DM Voomer's Age of Ashes

Game Master Voomer

"You are welcome, by the way! See you around, I suppose..." Yasami does a half-shout at the guides as they leave.

"Lovely people. Not sure if I preferred them as statues, to be honest. Stone cold hearts, eh?" she smiles at her own joke, then checks the straps on her backpack before moving on.

"Alright, I think we've lost what ... two days of time on this? Doubt our little cult was waiting for us, so we better move out."

Yeah I vote for the mines, wherever they are.

Before Catalina translates anything, she pulls a face and shudders with disgust over the information about silk underwear. "Ew, what!?"

She then turns to the rest of the party and translates the rest. She turns back to the porters and offers them a slight bow from the waist, speaking in Mwangi. "I think we are used to dealing with more helpless folk. Our apologies. We wish you luck going forward. Ahh...I don't think you got any of our names, though." Catalina smiles at the porters and introduces herself and will translate introductions for anyone else who wishes to. "Safe travels."

"I know!" he replied in reference to the underwear. "We will not forget your names. Thank you, truly and deeply. I wish we had something to offer you, but... he did not pay us very well. Still... here." He pulled off a leather cord that dangled around his neck. A very large claw, longer than Catalina's hand, was fastened to it.

"Ran afoul of a large beast that took exception to my presence. She hooked me with that claw and I cut off the digit it was attached to, and managed to escape and hide. Kept it as a reminder. Now I've escaped death twice -- I don't think I'm going to push my luck a third time. Maybe I'll find a nice job in a tavern or something." He chuckled wryly. "I hope it brings you the same luck it brought me."

They took their leave, and you did as well, continuing in the direction of the mine. DC 20 Survival for the campsite that night. RP as you like. Then...

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Renali departs at first light, planning to scout the area nearby while you all forge ahead, seeking the next pillar Edka told you about, that should be somewhere nearby.

It's around midday when you find it. A clearing, up ahead. And the pillar is not alone. Three large, green reptiles, resembling dragons but with two legs instead of four, are lazing about around the base of the pillar, sunning themselves. Stealth checks as you approach, you're welcome to follow the expert. Perception DC 23 to notice there is a 4th creature in the trees nearby. DC 22 Arcana or DC 17 Lore: Dragons to learn more about them.
Will update Roll20 this afternoon!

Caiten follows behind those of the group better experienced at navigating the jungle. He helps as best he can while setting up the camp for the night.

Aid Survival: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

LOL. I think that barely succeeds at the Fail level DC.

"Caiten. When the leaves of a nearby bush are snagging at and ripping your clothes, that means that it isn't a good place to put your tent."

"How about you just stick to making sure the ropes are in good condition?"

Catalina gleefully takes the claw, holding it up and admiring it with a wide grin. "Thank you. I...we...will cherish this!"

The thaumaturge reluctantly offers it around to the party, although it is very clear she would like to keep it.

A weird monster claw is totally up Catalina's alley, but me as the player, I won't be fussed if anyone actually wants it. :P

Catalina plods alongside the others as they leave, but works to stay out of the way when it comes time to make camp. Despite her time hunting on her own, she was ill-suited to determine things like...where a good place to camp might be and such.

That evening would find Catalina sitting off on her own, shuffling through her Harrow deck rather pensively. The tall woman draws a card...

Which card?: 1d54 ⇒ 31
Reverse? (1=yes): 1d2 ⇒ 2

And comes up with The Queen Mother. She stares at it for a while, frowning, and then shuffles it back into the deck with a heavy sigh.

--- The Next Day ---

Catalina moves quietly behind Yasami, mimicking her movements to attempt to be as stealthy as possible.

Stealth, FTE: 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 11 + 2 = 16

She does her best.

Perception DC 23: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20

Arcana DC 22: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25

The thaumaturge doesn't spot the fourth dragon-like creature, but she does recognize them once the DM gives up the info :).

ETA: Catalina also pulls out her implements and esoterica, ready to fight when the need arises.

The next morning while Caiten is preparing spells and selecting abilities, he mentions to Sulee, "Well, how about you access some additional knowledge on the subject then."

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As the group approaches the clearing, Caiten also follows the lead of those most stealthy.
Stealth (FTE): 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 = 30

On seeing the creatures, Caiten quickly pulls out his bow.
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
Arcana: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

"Would it be possible for you to teach us Mwangi, Catalina? Things might be easier for us here if all of us could speak the language instead of you needing to translate back and forth all the time."
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Oren draws Foehammer as he sees the creatures.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

"Would it be possible for you to teach us Mwangi, Catalina? Things might be easier for us here if all of us could speak the language instead of you needing to translate back and forth all the time."

