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Dimak thinks for a few seconds, then takes off his magic eyeglasses and offers them to Doran.
"You are good at finding traps, right? And with these glasses you are even more better! Just give them back after we get out of here, ok?"

Hm... if I give my Eyes of the Eagle to Doran (for this scenario), his Perception modifier will increase by 5 to +18 (+21 vs. traps).
Taking 20 would get him a Perception result of 38 (41 vs. traps).
Taking 10 results in 28 (31 vs. traps).
That's him alone, without any aid!

With a remaining Perception modifier of +9, Dimak still can auto-aid.

@Doran: I think we should do this!

Dimak will lend his Scroll of Lesser Restoration (3 of 5 uses left) to Isandra, too.

I put my lucky number in my header. That way I can compare it immediately when I see the results of a roll in the preview of a post.

"You do that, Doran. My hammer and I will deal with any other threats."

Aid Diplomacy (GI): 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (16) - 2 = 14

A dwarf with black hair and pale skin, wearing a simple hide armor and a heavy reinforced helmet, is waiting impatiently for the rest of the team. He is carrying a very long hammer made of adamantine, a silver earthbreaker, a heavy foreign looking sword and other weapons. Most of his equipment is extraordinaire dwarven craftsmanship. He grunts, then exclaims:

"My name's Dimak Doomhammer.
This beauty here is why..."
He pats the massive head of his hammer.
"I don't have much glamor
But I make enemies cry."

He grins broadly, then adresses the orange-skinned woman.

"Tell me, Orenjii, what does all of that mean? Care to translate what you said into common? Or do I need to use my wand for that?"

Dimak loves to make crude jokes, mostly in the form of short rhymes or puns. (Gotta show his extremely low CHA somehow!)

@Party: Dimak will hand out a few wands to our casters for buffing/healing. One of these can be used on everyone (only if they and/or their familiar/animal companion want to get this buff, of course): Lucky Number. Just roll a D20, everyone, I'll mark off the charges.

Wand of Infernal Healing ---> Orenjii (for arcane emergency healing)
Wand of Enlarge Person ---> Orenjii (please use it on Dimak when requested)
Wand of Endure Elements ---> Isandra
Wand of Bless ---> Isandra
Wand of Lucky Number ---> Isandra
Wand of Comprehend Languages
Wand of CLW

Dimak's Lucky Number: 1d20 ⇒ 9

You are able to tweak tiny variables affecting a creature’s immediate future in order to grant the target a bit of luck at the right time. Roll a d20; once during the duration of lucky number, when the target creature rolls that result (regardless of what type of dice the target rolls), the creature has the option to either reroll the result or add a +2 luck bonus to the result. The creature must decide to use this ability before the success or failure of the original roll is known. A creature can have only one lucky number at a time. If lucky number is cast on a creature already affected by that spell, the new number replaces the previous one.

Start of PBP Outpost IX - March 2, 2026

Ok, I thought about it: My vote goes to The Fun Run.

@Kenji Haru: I put Dimak in the front in the single file marching order, because he has a high Perception, a reach weapon and Combat Reflexes, so he should get AoOs if enemies come charging towards us, even in the surprise round and/or if he hasn't acted yet.

The link to slides is up there at the top as well. Go ahead and fill in the info on slide 2 and add your icon to the marching order boxes.

The slides are not accessible to everyone - I cannot edit or even view them at all.

Hm, now I'm torn between The Fun Run and The Gauntlet...

Do any of these choices mean that we miss out on boons/PP/gold on the chronicle sheet?

(currently known) party composition:

- Cleric of Sarenrae 7 (soulnova)
- Witch (Cartomancer) 6 / Mortal Usher 1 (cmlobue)
- Barbarian 6 (kaervek78)
- Cleric of Ragathiel 6 (Meranthi)
- Slayer 6 (grimdog73)
- ??? (???)

So we already have a melee striker, a melee striker/trapsmith, two divine casters and an arcane caster.
Do we have a face?

If we are playing high tier then it has to be this character for kaervek78 as all others are not in subtier. But that's ok.

Dimak is a level 6 dwarven barbarian - a strong melee with DR, a +1 Adamantine reach weapon + Combat Reflexes + wand/potions of enlarge person. He also has a Swarmbane Clasp and a few wands; he's good at Acrobatics, Perception and not too bad at UMD.

