NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
Sigurd is thankful to just be alive. And he doesn't want to be greedy. He spends his time to practice his morning katas with his katana. He sighs and sheathes his katana to ready the short sword.
Steady Rain falls on him, trying to wear him down. But he will endure.
He readies his shield, and decides to Defend as he explores.
While the party rests at Bridge Shrine, Yami spends the night practicing foul magicks on field mice, returning in the morning with a single zombie-rodent in her mouth which wriggles and writhes, which she lets go, then pounces on, and destroys.
She smiles at the party, her gaze lingering longest on Auntie Wu and Sigurd.
If chastised, she spends the next day following above Kazuki in the tree cover - actually, whether or not anyone has any words for her, she does so - and when the trees themselves lash out, she disappears into the woods again, to hide.
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 6 | HP 34/66 | AC 22/24| F +12+1 R +13+1 W +14+1 w/Gutsy | Perc +14 w/ normal vision | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | HL 0/1 | Hero 2 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 3/3 3: 3/3| Active Conditions: Wounded 2
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You spot the Witch - barely through the dense fog. Merely a glimpse.
Two days trek away. Closer to the Mountains, beyond the Forest.
"Hmm... A witch this powerful will have dangerous minions located strategically around her. At least, that's what I'd do, especially if I was evil. Best be prepared for ambushes before we reach her. Try to conserve spells, just in case."
Yami wrote:
She smiles at the party, her gaze lingering longest on Auntie Wu and Sigurd.
Yeah, yeah. You're a real hoot. Auntie Wu keeps her face blank and acts like she doesn't notice Yami's antics. Of course she knows that Yami knows she sees it, but she refuses to give her the pleasure of a reaction. I'll see to the end of your foul tricks yet, but first I need to ensure our safety and the safety of everyone from Willowshore.
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
"Look out!" Kazuki shouts and points at the burls as they animate and attack. "Is this that darn cat's doing? Is she trying to test us!?"
Frustrated, it emits a high pitched sound that is maddening!
Will Save DC 25 (vs Everyone) Open after Confirming:
Success: The creature is sickened 1.
Failure: The creature is sickened 2.
Critical Failure: The creature is sickened 2 and slowed 1. As long as the creature remains sickened, this slowed condition value can't be reduced below 1.
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Stats
Nature to Identify (◆) - please spoiler a Secret check!
Bushes provide Cover - both Tree Monsters currently benefit
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
Will:1d20 + 12 ⇒ (15) + 12 = 27
Kazuki feels a bit nauseous.
He stumbles to the river's edge, marks the purpley creature as his prey between gags, then fires off two quick shots at his prey...
+1 Striking ghost-touch Longbow (P, 100-ft, ignore 2nd increment, deadly d10, Volley 30') vs Target:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 14 - 2 = 132d8 ⇒ (6, 2) = 81d10 ⇒ 9 +1 Striking ghost-touch Longbow (P, 100-ft, ignore 2nd increment, deadly d10, Volley 30') w/ MAP, -3 vs Target:1d20 + 14 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 14 - 3 = 292d8 ⇒ (5, 8) = 131d10 ⇒ 2
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 6 | HP 34/66 | AC 22/24| F +12+1 R +13+1 W +14+1 w/Gutsy | Perc +14 w/ normal vision | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | HL 0/1 | Hero 2 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 3/3 3: 3/3| Active Conditions: Wounded 2
Will Save DC 25:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21 Hero Point Will Save DC 25:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30
Auntie Wu is almost certain she's going to be quite sick, but manages to keep her bile down through sheer force of will. She's not used to plants being this sickeningly loud. What *are* these things?
Nature check:
Recall Knowledge (Nature):1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27 Resistances/immunities first, then which is their highest/lowest save (in case of Crit success).
Quickly, before they close in on her, she casts Floating Flame on the tree with purple lichen.