Catalina looks at the large, quiet man thoughtfully, fidgeting with the good luck claw the porters had given them. "I could give it a try," She replies, shrugging. "It would be nice to take a break. Taldane is not my native tongue either. Going back and forth and back and forth between languages..." She grimaces. "Gives me a headache."

Catalina happily would...I'm not sure if there's a way to learn a new language outside of a feat or special DM permission!

No one actually rolled a good Survival roll, did they?

Survival: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Lisi smiles politely at Caiten and Sulee. "I counted two venomous snakes in the area of that 'camp', Caiten. They are small and green and nest in trees. Tend not to bite, I think, unless you, ah, brush past them. Well, anyhow. This spot is nice."

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Perception DC 23: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

Lisi holds up his hand with four fingers and moves out with Caiten.

Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

He prepares Ash Cloud, wondering to himself if these things breathe fire...

Caiten and Catalina recognize these as Jungle Drakes.

They are ravenous, bestial, and driven by instinct, with but a fraction of the terrifying might of their larger cousins and little, if any, of their cunning. A bonded group of them like this is known as a “rampage" with good reason.

Because they lack forearms, only their formidable jaws and thick-scaled tails present dangers if engaged at melee range. Most drakes would rather avoid close combat, however, preferring to use their breath weapons to wreak havoc in wide swaths from comfortable distances while flying overhead. They have small reservoirs of their ancestral draconic power that they can tap into to perform incredible feats of speed. The jungle variety, in particular, are venomous, and can spit globs of the stuff in addition to stinging with their tails.

Survival(Aid another): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

Nodding in agreement with the druid, "Looks good to me. Nice find, Lis."

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Stealth FtE: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

Noticing Lis give out the number of creatures, Joran draws his warflail and prepares himself.

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (9) + 11 = 20
Stealth: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23

Dario can't see the fourth enemy that Lisi is signaling for but he knows better than to assume it is a mistake. Adjusting his glasses along his face, he moves up quietly and tries to keep in the darker parts of the forest. The blade and pistol are drawn quietly as he approaches closer to get ready for combat.

Stealth (Moving Closer): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Hero Point
Stealth (Moving Closer): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

Settling into position, Dario gives the crew a nod and readies himself. These big, flying lizards were about to see what they could do.

Sorry, catching up. Does Cev need to Scholarly Recollect anything?

StealthFTE: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 1 = 25

Lisi once again comes through, finding a safe place to camp for the night. Should Sulee allow it, the warg pups curl up beside her in an adorable dog pile of warmth and coziness, which Guba was welcome to join if they so chose.

Catalina ponders the card she drew, wondering at the knowledge in question. Was there something they didn't know? Almost certainly. But who had the knowledge they needed? And what would it take to learn it?

The evening is spent learning a little conversational Mwangi. How to greet someone, to explain you are a friend, to ask if they need help -- a dozen or so phrases. The pronunciation takes practice, and there's much laughter all around as some of you butcher the first attempts. There are sounds in the Mwangi language that have no comparisons in Taldane, and take effort to make your mouths form. But all in all, the evening is a pleasant one, spent joking with friends, in the heart of a trackless jungle.

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Worst stealth, Joran 1, Cev 2?: 1d2 ⇒ 2

You tried your best to approach silently. But a sudden flash of green light from the dragon pillar shot forth, aimed at Cev. It did not aim to petrify, as the first pillar had done. This one dripped with poison.

Cev, Reflex basic save DC 24

poison damage: 6d6 ⇒ (1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 3) = 19

The drakes looked in your direction, following the line of the beam, but hadn't spotted you quite yet...

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Dario, Caiten, Oren
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran, Cev

beam attack: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (8) + 20 = 28 Remembered belatedly it has to roll to hit, didn't want to mess up all the initiative rolls.

"Resist Energy won't help against poison," Caiten whispers - mostly to himself.

He quickly casts ◆Stoke the Heart on Dario, then ◆moves farther into the brush to the side of the trail.

StH: +3 damage to all attacks

He finds a spot with a bit of clear space and brings his bow to bear on the closest Drake.