(currently known) party composition:

- Cleric of Sarenrae 7 (soulnova)
- Witch (Cartomancer) 6 / Mortal Usher 1 (cmlobue)
- Barbarian 6 (kaervek78)
- Cleric of Ragathiel 6 (Meranthi)
- ??? (???)
[- ??? (grimdog73)]

So we already have a melee striker, two divine casters and an arcane caster.
A rogue-ish character could be helpful to deal with locks and traps.
Also, another melee and/or ranged focused character wouldn't hurt, imho...

Oh. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

Will vs. Fascinate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8 (+2 vs. Poison/Spells/Spell-like Abilities)

No, that won't do. I'll use my boardgame reroll:

Will vs. Fascinate: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18 (+2 vs. Poison/Spells/Spell-like Abilities)

@Thornrose: The GM already rolled the Will saves and we all passed.

"This puny mage tries to trick us? Ha!"

Dimak moves up (provokes an AoO from S) and swings his hammer at the caster.

"It's CLOBBERING TIME!"

Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + bull's strength: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (20) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 36 :-D
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine, bull's strength: 2d6 + 10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 4) + 10 + 6 + 3 = 29

crit? Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + bull's strength: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 = 26 :-D
Additional Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine, bull's strength: 2d6 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 2d6 + 10 + 6 + 3 ⇒ (6, 5) + 10 + 6 + 3 + (3, 4) + 10 + 6 + 3 = 56

85 total damage (if the crit is confirmed - and that's very likely)... :-O I think this caster is very, very dead.

@Prilla: I hope you enjoy the show! ^_^

Prilla casts Bull Strength on Dimak to make him even stronger - cause it's fun to watch the results.

Thank you! I try to make the hammering entertaining! :-D

@GM: Please add +2 to the AoO attack rolls and +3 to the AoO damage rolls above to include the effect of Bull's Strength. Thanks!

init cave stalkers: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

init all other enemies: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7 if you beat init, you may go in addition to surprise round.

@Prilla and Thornrose: You beat their initiative, so you can act again in round 1.

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (6) + 5 = 11 Ha! Beat them, too! :-D

Surprise Round:

"Evil bastards!" Enraged, Dimak 5-foot-steps forward and swings his longhammer at the nearest enemy...
(the cave stalker in the eastern corner)

Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 18 (vs. FF AC?)
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (3, 6) + 10 + 6 = 25

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Round 1:

...and again and again...

Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 17 (vs. FF AC?)
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (5, 1) + 10 + 6 = 22
Iterative Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 16 (vs. FF AC?)
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d6 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2) + 10 + 6 = 24

After all attacks, Dimak 5-foot-steps west, waiting for the enemies to come and get him run into his longhammer.

current AC 13, touch 9, flat footed 10 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA)
current AC vs. crit 15, touch 11, flat-footed 12 (+4 armor, +3 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, +2 circumstance helmet)

Dimak gives the humans a thorough look.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

"Why do you want the chimera killed?"

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (17) + 0 = 17
My Lucky Number! :-D I'll add a +2 luck bonus for a total of 19.

Sorry for my absence, I've been sick in the last few days...

Dimak will not touch the mold. "I think this mold should be burned..." He pointedly looks at the wizard.

Dimak lets his anger go. He takes a few seconds to calm his breath, then checks the creature for anything useful or of value.

"Told you it was a mistake!"

I believe that Dimak should get an AoO, too - the chimera moved out of squares that he threatens with his longhammer...

AoO Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + haste: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 35
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (2, 2, 5) + 11 + 6 = 26

crit? AoO Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + haste: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 16

No crit, but a solid hit! :-D

I'll wait until there's a ruling if this AoO happens or not.

Dimak roars when he sees the chimera attack his fellow pathfinder: "Dimak smash YOU!"
free action to enter rage
He 5-foot-steps forward and - magically enhanced - swings his longhammer in a flurry of blows. full attack

Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + haste: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 22
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (6, 2, 2) + 11 + 6 = 27
Iterative Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + haste: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 11
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (4, 2, 1) + 11 + 6 = 24
Hasted Rage +1 adamantine Longhammer, Dwarven + RA + PA + bless + haste: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 + 1 = 24
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (5, 2, 2) + 11 + 6 = 26

"Come and get me, if you dare!"

@Melek: If you move out of the way (5-foot step left on the map), Dimak can make a 5-foot step and a full-attack - thanks to haste that would be 3 instead of 1 attack(s). :-)

Initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

"Target practise makes me thirsty!" Dimak reaches for a Potion of Enlarge Person and drinks it.