Fire damage vs. Purple:3d6 ⇒ (2, 2, 1) = 5 DC 21 basic Reflex save
Almost pulling Sigurd into it's mouth, he is able to wriggle free - it emits another ear-piercing vomit-inducing scream!
Will Save DC 25 (vs Everyone) Open after Confirming:
Success: The creature is sickened 1.
Failure: The creature is sickened 2.
Critical Failure: The creature is sickened 2 and slowed 1. As long as the creature remains sickened, this slowed condition value can't be reduced below 1.
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Stats
Nature to Identify (◆) - please spoiler a Secret check!
Resistances: bludgeoning 5, electricity 5; Weaknesses fire 5
Bushes provide Cover - both Tree Monsters currently benefit
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
"That horrible scream! Gaahhh!!! Stop that screaming!!!” Will vs DC 25, sick:1d20 + 12 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 12 - 1 = 21
Kazuki vomits in his mouth and can't swallow it because of the burning in the back of his throat. He spits the vomit into the stream.
"Ugh. Gross." He quickly wipes his chin with his sleeve.
Sickened 3 (?).
I have a parrot at home that makes an annoying, incessant scream that does the same thing to me. Lol.
male mountainkeeper tengu close ties magus 6 | ♥️60/60 | ⛨24 | F +12* R +14* W +11* (latern) | Perc +8; arcane sense, low-light vision | Stealth +11 | speed 25 ft; Uncanny Agility | ↻Attack of Opportunity | spells 3 ☐haste, ☐time jump; spells 2 ☐splinter volley ☐thunderstrike | Focus☐ | Wand of Enfeeble☐ | Eat fortune☐ | Seasonal Boon☐ | ⚕None
Vekka's hands, even holding the katana, instinctively raise up to near the ear that is closest to the trees (as if it will even help). He winces making an expression almost as grotesque as how he feels.
More of the same. He almost thinks he's getting used it to it... nope, another wave of nausea. So warm. So uncomfortable. Weak and chilled. Need to get it out of my system...
Stats
Nature to Identify (◆) - please spoiler a Secret check!
Resistances: bludgeoning 5, electricity 5; Weaknesses fire 5
Bushes provide Cover - both Tree Monsters currently benefit
Conditions: Sickened
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Purple Mandragora @ -20 @ dazzled
Auntie Wu @ sick @ -14 @ FORT SAVE (vs Poison) Kazuki @ sick
Lan @ sick
Green Mandragora @ blinded, dazzled
Sigurd @ sick @ -10 / shield -10
Vekka @ sick
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
"Auntie!!! NOOOOO!!! I'll get that thing off you!!!”
Kazuki steps back and out of the stream, then unleashes a volley of arrows flying past Lan's head...
+1 Striking ghost-touch Longbow (P, 100-ft, ignore 2nd increment, deadly d10, Volley 30'), Sick vs Target:1d20 + 14 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 14 - 2 = 322d8 ⇒ (5, 3) = 81d10 ⇒ 2
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 6 | HP 34/66 | AC 22/24| F +12+1 R +13+1 W +14+1 w/Gutsy | Perc +14 w/ normal vision | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | HL 0/1 | Hero 2 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 3/3 3: 3/3| Active Conditions: Wounded 2
Will Save DC 25 vs. Screaming Tree:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15 Hero Point: Will Save DC 25 vs. Screaming Tree:1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23 Failure = Sickened 2
DM rainzax wrote:
Sigurd Kolphan, Season of Ghost wrote:
GM, the enemies should be Dazzled after I used >Dazzling Flash< on them. They should have to make a DC 5 Flat Check before targeting us.
...unless they don't use sight to track us, in which case never mind!
Fixed it. Sorry, distracted babysitting.
Auntie no longer grappled / drained, failed the checks.
And they are blinded one round, dazzled after that.
@GM: Clarifying: All I need to worry about is the Thorny Vine strike and the poison that came with it, correct?
Fort save vs. Mandragora Venom (poison) DC 21:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 Whew! Success = no poisoned condition
Feeling even sicker, Auntie Wu swallows her bile and immediately regrets that decision. Her stomach churns, but she manages to sustain her Floating Flame and drag it across both trees.