◆Bow Strike (40 ft): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (4) + 11 = 15
Damage: 1d8 ⇒ 7

Reaction readied: Nimble Dodge, +2 AC against first attack

From under the foliage of the trees, Dario would take aim and level his pistol at the closest drake. Readying the shot, he would fire off at the creature to hopefully keep it from targeting his allies any further. He rolls back with the force of the blow, letting the gun's momentum carry him as he moves through the foliage quickly to rejoin the others.

Ranged Strike v.s. Flat-Footed: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (15) + 16 = 31Damage: 2d6 + 1 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (1, 6) + 1 + 3 + (3) = 14If Critical?: 5d10 + 2 + 6 + 2d4 ⇒ (1, 6, 4, 6, 7) + 2 + 6 + (2, 3) = 37
If I critically hit; that'll be 35 points of damage and it must make a Fort save at DC 21 or be stunned 1

He moves past the others, falling back into the ranks while trying to spread out. He didn't know exactly what those damn lizards could do but he knew that all the legends he heard about let them breathe terrible breaths of death. It would be better to spread out some.

Reloading on the go, Dario stared down the crystalline scope he had been given and lined up another shot on the totem before them. Letting his aim focus on the beast, he would fire once more.

Ranged Strike v.s. Flat-Footed: 1d20 + 16 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 16 - 5 = 19Damage: 2d6 + 1 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (1, 5) + 1 + 3 + (1) = 11If Critical?: 5d10 + 2 + 6 + 2d4 ⇒ (5, 1, 5, 4, 3) + 2 + 6 + (4, 4) = 34

Actions - Into The Fray (free), Strike, Moving Reload, Strike
Vitals - HP: 63/63; AC: 21
Conditions - Stoke The Heart (+3)

The evening is spent learning a little conversational Mwangi. How to greet someone, to explain you are a friend, to ask if they need help -- a dozen or so phrases. The pronunciation takes practice, and there's much laughter all around as some of you butcher the first attempts. There are sounds in the Mwangi language that have no comparisons in Taldane, and take effort to make your mouths form. But all in all, the evening is a pleasant one, spent joking with friends, in the heart of a trackless jungle.

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You tried your best to approach silently. But a sudden flash of green light from the dragon pillar shot forth, aimed at Cev. It did not aim to petrify, as the first pillar had done. This one dripped with poison.

Cev, Reflex basic save DC 24

The drakes looked in your direction, following the line of the beam, but hadn't spotted you quite yet...

** spoiler omitted **

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Dario, Caiten, Oren
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran, Cev

.[/ooc]

Cev can sense the build up of the energy ...

if needed FORT: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (8) + 11 = 19

Survival (if I can untrained?) and Stealth

Survival: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (3) + 0 = 3
Stealth: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

Okay, well... Never mind that.

Yasamina is utterly useless in finding a good camp spot. After several attempts and failures, she instead decides to put forward her flint to make a fire. "I never did really go camping. City girl here, guilty as charged. I'll let you fine folk do the thinking on these maters."

Sneaking about is not so stellar either, since she left her tent open overnight, and the insect bites distract her enough that she steps on a dry branch every so often as she scratches herself.

Caiten grants Dario a little magical shot of adrenaline, though he misses with his own shot, shifting positions.

Dario aims his shot well, a bullet blasting right through the torso of one of the slender, serpentine creatures. It was so shocking to the drake that it stunned the creature momentarily.

fort save: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

Still Oren's turn, then these drakes get to go and things are going to get messy. Sidenote, my autocorrect keeps wanting to capitalize 'Drake'. Can't imagine why >.> *imagines a jungle drake as Plaguestone Drake swinging around like George of the Jungle*

Not wanting to just run out there and face the three of them himself, Oren moves forward a little bit to get within thirty feet of the Jungle Drake, then tosses a little bolt of fire from his Dragon's Eye Charm at it!

Produce Flame: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18
Damage: 5d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2, 4, 1, 2) + 4 = 17

Can hero point that if you want, Oren! Misses, as is.

fang vs Oren: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23
damage to Oren: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (10, 2) + 7 = 19

One of the drakes takes to the sky, flies at Oren, and bites him, just barely hitting. The teeth sink in and keep hold, preparing to drag the man to the north as the drake hopes to claim this snack for himself. They have predatory grab which is like grab but lets them move with the victim -- he can't fly with Oren but is carrying him at his land speed. Moved, struck, grabbed.

