Rorlu signals everyone to follow him, getting Velokraxis to move up to one of the Pine Brutes. Then, Rorlu pierces the Pine Brute. Unfortunately, not all of that goes through.
Velokraxis lifts into the air and comes down to attack the Pine Brute. They also pierce the Pine Brute, but do not do any damage to it.
Loompecker meanwhile recalls that Pine Brutes have Resistance 5 to Bludgeoning and Piercing, and Weakness 5 to Axes and Fire. They exploit that vulnerability to do extra damage. Help me here. I've added the exploit damage. Do I also add the Weakness damage? Do I ignore the Resistance? I've read the Thaumaturge class. And, I think the answers are 'No' and 'Yes' respectively. But, if you have a definite ruling on this, I would appreciate it.
The weapons seems to stick to the Pine Brute. Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap (if you fail, it either has the effect of a Glue Bomb on you, or you can let go of the weapon, which will stick to the Pine Brute)
❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ Village Assault, Round 1 Party Conditions: ☘️ = Hero Points, ENCOUNTER MAP
────────── BEFORE YOUR TURN: ────────── Loompecker AC 21: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18: Stride via Gather to Me Pallas AC17: Stride via Gather to Me Rorlu AC17/19: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap Velokraxis AC 18/20: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap Brother Nyoka, AC 16: Stride via Gather to Me
────────── Character in ➤ BOLD can act! ──────────
Pine Brute A (-18 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute B (- HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute C (- HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Loompecker AC 21 (52/52 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18(19/19 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield up, Darkvision. ➤ Pallas AC17(32/32 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Low-Light
Rorlu AC17/19 (15/15 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up. Darkvision.
Velokraxis AC 18/20 (25/25 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ Brother Nyoka, AC 16(22/22 HP) │ ☘️☘️, ,
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
My lecture is the answers are No and No. In their case they get +5 damage because of their weakness. Most of all the orc necksplitter makes slashing damage. So how a bludgeoning and piercing resistance would apply anyway?
On the other side I forget the Implement's Empowerment. So +4 damage
HP 30/32 | AC 17 | Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +5 | Perc +5, Low-Light Vision | Hero Points: 1/3 | Active Conditions: None | Female (she/her) android Air/Metal Kineticist 2
Pallas will spend the reaction to move 25ft towards the enemies.
"Axes? Understood. I can create an axe." She smirks and then holds out her hands into a haft and forms a long axe made of pure metal, then slams it into the target (a).
Using weapon infusion to form a reach axe and make a melee elemental blast with an axe.
Pallas Defender Generation 6 strides, then makes two slashing blasts that tear into Pine Brute A.
❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ Village Assault, Round 1 Party Conditions: ☘️ = Hero Points, ENCOUNTER MAP
────────── BEFORE YOUR TURN: ────────── Loompecker AC 21: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18: Stride via Gather to Me Velokraxis AC 18/20: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap Brother Nyoka, AC 16: Stride via Gather to Me
────────── Character in ➤ BOLD can act! ──────────
Pine Brute A (-31 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute B (- HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute C (- HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Loompecker AC 21 (52/52 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18(19/19 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield up, Darkvision.
Pallas AC17 (32/32 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Low-Light
Rorlu AC17/19 (15/15 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up. Darkvision.
Velokraxis AC 18/20 (25/25 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ Brother Nyoka, AC 16(22/22 HP) │ ☘️☘️, ,
Each of the brutes takes some of the damage Brother Nyoka was expecting.
LRV:1d3 ⇒ 3
Pine Brute A goes after the largest target. Its vines snap at Velokraxis:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 151d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (14) + 8 - 5 = 171d20 + 8 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 10 = 3
RV:1d2 ⇒ 1
Pine Brute B would rather target Rorlu. Its vines snap at Rorlu:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21for:1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 piercing damage. Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap as some sap gets on you
Then it will attack Velokraxis:1d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 5 = 141d20 + 8 - 10 ⇒ (5) + 8 - 10 = 3
Having been shocked, the third Pine Brute will ascend the platform, and attack Brother Nyoka:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (2) + 8 = 10
❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ Village Assault, Round 2 Party Conditions: ☘️ = Hero Points, ENCOUNTER MAP
────────── BEFORE YOUR TURN: ────────── Loompecker AC 21: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap (or release weapon) Rorlu AC17/19: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap Velokraxis AC 18/20: Reflex Save DC 17 vs Pine Sap (or release weapon)
────────── Character in ➤ BOLD can act! ──────────
Pine Brute A (-33 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute B (- HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute C (-2 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire ➤ Loompecker AC 21(52/52 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18(19/19 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up, Darkvision. ➤ Pallas AC17(32/32 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Low-Light ➤ Rorlu AC17/19(10/15 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up. Darkvision. ➤ Velokraxis AC 18/20(25/25 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ Brother Nyoka, AC 16(22/22 HP) │ ☘️☘️, ,
And then roars at the pine creature attacking Nyoka.