Fire Damage vs. Purple and Green:3d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1) = 10 Both trees need to make a DC 19 Reflex save (includes Sickened 2 penalty)
Then, disliking the lashing thorny vines very much, she grabs and raises her shield.
Auntie Wu will ↺ Shield Block the next Strike against her.
Shield Stats:
Hide shield (reinforcing rune): +2 AC, Hardness 8, Max HP 64 / BT 32, Current HP 64, additional +2 AC vs. bludgeoning
◆ Sustain a spell, ◆ Interact ◆ Raise shield (AC 21 with Sickened 2), ↺ Shield Block
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 6 | HP 34/66 | AC 22/24| F +12+1 R +13+1 W +14+1 w/Gutsy | Perc +14 w/ normal vision | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | HL 0/1 | Hero 2 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 3/3 3: 3/3| Active Conditions: Wounded 2
My goof wrote:
Fort save vs. Mandragora Venom (poison) DC 21: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21
Whew! Success = no poisoned condition
With -2 penalty from being Sickened 2, that's actually a failure:
Stage 1: 1d6 poison damage and stupefied 1 (1 round)
Poison damage:1d6 ⇒ 1
Auntie Wu feels an unpleasant burning in her veins, which makes her head foggy.
Both Sickened and Stupefied are status penalties, so they don't stack. It's still just a -2 penalty to the DC for Floating Flame, as noted in my original post.
Season of Ghosts | "Lan" | male (he/him) skilled human (Tien) sorcerer (phoenix) 6 | ◆◇↺ | HP 62/62 | AC 23 (24) | P+8 (NV, NH), F+12, R+12, W+10 | 25' | Explore: Scout | Spells: Focus 0/2, 1st 3/4, 2nd 4/4, 3rd 1/4 | Hero: 5/8 | Tsukiyo boon [ ] | Active Conditions: none
Lan doesn't understand why he feels so nauseated.
Retch:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14 vs DC 25
I can't find a negative effect for Crit-Failing a Retch save, so I'm not going to reroll that. Still Sickened 2.
Lan will cast Protector Tree (2nd rank), causing a sapling to sprout up and protect Sigurd, Vekka, and Auntie Wu. My apologies in advance if that took anyone's square. I figure that shouldn't take anyone's flanking spot away, and covers two of the middle squares where people might want to move.
Stats
Nature to Identify (◆) - please spoiler a Secret check!
Resistances: bludgeoning 5, electricity 5; Weaknesses fire 5
Bushes provide Cover - both Tree Monsters currently benefit
Conditions: Sickened
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Purple Mandragora @ -35 @ dazzled
Auntie Wu @ sick 2 @ -15 @ stage 1 @ FORT SAVE (vs Poison)
Kazuki @ sick 2
Lan @ sick 2
Lan's Tree (20 HPs)
Green Mandragora @ dazzled
Sigurd @ sick 1 @ -10 / shield -10
Vekka @ sick 2
Still nothing comes out. The sickness sticks with him like stink on a monkey, and weighs heavily on his insides.
GaspI can't keep doing this...
Steeling himself in desperation, Vekka recites an incantation, disappearing in a cloud of smoke and reappearance opposite Sigurd, next to a Mandragora!
Tan Sugi Monastery | Action ◆◇↺ | Checkbox ➤ (□□□) vs (☑☑☑) | Auntie Wu (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑), Kazuki (☘️□□□☑☑☑☑☑☑), Lan (☘️□□□□□☑☑☑☑☑☑), Sigurd (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑), Vekka (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑) | Status Symbols ➤ ♥️ hit points, ☘️ hero points, ✋ held items, ⚕ status condition | RPG Chronicles
Auntie Wu throws off the poison, Sigurd's and Vekka's blades both strike true. Purple Mandragora recovers his sight and reaches for Auntie Wu with his jaws!
