The agents decide to take moderate rooms for themselves. After given a hearty meal in the evening and a complementary breakfast the next day, the Pathfinders are ready to explore the Swamp to look for Rain.
After departing Cassomir, they begin their investigation of the adjacent Blackwood Swamp by travelling north. The area outside Cassomir is boggy wetland filled with dangers at every turn, especially as they get further from the relative safety of the city.
As they explore the swamp, they eventually come across a dangerous patch of swampy quicksand, but Zepth is quick to notice it and urgently warns them!
Once they bypass the swampy quicksand, they continue their journey. As they near the end of their first day of travel through the Blackwood Swamp, the Pathfinders reach a section of the swamp where a downed tree trunk blocks the path forward. As they make their way through the path, a group of wild predators comes upon them!
PARTY CONDITIONS: ---
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Olegaro |
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn
Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn
Zepth |
Yellow Spawn
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Olegaro halts as he sees the creatures blocking their way "Well, I don't like to be judgemental, but boy are they ugly. They don't look like they are here to chat either." As he raises his shield, he will bang on it to attract their attention, and then readies an attack.
◆ Raise shield - Steel Shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10) +2 to AC
◆◆ Readied strike with his flail for bludgeoning damage
↺ Shield Block with the steel shield to reduce damage by 5 and then Olegaro and the shield both take the remaining damage.
Olegaro raises his shield, ready to attack whoever gets close to him.
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Somersaulting next to Olegaro, Hanu whips up a whorl of leaves, drawing vital energy from the Plane of Wood, which he hurls at the white-spotted spawn - maintaining a wreath of protective leaves which swirl around his head with a gentle gust.
◆) Stride
◆) Channel Elements
◇) Kinetic Blast
◆) Shield
↺) Shield Block
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Otani nods at Olegaro as the Fighter allows the enemy to come to them. The Samurai then casts Bless prior to Striding next to the patient Fighter.
Your arms getting tired?
The Tengu winks.
Moist moves and raises shield. Hanu moves, calls the help of the woods and blasts vitality at White Spawn! He also raises shield. Otani blesses anyone around him after getting close to the fighter.
Sure enough, Red runs towards Olegaro, which the fighter attacks as it approaches him!
Red bites Olegaro in return!
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
The bite catches metal. it tries again.
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
Another miss.
PARTY CONDITIONS: Bless (5-ft emanation around Otani): +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Moist Definitely |
Olegaro |
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn
Zepth |
Yellow Spawn
With no weakness to exploit, Rybar improvises. He gets close to Red and strikes with his weapon with a drop of holy water or something. After he pokes Red though, its poisonous bodily fluid spurts out to him!
Blue advances and bites Rybar
vs Rybar AC 18
piercing damage
And from that successful bite, it continues to feast Rybar's flesh, tearing and eating his flesh with slashing damage, while Blue gains temporary HP from it.
White joins Blue and bites Olegaro
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
It tries again.
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
PARTY CONDITIONS: Bless (5-ft emanation around Otani): +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Rybar Ganon: DC 14 basic Reflex save vs 4 poison damage ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Moist Definitely |
Olegaro |
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn |
Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn
➤ Zepth |
Yellow Spawn
Zepth knows these attackers are festrogs, spawned from corpses of those who died of illness or starvation and twisted by negative energy that display a visciousness that rivals other undead. He knows that if they are poked or slashed at, their pustules release poisonous pus to those adjacent to them.
Zepth encourages his allies, but not enough to linger, and he shoots Yellow.
Yellow advances to crowd them and attacks Rybar!
vs Rybar AC 18
vs Rybar AC 18
slashing damage
PARTY CONDITIONS: BLESS (5-ft emanation around Otani): +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation
COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (1 rd): (+1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects)
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
🚩 BEFORE YOUR TURN 🚩
❗ Rybar Ganon: DC 14 basic Reflex save vs 4 poison damage ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Olegaro |
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn |
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn
Zepth |
Yellow Spawn
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"Yeah they took their time in coming over Otani!"