◆ Taunt
If your taunted enemy takes a hostile action that includes at least one of your allies but doesn’t include you, they take a –1 circumstance penalty to their attack rolls and DCs for that action, and they also become off-guard until the start of their next turn.
Edit: hero point Reflex last turn:1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23
Rorlu will accept more sticky sap, rather than lose his weapon.
Then Rorlu will plant his trident and banner to inspire himself and his allies.
You plant your banner to inspire your allies to hold the line. Plant your banner in a corner of your square. Each ally within a 30-foot burst centered on your banner immediately gains 4 temporary Hit Points. These temporary Hit Points last for 1 round; each time an ally starts their turn within the burst, their temporary Hit Points are renewed for another round. While your banner is planted, any effects that normally happen in an emanation around your banner instead happen in a burst that is 10 feet larger (so a 30-foot emanation becomes a 40-foot burst). The weapon or pole your banner is attached to gains an amount of additional Hardness equal to your level + your Intelligence modifier (5).
You can use this action again while adjacent to your banner to retrieve it. An enemy adjacent to the square you planted your banner in can remove your banner as an Interact action, ending this effect and preventing you and your allies from gaining any of your banner's other benefits until you have successfully retrieved it.
M Priest of Razmir 3 | Hp 29/29 +6| AC 19| F +5(9), R +8(E), W +7 (E) | Perception +5 (T)
Brother Nyoka fearlessly and bravely I might add charges into danger, unleashing the fiery wrath of Razmir upon the vile sap ridden detrius that dares attack them.
burning hands vs A/B:2d6 + 2 ⇒ (3, 2) + 2 = 7 Basic Reflex DC 18
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
Reflex: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
The orc takes his weapon from the creature and strikes again.
HP 30/32 | AC 17 | Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +5 | Perc +5, Low-Light Vision | Hero Points: 1/3 | Active Conditions: None | Female (she/her) android Air/Metal Kineticist 2
Pallas sees the pile up and decides to focus on their rear flanks, circling back around up the stairs and making a violent blast of cutting blades over at C.
SiaoSiao sends divine energy into one of the walls off to the side and draws their weapon.
With a heroic effort, Velokraxis does not get any of the sticky sap on them.
Velokraxis takes the damage that Rorlu would have gotten, and avoids the sticky sap.
Velokraxis hits Pine Brute A, killing it, and gets a -10 to its speed for a minute.
Velokraxis taunts Pine Brute C.
Rorlu attacks Pine Brute B, doing some minimal damage, and gets a -10 to its speed for a minute.
He also plants a banner.
Brother Nyoka strides, and burns Pine Brute B. Reflex:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 18 The fire was very effective.
Since Pine Brute A is no longer next to Loompecker, I will make the Electric Arc target B & C Reflex B & C:1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 161d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
Loompecker electrifies the Pine Brutes. You still have another action
Pallas Defender Generation 6 sends a slashing blast at Pine Brute C, nearly chopping it in half.
Pine Brute B snaps its branches at Velokraxis:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 151d20 + 8 - 5 ⇒ (11) + 8 - 5 = 141d20 + 8 - 10 ⇒ (4) + 8 - 10 = 2
Pine Brute C moves up to the banner and, wrapping its vines around it, pulls it out from the ground. Finally, it snaps its branches at Velokraxis:1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖❖ Village Assault, Round 3 Party Conditions: ☘️ = Hero Points, ENCOUNTER MAP
────────── BEFORE YOUR TURN: ────────── Loompecker AC 21: One action from Round 2
────────── Character in ➤ BOLD can act! ──────────
Pine Brute B (-8 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire
Pine Brute C (-26 HP) │ Resistant 5 to Bludgeoning,Piercing, Weak 5 to Axe, Fire ➤ Loompecker AC 21(52/52 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Darkvision. ➤ SiaoSiao AC 16/17/18(19/19 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up, Darkvision. ➤ Pallas AC17(32/32 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Low-Light ➤ Rorlu AC17/19(15/15 HP) │ ☘️☘️, Shield not up. Darkvision. ➤ Velokraxis AC 18/20(20/25 HP) │ ☘️ Darkvision. ➤ Brother Nyoka, AC 16(22/22 HP) │ ☘️☘️, ,
M Priest of Razmir 3 | Hp 29/29 +6| AC 19| F +5(9), R +8(E), W +7 (E) | Perception +5 (T)
Brother Nyoka once again calls upon Razmir yelling "Your faith will protect you, have no fear!" as he unleashes another wave of flames.
Hitting B and Siao, and Velokraxis and Rorlu.
Healing for those who believe:1d4 ⇒ 1 fire for enemies:1d4 ⇒ 3 1 additional fire damage to B. Allies are healed for the first number and get +1 status to fort saves for 1 minue
She then twists her body and decides to pop open a cooling vent in her arm and lob a ball of cold at B through cover for good measure. "This ends today."
