DM Carbide's Grehunde's Gorget

Game Master John Woodford

Herkemer, do you get DEX bonus to damage for a thrown weapon? Also, since they haven't acted yet you should be able to do your sneak attack damage.

Herkemer, do you get DEX bonus to damage for a thrown weapon? Also, since they haven't acted yet you should be able to do your sneak attack damage.

You are right, the thrown damage is 1d4-1, so 3 in this case. The sneak attack damage, rolled below, makes it back to the original 8.

Herkemer Sneak Attack: 1d6 ⇒ 5

Since no one tried the medicine check to treat wounds on Vivekanandra, she'll drink the minor healing potion. She does not have healing toolkit, but I'm assuming the ship does.
Minor Healing Potion: 1d8 ⇒ 5
That brings her back up to full.

Battle scene

"Good job, Grannik," Vivekanandra says as the big guy returns to the surface with the goods. "Uh Oh! If it's not one thing, it's a sea serpent attack."

The wizard concentrates on her spell-casting and gestures toward the serpents and three faintly glowing motes of energy streak toward the beasties, sending ripples of force into their flesh. Two at red, 1 at blue.

Force Barrage, 2 at red: 2d4 + 2 ⇒ (3, 3) + 2 = 8
Force Barrage, 1 at blue: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

All three actions devoted to casting 3 missiles of Force Barrage.

Round 1 (ongoing):

Herkemer tags the unwounded serpent, and Vivekanandra follows up with a barrage of force darts that leaves both of the foes looking pretty injured.

The red serpent reveals that while it may be small, it's long enough to stretch out a good ten feet without any real effort. It bites Herkemer for 6 HP piercing damage, then wraps itself around the rogue and squeezes for another 6 HP bludgeoning damage, with a DC 14 basic Fort save.

The other one launches itself at Grannik with its spines bristling and rakes at the ranger when it's close for 6 HP slashing damage, with a DC 14 basic Reflex save . Then it bites him for another 7 HP piercing damage.

Chén can act!

HP taken - Red: 16 Blue: 13

Chen enters a tiger stance, moves into a flank with Grannik, and launches into a flurry of blows.

*stance
*move
*flurry

to hit: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12; -2 AC from flank
slashing damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4; 1d4 ⇒ 1 bleed on crit

to hit, flurry, MAPx1: 1d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 6 - 4 = 20; -2 AC from flank
slashing damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9; 1d4 ⇒ 3 bleed on crit

grannik reflex save: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29

Grannik avoids the razor-sharp spines with great agility. Then the halfling rushes forward into battle. His first strike draws out the serpent, allowing his second attack to tear out its throat. It falls writhing to the deck, spewing black blood.

Round 2:

Everyone but Chèn fù can act!

Herkemer kind of expected the bite attack, but the squeeze surprised him. He struggles to try to limit the bludgeoning damage

Herk DC 14 Basic fort: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22 success for half damage.

Herkemer takes 9dmg and is now at 5/16hp. Is Herkemer grappled or held in any way, or is he free to move?

Grannik narrows his eyes at the remaining serpent designating it his prey

recall knowledge nature: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

What weaknesses

Yeah your average serpent go for the body

He retrieves his harpoon then launches it at his remaining foe

harpoon attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
piercing damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

1st action hunt prey (with free recall knowledge if crit +1 circumstance to hit for me and all allies heeding advice)
2nd action retrieve tethered harpoon
3rd action launch harpoon strike

Vivekanandra moves cross the deck to get a clear line of attack on the last serpent slithering. Along the way she draws a dagger and hurls it at the beast. She stops next to a mast with a belaying pin handly, considering using it to hurl at it next using a telekinetic cantrip.

Thrown Dagger: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19 (range 10 ft)
Damage, P: 1d4 ⇒ 4

She surprises herself with an accurate throw at a weak spot on the serpent's neck.

Actions: Stride, Interact, Strike

Herkemer: not that it's going to matter, but the serpent imposed the grabbed condition on you. You're off-guard and immobilized, and it's a DC 5 flat check to perform any action with the manipulate trait.

Between Grannik's spear and Vivekanandra's dagger, the last sea serpent falls.

Out of combat!

The trip back to Iceferry is as uneventful as the first leg wasn't. Venture-Captain Torrsen is delighted when you return with the body and the gorget. "This will greatly please the Grenskuldrs. Thank you! I'll make sure you're all on the invitation list for a very special event coming up soon."

And with that we are done! Thank you all for playing, and I'll get the chronicles together in the next day or so.

Herkemer thanks Grannik and Vivekandra profusely. "I was in a bit of spot there since the snake had me held fast, and hurt pretty badly. Good throwing and even better timing, I must say!"

He takes any ministration of healing available or otherwise just naturally lets his wounds sort themselves out until the next time the Society calls.

Grannik offers Herkemer his own potion of healing and once it is refused drinks it himself. He looks over the bodies of the serpents

Never a great fan of working with serpentskin. Chuck over the side?

Chen goes out and purchases a healer's kit with the money he makes. Next time he intends to be prepared!

The captain nods at Grannik's question. "We're not desperate enough to try to eat them, and they're not big enough for their spines or teeth to be worth much. Probably tap the teeth out anyway, though--give the scrimshaw artists in the crew something to practice on."