Critically biting into her but for Lan's tree which absorbs the blow, it clutches her in it's jaw, and begins to "drink"...
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HUNGRY FOLIAGE
Stats
Nature to Identify (◆) - please spoiler a Secret check!
Resistances: bludgeoning 5, electricity 5; Weaknesses fire 5
Bushes provide Cover - both Tree Monsters currently benefit
Conditions: Sickened
Season of Ghosts | "Lan" | male (he/him) skilled human (Tien) sorcerer (phoenix) 6 | ◆◇↺ | HP 62/62 | AC 23 (24) | P+8 (NV, NH), F+12, R+12, W+10 | 25' | Explore: Scout | Spells: Focus 0/2, 1st 3/4, 2nd 4/4, 3rd 1/4 | Hero: 5/8 | Tsukiyo boon [ ] | Active Conditions: none
Lan ◆ retches again.
Fortitude, Sickened 2:1d20 + 11 - 2 ⇒ (7) + 11 - 2 = 16 vs DC 25
Undeterred, Lan ◆◆ casts Rejuvenating Flames. 15' cone northward from Lan's NW corner. This should include Auntie Wu and the two Mandragoras, but not Vekka or Sigurd.
Healing or Fire:3d4 ⇒ (3, 4, 4) = 11 Sickened 2 DC 19 basic Reflex save
female Halfling (Gutsy) Druid/Blessed One 6 | HP 34/66 | AC 22/24| F +12+1 R +13+1 W +14+1 w/Gutsy | Perc +14 w/ normal vision | Stealth +1 | speed 25 | ◆◇↺ | | Staff 3/3 | HL 0/1 | Hero 2 | focus 2/2 | spells 1: 3/3 2: 3/3 3: 3/3| Active Conditions: Wounded 2
"Thanks, La--!" Auntie Wu calls, though her gratitude to Lan is cut short by a bout of retching, which she aims right into the tree's "mouth". Ugh! There, eat that and leave me alone!
She feels a little better, but completely. And she's peeved that puking into the tree's mouth didn't get it to drop her, so she swings her Floating Flame around to burn the purple tree's backside (away from her own body), and sends it back to the green tree.
Fire Damage vs. Purple and Green:3d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 1) = 8 Both trees need to make a DC 20 Reflex save (includes Sickened 1 penalty)
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
Kazuki steps into the stream to get a better shot at the green lichen covered tree monster. He marks it as his prey then lets loose two quick shots...
+1 Striking ghost-touch Longbow (P, 100-ft, ignore 2nd increment, deadly d10, Volley 30'), Sick vs Target:1d20 + 14 - 1 ⇒ (3) + 14 - 1 = 162d8 ⇒ (6, 2) = 81d10 ⇒ 9
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
"You all need to invest in a polearm or ranged weapon so you're not getting whacked by creatures so often."
With the remaining living plant creature marked as his quarry, Kazuki lets loose a volley of arrows. And he still feels nauseous...
male mountainkeeper tengu close ties magus 6 | ♥️60/60 | ⛨24 | F +12* R +14* W +11* (latern) | Perc +8; arcane sense, low-light vision | Stealth +11 | speed 25 ft; Uncanny Agility | ↻Attack of Opportunity | spells 3 ☐haste, ☐time jump; spells 2 ☐splinter volley ☐thunderstrike | Focus☐ | Wand of Enfeeble☐ | Eat fortune☐ | Seasonal Boon☐ | ⚕None
Vekka goes through very severe ups and downs in a few brief moments.
First, he gasps within his sickness as the Mandragora sinks into him and begins draining blood. At this point he assumes the end is near before Sigurd's healing blessing settles on him, followed by Auntie Wu patching his remaining wounds.
Yet the sickness remains. So too does some of the lingering energy from his most recent spell dimensional assualt.