Now that they are here, Olegaro will strike at white twice before raising his shield again
◆ Exacting Strike with his flail for bludgeoning damage
◆ Strike with his flail for bludgeoning damage
◆ Raise shield - Steel Shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10) +2 to AC
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↺ Shield Block with the steel shield to reduce damage by 5 and then Olegaro and the shield both take the remaining damage.
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Hanu looks into the sky, his chisled monkey features handsome and with a bearing of patient calm; his eyes take in the clouds themselves, luminous and full of water, on the breach of moisture, and pregnant with the primal element of electricity, and he yearns to be among them, to join in the mischief of the heavens, to frolic from one soft white cushion to the next, as like a god skipping between realms, or a frog hopping between lilly pads... He calls to them!
"Oh! Your power let us be lent, giver and taker of life, perpetuator of the great cycle of life, of water, wood, air, fire..."
His plea is heard, the pout of his playful lips with stuckout tongue, serious now in the morning glow, the dew sticking to his fur as his electromagnetic aura creates static energy fields around them - to which the clouds up high seem to take notice, for an arc thunders down from the firmament with a right into the spawn of whatever foulness was bred from the swamp.
But so, the arc forks!
A second strike of lightning scalds the ground before the party - narrowly missing the chisled faces of Rybar, Otani, Olegaro - the Frontline of the unnamed party! - spurning new growth to spring forth from the ground even in this cold, fetid winter - Lo! - a Tree of Scintillating Rainbow unfolds so many branches in a matter of seconds, it's soft wooden twig hardening into stern, chisled bark, and standing over the men as tall as any one of them twice, it's leaves brushing tenderly against those who now enjoy it's shade - protecting them from whatever dangers crawl forth from the muck...
◆◆) Timber Sentinel
◆) Kinetic Blast
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Otani arches an eyebrow(?) at Zepth's explanation of the consequences of using slashing and piercing weapons. The Samurai looks at his trusty katana. Shaking his Tengu head in the negative, the Oracle decides to flip the Battle Spirits the Bird!
Otani glares menacingly at White!
He casts Electric Arc to honor Hanu! He targets White and Blue!
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Moist surveys the chaos from his reasonable distance.
No popping pustules? No problem.
Looking around, he spots a reasonably sized rock that his telekinetic skills can heft with ease.
But... I wonder if all of you should back up as well. he remarks, grimacing. He does not trust that the pustules will remain intact.
Olegaro bludgeons White but not enough to kill it. He then raises shield.
Rybar does not find any weakness in Blue, but his attack connects Blue. Pustules are cut, bursting their poisonous contents to Rybar before he can Step back, and also to Olegaro.
Hanu plants a colorful tree to protect his allies adjacent to it. He then blasts White with electric air that brings it to its demise.
Otani attempts to instill fear in Blue, but he fails.
Blue:
Yellow:
Blue and Yellow manages to evade the arc for some damage somewhat.
Moist bonks Yellow with a rock on its rotten head. He then raises shield.
Blue bites Olegaro!
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
vs Olegaro AC 19+2 w Shield
PARTY CONDITIONS: BLESS (5-ft emanation around Otani): +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation
COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (1 rd): (+1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects)
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Olegaro: DC 14 basic Reflex save vs 2 poison damage ❗
❗ Rybar Ganon: DC 14 basic Reflex save vs 2 poison damage ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Moist Definitely |
Olegaro |
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn |
Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn |
➤ Zepth |
Yellow Spawn
Zepth manages to linger the inspiration for his allies. He shoots and
B/P damage plus additional damage
removes Yellow from the heat of combat!
PARTY CONDITIONS: BLESS (5-ft emanation around Otani): +1 status bonus to attack rolls while within the emanation
COURAGEOUS ANTHEM (round 3 to 5): (+1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects)
TERRAIN FEATURES: The green areas of the map are bogs and count as Difficult Terrain for Medium creatures, while any creature with a size of Small or smaller must Swim in them. The downed tree prevents easy movement and can only be displaced with a successful DC 20 Athletics check.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Olegaro |
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms) |
Red Spawn |
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Blue Spawn
White Spawn |
Zepth |
Yellow Spawn |
Rybar pokes the remaining spawn twice, finally bringing it to its death, though he is also splashed with some pus.
