [AA].

Seelah frowns as the octopus thing continues to strangle her companion. She strides in closer and slashes at the octopus thing.

+1 striking Longsword, vs FF: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

She takes a second slice as well to possibly finish the fight faster.

+1 striking Longsword, vs FF: 1d20 + 14 - 5 ⇒ (15) + 14 - 5 = 24
Slashing: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 7) + 4 = 19

"Come on there'S just one last enemy."

Siddartha's fingers slash through the elemental once; it seems to have rather high AC. Maldlethu's MAGIC! quarterstaff bludgeons it while the cleric heals the monk again. 51 HP

A frowning Paladin slashes through the water and cuts twice. The fight isn't over yet; the creature is hardier than anyone thought. It may be that the smaller elemental is actually far tougher than the big one.

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Chasing Octopi Round 2-3

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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Siddhartha (51/68 HP)
Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
➤ Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-76 HP) │ 2 persistent negative
Seelah (60/78 HP) │ Shield -12 hp, reaction available

Fafrd moves into the water, and hunts the octopus thing.
He then performs a twin-takedown.
+1 Striking Rapier: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (12) + 15 = 27 piercing: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4) + 3 = 8 deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 8

+1 Striking light hammer, flurry: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 15 - 2 = 31 bludgeoning: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 5) + 3 = 10

Fafrd lands two telling blows, but the octopus lives yet! Perhaps Ezren and Feiya can finish it off.

Botting casters. Gotta keep moving.

Ezren casts Electric arc.

Electric: 3d5 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2, 1) + 4 = 12
Ref: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (5) + 15 = 20

He then shields.

Feiya throws a projectile at the creature.

projectile: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Missing. She then shields.

Fafrd finds the octopus is resistant to bludgeoning. It takes all the electricity Ezren flings at it; Feiya's attacks fly wide.

The creature Steps out of the flank and lashes out a tentacle at Seelah!

tentacle: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (13) + 16 = 29
B: 2d12 + 6 ⇒ (4, 9) + 6 = 19 Block 10 take 9

tentacle 2: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (1) + 16 - 5 = 12

flat: 1d20 ⇒ 12

It bleeds 2.

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Chasing Waterfalls Round 4-5

Terrain: Water is 1' deep
Battlemap

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➤ Siddhartha (51/68 HP) │ Fast heal 6 2/4
➤ Maldlethu (51/51 HP)
➤ Feiya (53/53 HP)
➤ Ezren (53/53 HP)
➤ Fafrd (74/74 HP)
Small Octopus (-89 HP) │ 2 persistent negative
➤ Seelah (51/78 HP) │ Shield -21 hp, Shield up, reaction used

Heal six points of HP from the Life Boost

Thanks to You all for the healing. I would have been down several times if not for that.

◆ Step Behind the Octopus Creature, between it and the wall

◆ Flurry of Blows

First Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 32
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

Second Attack of Flurry of Blows: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 14 - 4 = 15
Slashing damage: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 8) + 4 = 20

◆ Cast Shield, raising AC to 25

Max damage on the miss, less than half that on the hit. Flanking available.

Fafrd Steps up, and drops his hammer, quick-drawing his main-gauche!
+1 Striking main-gauche, flank: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25 piercing: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 2) + 3 = 6

He then performs a twin-takedown!

+1 Striking Rapier, flurry, flank: 1d20 + 15 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 15 - 3 = 15 piercing: 2d6 + 3 ⇒ (2, 3) + 3 = 8 deadly: 1d8 ⇒ 1

+1 Striking main-gauche, flurry, flank: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 15 - 4 = 30 piercing: 2d4 + 3 ⇒ (3, 3) + 3 = 9

The horrible octopus creature looks bloodied, but refuses to die!

Still up but not looking good…