Tan Sugi Monastery | Action ◆◇↺ | Checkbox ➤ (□□□) vs (☑☑☑) | Auntie Wu (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑☑), Kazuki (☘️□□□☑☑☑☑☑☑), Lan (☘️□□□□□☑☑☑☑☑☑), Sigurd (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑), Vekka (☘️□□☑☑☑☑☑☑☑) | Status Symbols ➤ ♥️ hit points, ☘️ hero points, ✋ held items, ⚕ status condition | RPG Chronicles
Final Tree is peppered with arrows and twice burnt to the ground - it withers to ash. After 3d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 3) = 6 more barfings, everyone recovers fully - their inner ears restabilized.
Encounter Over
The party takes stock, and patches wounds if needed.
How much time?
Party Wounds:
Auntie Wu @ -15
Kazuki @ full
Lan @ full
Sigurd @ -10, Shield @ -10
Vekka @ full but Drained 1 (max HP 46)
Furthermore, the purple / green tree blood on the ground strangely congeals into a pair of like colored gems.
Identify w/ Trained Crafting (one attempt per PC) DC 19:
As if formed from natural causes (molten rock, etc) - even with no tectonic activity in the area, nor mines nearby, no volcano local - this is a legitimate gem.
Could easily fetch several gold.
Or be used to house magic.
+2 to all Tradition checks to Identify Magic - self or ally!
But... why? How?!...
Identify w/ Trained Tradition (one attempt per PC) DC 19:
Season of Ghosts | "Lan" | male (he/him) skilled human (Tien) sorcerer (phoenix) 6 | ◆◇↺ | HP 62/62 | AC 23 (24) | P+8 (NV, NH), F+12, R+12, W+10 | 25' | Explore: Scout | Spells: Focus 0/2, 1st 3/4, 2nd 4/4, 3rd 1/4 | Hero: 5/8 | Tsukiyo boon [ ] | Active Conditions: none
Lan only has one Rejuvenating Flames, and also, they're only 3d4 healing (7.5 average), so they couldn't replace a Treat Wounds (9 or 0.75*19 average). Lan can top people off with 1st rank Heals, if needed.
Crafting:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12 vs DC 19
Lan tries to identify what happened with the blood, and then 10 minutes Refocusing.
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
"Yeah, I'd like to rest too. My feet are soaking wet." Kazuki sits down on a log and removes his boots and water-logged woolen socks.
"Gah! Look at my toes!"
Kazuki holds his foot up and each toe looks like a prune.
Looks like we will take 30 minutes of downtime. This will give Auntie Wu enough time to Treat Wounds. Sigurd can Identify the gems, and everyone can Refocus.
">Fear Gems<. Interesting. If we had more time I would fix them to our hand-to-hand weapons." He looks to Vekka. "Do you want this attached to your katana now? I could spend 10 minutes and affix it."
Once it is added (or Vekka refuses), Sigurd stands up and readies his dented shield. "I am ready when you all are. We're close to the Garden Shrine."
NG m Human (Outskirt Dweller) | Ranger (unexpect. sharpshoot.) 6 | HP 81/81 | AC 24/26 (shield) | F +12, R +14, W +13 | Perc +13 (+2 Inc. Init. & +2 Seasonal.) | Stealth +12 | Default Explore: scout | speed 30' (fleet)| Hero 3/3 | nature deity | Active Conditions: ---
Sigurd Kolphan, Season of Ghost wrote:
Looks like we will take 30 minutes of downtime. This will give Auntie Wu enough time to Treat Wounds. Sigurd can Identify the gems, and everyone can Refocus.
">Fear Gems<. Interesting. If we had more time I would fix them to our hand-to-hand weapons." He looks to Vekka. "Do you want this attached to your katana now? I could spend 10 minutes and affix it."
Once it is added (or Vekka refuses), Sigurd stands up and readies his dented shield. "I am ready when you all are. We're close to the Garden Shrine."
"I have time to affix those to your weapons. I'm just waiting for my socks to dry."
Kazuki pokes the coals of the small campfire he made and flips his socks drying on a rock next to the fire. He then adds another chunk of mandragora to fuel the fire.