The stunned drake shakes it off after a moment and flies towards Cev, hovering in the air 20 feet above him. 1 action lost to stunned, 2 to move.

The third drake from the middle of the clearing takes flight, coming to hover over the group of you. Catalina, seeing the shadow above her, leaps aside before the whiplike tail can strike her.

random target 1-Dario 2-Catalina 3-Joran: 1d3 ⇒ 2

stinger: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

The final drake, who was hidden in the trees to the north, flies near the cluster and spits venom down on you. 1 action move, 2 spit.
The 4 of you in the red circle, make a DC 24 reflex save or become exposed to the poison. If exposed, make a DC 24 fort save as well. If both fail, you are enfeebled 1 and take...

poison damage: 1d6 ⇒ 4

rounds until the drake can use poison spit again: 1d6 ⇒ 4

These fine fellows have woodland stride and ignore difficult terrain. If you do not, remember half movement in the trees. Numbered them for clarity and listed the flying ones' elevations.

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Dario, Caiten, Oren
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran, Cev

Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15
Fortitude: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

"I think fire would be preferable. Fire I could do something about."

Reflex DC 24: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15 try a hero point?
Reflex DC 24: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (6) + 13 = 19 off to a great start for Catalina's first combat

Fort DC 24: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

I guess Catalina is enfeebled 1 :P

Catalina's gaze darts up at the drake above her after she dodges out of the way right into a pool of poison. She winces and hisses slightly at the burn of the poison, narrowing her lightly-glowing eyes at the beast.

"Let's see here...a jungle drake? What do I have..."

Lore: Esoteric dc 22: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (1) + 13 = 14 :|
Lore: Esoteric dc 22: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (9) + 13 = 22

"Ah, I have just the thing..." The thaumaturge fishes out an oil she had once used to weaken a different species of drake on a hunt with Nikolai - something that dried out the scales and caused cracking and peeling. She quickly applied it to her weapon and watched it glow - just briefly. "Let's see..."

The thaumaturge carefully aims her pistol before firing off a shot at a tender spot in its neck. She then quickly reloads her pistol, ready to strike again.

Striking Dueling Pistol: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (12) + 13 = 25
Pistol damage, piercing/bludgeoning, implement empowerment, weakness 4: 2d6 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3) + 4 + 4 = 12

un-readied implement interruption because it's not loaded, womp. Caiten pointed out a few things I needed to fix due to rules, sorry for all the editing - should be the final version now.

Conditions: enfeebled 1; 59/63 HP; AC 22; 1/3 hero points
Actions: Exploit Vulnerability, Strike, Reload

Ref DC24: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24

Seeing the nasty-looking spittle head in his direction, Joran manages to just dance out of the way. "Whoa! Big green dragon-looking creature trying to spit poison at us. Really?" Shaking his head, Joran draws his warflail and lets his rage take over, attacking the miniature dragon.

◆Action: Draw weapon
◆Action: Rage
◆Action: Attack

+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18
Damage: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (9, 4) + 10 = 23

Hero point
+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (3) + 14 = 17

AC 20; Hp's 93/93; Hero points(1/3 used)

Reflex: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31

"DARIO, HOLD YOUR BREATH AND CLOSE YOUR EYES," shouts Lisi.

He casts Ash Cloud on the two nearest drakes, shrouding them in fiery darkness.

"Enjoy an age of ashes," he mutters grimly.

Damage: 2d4 ⇒ (3, 3) = 6

Fort save to negate or halve, etc. Flying creatures, here's some Difficult Terrain. ;)

Don't know if that will protect Dario...rule of cool. :P

"Enjoy an age of ashes," he mutters grimly.

"That's the name of the movie!"

Catalina charged up her weapon with her of collection of items, the oil causing the projectile to slip through the scales of the drake like a knife through butter. The reptile thrashes, causing Joran's flail to miss.

drake 4 fort save: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18crit fail, blinded one round
drake 3 fort save: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24

Lisi invokes an inferno in the sky, raining fire upon these poisonous dragonkin. One manages to swoop away from the worst of the cloud, but the other is momentarily blinded by the hot ash.

Cev and Yasami still up

Yasami watches as one of the creatures kidnaps one of the two of the heaviest people in the group. She laughs at the attempt, but the smile fades as Oren starts being dragged away.

"Oren!"

She runs around the pool of whatever that substance might be, gets out of the undergrowth, and makes a beeline for the big man.