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
Dragonkin Guardian 1 | HP 25/25| Shld Hd 5 ; hp 20/20 | AC 18 (20)| F +9 R +3 W +6 | Perc +4| Default Exploration Activity: Defend
Velokraxis inwardly resigns himself that he can't do much damage. But he can do something else...
Velokraxis lets out another big roar and looks at both enemies.
◆ Taunt @ c
◆ Taunt @ b
If your taunted enemy takes a hostile action that includes at least one of your allies but doesn’t include you, they take a –1 circumstance penalty to their attack rolls and DCs for that action, and they also become off-guard until the start of their next turn.
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
The orc moves around the foe to reach a flank position and strikes the creature.
+1 striking orc necksplitter, vs off guard: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Loompecker strides and decapitates the Pine Brute.
COMBAT OVER
Only Velokraxis has any damage. Just 5
The villagers are deeply grateful for your help fending off the rampaging Pine Brutes. They provide you with three lesser Alchemist's Fires that they think will help you defeat similar creatures in the Forest of Spirits.
Following the villagers’ directions, you travel the Spirit Road toward the east, taking the same path that the caravan traveled before them. Along the journey, the road branches off several times, typically only for a short distance before rejoining the main road or reaching a dead end. The seemingly endless rows of conifer trees create a serene yet monotonous backdrop.
It begins snowing. All Perception checks (including Initiative) get a -2 Circumstance Penalty
The path is choked with snowdrifts, making it too narrow for a wagon to traverse easily. The wagon regularly catches on roots or stalls in the snow. Overall, these impediments slow the wagon to a speed of 10 feet.
While weather has obscured the trail, you soon see obvious signs that the caravan before you ran into similar difficulties, evidenced by broken branches, and pieces of a broken wagon wheel.
You are approached by the outline of some kind of humanoid. It is outlined by the falling snow.
Each of these seems to look at you for a moment, then moves slowly toward you in a nonthreatening manner, hovering just above the ground.
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
Loompecker recognizes that the spirit needs a host to interact with the living world, and wants to possess one of you in order to share its experience.
These types of spirits are not strong enough to take control of a body they possess, but they may influence their host’s thinking and behavior by superimposing their own consciousness.
HP 30/32 | AC 17 | Fort +10, Ref +9, Will +5 | Perc +5, Low-Light Vision | Hero Points: 1/3 | Active Conditions: None | Female (she/her) android Air/Metal Kineticist 2
"I am well aware of my inability to easily express my own thoughts so best I not add another one's thought patterns to my own." She steps back to allow Rorlu to engage with the spirit with greater ease.
You experience a rush of memories, both from the spirit’s living days and its recent moments roaming the forest.
Rorlu sees flashes of memory as the caravan is beset by creatures native to the forest, all the while harried by a humanoid thief that appears to have a fox’s head and tail.
1d20 ⇒ 7
The spirit observed the thief infiltrate one of the wagons while the guards were distracted repelling the attack, and then sneak away holding a sack of clanging valuables.
The second spirit witnessed the thief's escape from the battle, following him to a clearing deeper in the woods. There, the spirit observed the kitsune behave in a way that belies his motivation for stealing the relic.
The thief immediately retrieved the relic and a book from his satchel, poring over some text and eagerly reciting incantations under his breath.
53636-2005 Male Kobold (Alternate Attribute Boost) | Mechanic | Commander 1 | Hero Points 2/3 | Oil of Potency | HP 15/15 | AC 18 (20 w/Shield Raised) | F/R/W 4/5/6 | Perc +6 | 25 feet | Class DC 17 Prepared Tactics: Gather to Me!, Pincer Attack, Shields Up! | Exploration Activity: Search
"The spirit is showing me memories of the caravan, it was beset by native creatures of the forest while harried by a humanoid with a fox's head and tail.
The humanoid managed to steal a sack from the caravan that clang.
It looks like the creature managed to get a relic and a book and maybe trying to initiate a ritual"
53636-2005 Male Kobold (Alternate Attribute Boost) | Mechanic | Commander 1 | Hero Points 2/3 | Oil of Potency | HP 15/15 | AC 18 (20 w/Shield Raised) | F/R/W 4/5/6 | Perc +6 | 25 feet | Class DC 17 Prepared Tactics: Gather to Me!, Pincer Attack, Shields Up! | Exploration Activity: Search
There is a clearing deeper in the woods that the fox headed one is set up. It is hard to tell exactly where they are from the visions. I think we'll still need to track them down, but I'll try to help with what I've seen
Rorlu will freely relate any information provided to the rest of the group
Orc Thaumaturge 5 / HP 67/67, Perc +9, AC 23, Fort +11 Ref +10 Will +9 / Active conditions: Darkvision, Diehard, Toughness, Dubious knowledge, +1 save/DC vs Grapple/Swallow
With the description Rorlu has given you, you can make Society Checks to Recall Knowledge, but with a -2, since it is second-hand knowledge, about the fox-headed humanoid.