Rybar:
Olegaro (31/32 HP) [2☘️]
Hanu, Friend of the Wood (30/30 HP) [2☘️]
Otani Yoshitshugu (24/24 HP) [1☘️] | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms)
Rybar Ganon (5/26 HP) [2☘️]
Zepth (24/24 HP) [2☘️]
Once the threats are eliminated, they are cautiously greeted by an iruxi accompanied with others.
"Is everyone alright here? We were scouting the area and heard some battling around here." he tells them.
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"Couple of very nice strikes there Rybar! But you are looking a bit rough - let me help."
and Olegaro will step over to Rybar and start bandaging him.
for healing.
As he is working Olegaro will address the iruxi, "My friend here is pretty beaten up, but we can work on it. Otherwise we seem to be ok. I'm Olegaro and you are? Do you call this place home?"
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Plucking two ripe fruits from his Scintillating Rainbow tree, Hanu chisels the tips with his strong opposed thumb, flinging the sweet multi-colored fruit from their skins, and handing them to his allies.
He bows to the visitors as they arrive ”Stablizing, our health” he extends a hand ”Hanu, Friend of the Wood”
Olegaro (31/32 HP) [2☘️]
Hanu, Friend of the Wood (30/30 HP) [2☘️]
Otani Yoshitshugu (24/24 HP) [1☘️] | Minor Curse (from Call to Arms)
Rybar Ganon (23/26 HP) [2☘️]
Zepth (24/24 HP) [2☘️]
Seeing that Rybar's health is easily dealt with, the iruxi introduces himself.
"My name's Kazuuk. I and my company here live in the nearby enclave. It would be best if you were careful when wandering in this area. We recently found a fungus leshy that is lost here, just like you. Are you lost though?"
Upon hearing that they are Pathfinders, Kazuuk is thrilled to know it. "Pathfinders? Wow, the leshy we found, name's Rain, is also a Pathfinder! He has been staying with us for some time and he is also in the enclave. Are Pathfinders meant to get lost though?"
Looking at the eliminated threats, Kazuuk informs them that they are festrogs. "Let's get out of here, as festrogs stalk victims in pack, we might be outnumbered if we are unaware of them."
He motions everyone to follow them. The iruxi enclave of Tskikha is a day‘s march north of Cassomir, putting it roughly two hours from the location where they encountered the festrogs. The enclave is an assemblage of huts and semi-permanent structures built on several pieces of elevated land in the swampland.
After Kazuuk leads the Pathfinders to the enclave, he takes them directly to meet Chief Thakik, who dwells in a solitary hut a short walk from the larger enclave and closer to the ruins. As they approach, Chief Thakik rests in her hut at the end of a long day of hunting with other members of the enclave, but she quickly gets up to greet the newcomers.
“Greetings, you must be more Pathfinders. It is an honor to meet you. I am Chief Thakik of the Tskikha Enclave, and I am responsible for all who dwell here, including your lost friend, Rain in Cloudy Day.”
But before they get a chance to engage the chief in conversation, shouts of panic come from outside. The Pathfinders quickly get to the scene when Kazuuk calls them out for help. With him is the fungus leshy Rain.
PARTY CONDITIONS: ---
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Zepth |
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Olegaro |
Blue Enemy
Moist Definitely |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
Rybar knows they are dealing with ghouls, ravenous undead who haunt graveyards and eat corpses. Their attacks can make someone paralyzed, or worse cause ghoul fever! He readies himself in case one of them gets close to him.
Zepth inspires everyone with his usual accompaniment.
Red get closer, which Rybar attacks!
P damage
He pokes it right on the limb!
Red bites Olegaro!
Olegaro AC 19+2 (Defend)
Olegaro evades the attempt.