She jumps at the creature, attempting to catch a wing or something to stop it from getting away.

"I think I got it! Oren ... Smash!"

Since I reloaded, I can still do the Implement's Interruption reaction. Trigger: The target of your Exploit Vulnerability (Drake 3) uses a concentrate, manipulate, or move action, or leaves a square during a move action it's using.

Sorry for the slowness, I have a lovely head cold. Bumping Cev to the next block.

Yasami rushes to Oren's side and grabs onto the thing's wing (DC was 27, lol, nicely done), rooting her feet in place to help prevent Oren from being kidnapped and dragged off alone. As she emerges into the clearing, the pillar fires off another green beam, aimed right for her...

beam attack: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 20 = 36
poison damage: 6d6 ⇒ (3, 6, 2, 5, 5, 1) = 22

Yasami, reflex save DC 24. Since the hit was a crit, the result is one step worse that what you get, so if you succeed, it's a fail, if you fail it's a crit fail, etc.

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Dario, Caiten, Oren, Cev
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran

I feel you. Get better!

Reflex: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

Getting dowed by poison arrow again. Getting a feel of a theme here. 22 damage, then?

AC 23
HP 51
Hero points 1 (I think)

Correct <3

Oren nods at Yasami, before entering into a rage and bringing Foehammer down on the creature's head!

Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28
Damage: 2d12 + 8 ⇒ (3, 3) + 8 = 14

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
damage: 2d12 + 8 ⇒ (9, 10) + 8 = 27

Actions: Rage, Strike, Strike

Caiten ◆sustains Stoke the Heart on Dario, then takes a careful ◆look at the pillar that is firing magic. "We need to stop that pillar also." He looks at the various drakes that people are engaged with. "Though it seems everyone is occupied at the moment."

Not sure if analyzing the pillar costs an action or not. I'm trying to see if it also has a targeting crystal that can be damaged at range. So canonize as many of these as I can do until I run out of actions.

Perception (if needed): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 10

◆ Guidance on Joran

◆Bow Strike on the pillar crystal: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (6) + 11 = 17
Damage (p): 1d8 ⇒ 2

Wow, I am rolling really badly this combat. 5 d20 rolls: none higher than 6, average of 4. lol

Stoke the Heart: +3 damage for Dario
Guidance: +1 to a single attack roll, perception check, saving throw, or skill check before my next turn.

Reaction - Nimble Dodge: +2 AC vs first attack.

"Good thinking Caiten!"

Cev had moved across the field to better impact the drakes attcking the team, but then whirled around, a beam of cold lancing out from his outstretch hand

RAYofFROST: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 203d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3, 3) + 3 = 13 Attack Pillar

Oren brings Foehammer down on the drake's neck once, then again, and the thing thrashes in pain, screeching and releasing its bite on him in the process.

The pillar seems identical to the first one you saw intact, but for a different colored gem. Caiten and Cev both attempt to strike the thing, but it's shielded somehow and neither strike connects. Just flavor, it just has a higher AC and it's stupid to miss a stationary object without magical shenanigans. No need to spend an action looking at it.

Joran and Dario feel buoyed by Caiten's magic as they prepare to strike...

Dario's turn still, just updating things.

Sulee looks at the flying drakes doing things like try to carry Oren away and nervously attempts to back away from the bulk of the action.

Independent: gets one action to spend. On Stride in this case.

I didn't see Lisi's Ash Cloud drawn. I drew it where I think he meant it to be? And scooted Cev 5 ft to the right to not be in it.
I think the cloud affects them when they start their turn in it, and I mistakenly had it affect them when Lisi cast it, so I'm not going to roll at the beginning of this round.

When Cevendyll moved to reposition himself more strategically, he left one unfortunate opening for the Drake that had been flying right towards him -- easy prey.

The drake (Drake 2) ◆flew down towards the wargs, ◆grabbing one in ◆each taloned foot-claw and flapping its wings at it prepared to fly off with them.

grab Rocco: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
grab Shadow: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

random target 1-Dario 2-Catalina 3-Joran: 1d3 ⇒ 1

The one that had spit poison on the cluster of you (Drake 3) turned towards Dario. It launched into a ◆◆Draconic Frenzy (The jungle drake makes one Fangs Strike and two Stinger Strikes in any order.) The teeth snapped closed on nothing but air as the nimble gunslinger ducked, and the tail whipped around jabbing once, then again. It moved too quickly, and the second sting got him. The drake ◆flew 5 feet to escape the ash cloud, but in doing so, triggered Catalina's readied attack. The pistol shot rang out, but missed.

fangs vs Dario: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

stinger vs Dario: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15

stinger vs Dario: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23
damage to Dario: 2d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 2) + 7 = 15
DC 24 fort save or enfeebled 1 and posion damage below.
poison damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

The drake that had been trying to drag Oren away (drake 1) tried ◆escaping Yasami's uncomfortable clutches. It pulled free and turned on the woman. It's ◆teeth sank into her, and held on tight, turning the tables as her arm was caught in it's maw, ◆grabbing her. At least, that's what WOULD have happened, but Cevendyll's glimpse of redemption caused the creature to hesitate in its attack. Glimpse cancels damage but not the hit, so it would still be able to grab her--it just does so gently, like a mama cat carrying a kitten.

Escape: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28

fangs vs Yasami: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24
damage to Yasami: 2d10 + 7 ⇒ (4, 10) + 7 = 21(negated by glimpse)

The blinded drake, in the midst of the ash cloud, spends a moment ◆blinking ash from its eyes and clearing its vision, then ◆flies overhead and lands next to Cev, ◆biting at him, but missing badly.

fangs vs Cev: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 18

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Caiten, Oren, Cev
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran, Dario

Catalina makes a frustrated sound as her shot rings out, hitting nothing. She quickly reloads her gun, smearing a bit more of the oil onto the bullet as she does so--a feat, given her hands full of implements and esoterica--and fires off another shot at the drake.

Striking Dueling Pistol: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

This one misses as well, much to the thaumaturge's annoyance. Catalina takes a calming breath, reloading her weapon once again and aims it carefully at the drake, the weapon vibrating in her hands as she trains it on the creature.

Actions: Reload, strike, reload. ↺ Implement's interruption readied. Trigger: The target of your Exploit Vulnerability (Drake 3) uses a concentrate, manipulate, or move action, or leaves a square during a move action it's using.

Also, I accidentally gave Catalina +8 to her damage roll for the shot that hit earlier. It should only be +4.

Lisi points a finger at the nearest drake and speaks something chilling in Druidic.

Spell attack: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
Ray of Frost: 3d4 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2, 2) + 4 = 10

He glares at the drake, murder in his eyes.

Intimidating Glare: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Not happy with the way this combat is playing out, Joran furiously attacks the drake that just stung Dario.

Attack Drake x3

+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 14 + 1 = 16 +1 is Guidance
Damage: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (6, 7) + 10 = 23

+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (15) + 9 = 24
Damage: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (2, 7) + 10 = 19

+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Damage: 2d10 + 10 ⇒ (6, 10) + 10 = 26

Attack #1: Hero point 2/3 used
+1 Striking Large War flail(bludgeoning): 1d20 + 14 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 14 + 1 = 23

AC 20; Hp's 93/93

"I'll take my shot at in when I have a chance!" Dario shouts to Caiten. The magically gifted went to analyze the pillar but Dario had more in common with the pompous explorer at this moment; he knew that a bullet could put it down and he was more than willing to do so. Before he could levy the shot though, the drake turned its attention towards him and erupted in a flurry of attacks.

Dario stepped back away from the dragon's snapping jaw, dipping low to avoid the bite that sought to crush his head. Its stinger came in quick and viciously but the gunslinger moved just a bit quicker. The blade parried the blow away but when it came in again, the creature cunningly stabbed him in the arm to administer its poison.

Fortitude (DC 24): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (7) + 11 = 18

Goddamnit!" The gunslinger hissed out, his skin immediately burning as pain wracked through him. He felt weaker, unable to bring his full force to bear. It was fortunate then that most of his combative skill relied on his speed and agility, not raw strength. "Alright, you lizard bastard. You're practice for your bigger cousins." Dario growled out before his hands moved like a flash. His training from before when they prepared to deal with the barghest came into play, fingers moving like a blur to reload his pistol almost instantly before firing up in the air.

Risky Reload; Ranged Strike: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (11) + 16 = 27Damage: 2d6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3) + 1 + 3 = 11
If that would miss, I'll spend a hero point and try to hit again so it won't misfire.

After firing his shot, Dario would go after the dragon with his blade in hand. He quickly reloaded the pistol as he did so, the weapon's chamber snapping close as he thrust up into the air.