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Zepth |
Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
➤ Olegaro |
Blue Enemy
Moist Definitely |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
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"Ghouls, uggh, let's hope they haven't gotten to our leshy friend first. "
◆ Exacting Strike with his flail on red for bludgeoning damage
◆ Strike with his flail for bludgeoning damage (no MAP if last strike missed)
◆ Raise shield - Steel Shield (Hardness 5, HP 20, BT 10) +2 to AC
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↺ Shield Block with the steel shield to reduce damage by 5 and then Olegaro and the shield both take the remaining damage.
Fortunately, their leshy friend is safe from the ghouls. Olegaro hits at first strike but misses the second. He then raises shield.
Hanu calls the woods and blasts something positive. And his colorful tree is back!
Blue marches its way toward Rybar and slashes him with its clawed hand!
vs Rybar AC 18
slashing damage plus Paralysis (see below)
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Rybar Ganon: DC 15 Fortitude vs Paralysis ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Zepth |
Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Olegaro |
Blue Enemy
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
Thankfully, Rybar is a half-elf which makes him not affected by the paralysis.
Moist gets closer and hits Blue with a solid rock!
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Zepth |
Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Olegaro |
Blue Enemy
Moist Definitely |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
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Otani ignores the frenzied voices of those Battle Spirits (for now) to Stride next to Rybar. The Tengu smiles, as he casts Electric Arc Reflex DC 17 !
Red:
Blue:
Otani moves and electrifies Red and Blue. Black moves to meet Moist. White also advances to meet Zepth and bites him.
vs Zepth AC 19
piercing damage plus ghoul fever (DC 15 Fortitude save) and paralysis (DC 15 Fortitude save)
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
BEFORE YOUR TURN
❗ Zepth: DC 15 Fortitude save vs Ghoul Fever, and DC 15 Fortitude save vs Paralysis ❗
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Zepth |
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy
Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
Olegaro |
Blue Enemy
Moist Definitely |
Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
No weakness for these ghouls, but Rybar improvises, connecting his weapon blessed with holy water to attack Blue and Red. He effectively eliminates them from the playing field.
Zepth resists the paralysis, though he feels no chill or fever of sorts, for now. He moves away and then shoots White before raising shield of magic.
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
Zepth | Failure with Ghoul Fever (no ill effect) |
Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy |
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood |
➤ Olegaro |
Blue Enemy |
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy
White Enemy
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Olegaro will call out "Hey Otani, can you cover the one near you for a bit?" and will move up to the other ghoul (black) and attempt to return it to death
◆ Stride
◆ Exacting Strike with his flail on black for bludgeoning damage
◆ Strike with his flail on black for bludgeoning damage (no MAP if last strike missed)
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Otani Yoshitsugu glanc s at the Black ghoul besetting Olegaro. The Tengu Strides into a Flank, cast Weapon Surge and Strikes!
Hanu blasts vitality at Black and steps close to his tree.
Moist creates a force weapon with his mind but misses to connect at his target before moving away.
Olegaro hits Black with the blunt force of his weapon, but the ghoul remains standing.
Otani flanks and brings a fatal blow to Black by cutting it into half.
White goes for Hanu and bites the vanara!
piercing damage plus ghoul fever and paralysis
Thankfully, the tree imposes its branch against the attack!
It tries again but misses to hit this time.
PARTY CONDITIONS: (Rd 1 to 3): +1 status bonus to attack rolls, damage rolls, and saves against fear effects
TERRAIN FEATURES: Area covered in (green) swampy ground is Difficult Terrain. Trees provide Cover from attackers. The walls of the ruins rise up 10 feet from the ground.
MAP LINK: ENCOUNTER MAP
OTHER NOTES: ☘️ - Hero Points, OG means Off-Guard
CHARACTER IN ➤ BOLD TYPEFACE CAN ACT! STRIKETHROUGH NAMES ARE ELIMINATED.
➤ Zepth | Failure with Ghoul Fever (no ill effect) |
➤ Rybar Ganon |
Red Enemy |
➤ Hanu, Friend of the Wood | Protector Tree (AC 10, HP 7/10) |
➤ Olegaro |
Blue Enemy |
➤ Moist Definitely |
➤ Otani Yoshitshugu | Fast Healing 1 fr Moderate Curse |
Black Enemy |
White Enemy