Assuming that I hit with my shot, it is flat-footed against my melee attack. Sneak attack damage is 1d4, ignore if I missed it.
Reloading Strike: 1d20 + 15 - 4 ⇒ (4) + 15 - 4 = 15Damage: 2d6 + 1 + 3 + 1d4 ⇒ (6, 2) + 1 + 3 + (1) = 13

The flying beast would sail above the strike, avoiding the blade's deadly thrust but leaving itself open for the gunslinger to lift his pistol upwards before firing off another shot.

Strike: 1d20 + 16 - 10 ⇒ (17) + 16 - 10 = 23Damage: 2d6 + 1 + 3 ⇒ (6, 2) + 1 + 3 = 12

Actions - Risky Reload, Ranged Strike, Reloading Strike, Ranged Strike
Vitals - HP: 43/63; AC: 22
Conditions - Enfeebled 1, Stoke The Heart (+3)

Catalina curses her missed shot, but despite its size, the drake was serpentine and moved like a whip, and it was difficult to draw a bead on a big enough target that wasn't thrashing about.

It was okay, though -- because teamwork saw the thing fall. Lisi blasted the drake with a ray of frost that spread icy crystals across its face, freezing the moisture over its eyes as if it had cataracts. In that moment of distraction, Joran and Dario did what they do best, the heavy flail beating the creature to the ground and Dario unloading two bullets into it (no hero point required, Dario.)

The drake crashed, dead, to the jungle floor, as you heard the yelps of the warg pups...

Still Yasami's turn -- I was going to have Lisi target Drake 2 because of the wargs, but he's equidistant between the two enemies and the 10 damage was needed to finish this one off so =)

"NEXT!" shouts Lisi.

Yasami seems satisfied when Oren smashes the creature with his hammer, despite the fact that Forhammer was being swung a few inches away from her own head. "Hell yea! This is my kind of rodeo!" the drake releases Oren, and then sets it sights on her. Her eyes meet the drakes as he is preparing for a strike. "Don't you dare, you overgrown geck- HEY!" she shouts as the creatures grabs her shoulder. "Okay, not my rodeo ... NOT MY RODEO!" she tries to wiggle out of the drake's clutches as it wants to drag her away.

Not sure if that worked, but still will draw the blade and embrace her inner Vlad Tepes.

She draws her sword, and goes for a strike on the wounded neck. "Bit off more than you can chew, did we?" she mocks the drake.

AC 23
HP 51
Hero points 1 (I think)

Yasami twists free from the drake's jaws and draws her blade, stabbing towards the same place Oren had, as she'd directed, smashed. Her blade sank in deeply, and the drake screeched in pain.

The dragon pillar fired another beam at Yasami then, blasting her squarely in the sternum, as she felt a sickening, queasy wave tear through her.

beam vs Yasami: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (14) + 20 = 34
poison damage: 6d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 2, 2, 5) = 22
DC 24 fort save. The beam crit so the result is one step worse.

Blocks:
1:Pillar
2:Caiten, Oren, Cev
3:Drakes
4:Lisi, Yasami, Catalina, Joran, Dario

Caiten notices the pillar firing more magic at Yasami. She is not likely to be able to withstand much more of that.

His attention is more focused on the drake attempting to carry away the two Wargs. With a quick word Caiten casts ◆ Stoke the Heart on himself and with another word and gesture, Caiten casts ◆◆ Phantom Pain on the Drake.

Phantom Pain (level 2):
Mental Damage (Stoked): 4d4 + 3 ⇒ (2, 1, 3, 4) + 3 = 13
Will Save DC 21:
Success: full damage
Failure: full damage, 2d4 persistent damage, sickened 1 (removing sickened also ends persistent damage)

Stoke the Heart on Dario ends since I can't sustain it.

Fort: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31

"Hyuck!"

Yasamina gets another hit from the pillar. It ... doesn't feel good. It didn't feel good the first time either, but the cumulative wounds are starting to dawn on her.

"This damn acid will be the death of me, I swear."

She quickly puts a hand on her wound, and give the pillar a short glance.

Oren moves into a flanking position and swings at the drake, hoping to finish it off so that he can turn his attention towards the pillar attacking Yasami!

Attack: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
Damage: 2d12 + 8 ⇒ (7, 10) + 8 = 25

Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
Damage: 2d12 + 8 ⇒ (5, 5) + 8 = 18