Dimak wanders into room 8 and tries his luck at target practice, too.

"Eh, how hard can it be?"

Bow Attack: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (3) + 9 = 12

Apparently, not that easy...

Dimak gestures to the wizard to come closer, then points and whispers loudly: "Found a weird statue!"

If Igor approaches, the dwarf will ask him, still whispering: "What do you make of it?"

Dimak advances a bit north, carefully looking for traps.

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

Dimak moves further north and steps left (where the second golem was before it attacked).

@Igor: Is Tiny Pebble going to scan for more enemies further to the north?

The barbarian looks through the (smoking) splinters if the creatures had any treasure.

Afterwards, he moves a bit north to check if there is anything else where the creatures were standing.

For a second Dimak looks a bit disappointed that he wasn't the one who dealt the killing blow. But moments later he lets out a hearty "Ha! Well done, comrades!"

He ends his rage to conserve energy, then hands the cleric a wand of CLW again. "Nemesis, would you be so kind and heal me up again?"

Assuming the cleric does so again:

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Reflex: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 (+2 vs. Poison/Spells/Spell-like Abilities)

Does Dimak's DR 3/- work against the ability? If yes, he takes only 8 damage, otherwise he takes 11 damage.

"Aargh! Dimak... SMASH... YOU!"
Dimak hammers away at the second wood creature...

enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 32 :-D
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (3, 5, 5) + 11 + 6 = 30

Iterative enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 10 :-(
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 3d6 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (4, 4, 4) + 11 + 6 = 29

He then 5-foot-steps back to let it come to him. "Come and get me, if you can!"

AC 11, touch 7, flat footed 9 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size)
AC vs crit 13, touch 9, flat-footed 11 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size, +2 circumstance helmet)

Does the creature have the feat Combat Reflexes? If not, it should still be flat-footed:

Flat-Footed: A character who has not yet acted during a combat is flat-footed, unable to react normally to the situation. A flat-footed character loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any) and cannot make attacks of opportunity. (Source)

Dimak attacks the wood creature again, then 5-foot-steps back to let it come to him. "Come and get me!"

enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 21 still flat-footed
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d8 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (5, 8) + 11 + 6 = 30

Iterative enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA + bless: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 20 still flat-footed
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d8 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (8, 1) + 11 + 6 = 26

AC 11, touch 7, flat footed 9 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size)
AC vs crit 13, touch 9, flat-footed 11 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size, +2 circumstance helmet)

initiative: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23

Yes. Dimak's longhammer is a reach weapon; enlarged he has a reach of 20 feet and can attack anything in 15-20 feet with it. And in the range of 0-10 feet he can attack with his helmet. ^_^

Found the online rules for large creatures with reach weapons:

Very large creatures take up more than 1 square.

Creatures that take up more than 1 square typically have a natural reach of 10 feet or more, meaning that they can reach targets even if they aren’t in adjacent squares.
Unlike when someone uses a reach weapon, a creature with greater than normal natural reach (more than 5 feet) still threatens squares adjacent to it. A creature with greater than normal natural reach usually gets an attack of opportunity against you if you approach it, because you must enter and move within the range of its reach before you can attack it. This attack of opportunity is not provoked if you take a 5-foot step.
Large or larger creatures using reach weapons can strike up to double their natural reach but can’t strike at their natural reach or less. (Source)

Yes. Dimak's longhammer is a reach weapon; enlarged he has a reach of 20 feet and can attack anything in 15-20 feet with it. And in the range of 0-10 feet he can attack with his helmet. ^_^

The large dwarf lets his anger rise (free action to start rage), 5-foot-steps up and swings his hammer at the creature.

enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 13 + 2 - 2 = 16 :-(
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d8 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 11 + 6 = 23
Using a rage power to increase the attack roll: Auspicious Mark: 1d6 ⇒ 6 Yes!
Total attack roll result: 22 I hope that's enough...

Iterative enlarged Rage +1 adamantine longhammer + RA + PA: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 8 + 2 - 2 = 10 :-(
Magic Bludgeoning + PA, adamantine: 2d8 + 11 + 6 ⇒ (6, 3) + 11 + 6 = 26

AC 11, touch 7, flat footed 9 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size)
AC vs crit 13, touch 9, flat-footed 11 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size, +2 circumstance helmet)

The barbarian has been marked by the spirits, as indicated by an impressive tattoo, scar, or birthmark she possesses. Once per rage, as a swift action that costs 2 rounds of rage, the barbarian can call upon the spirits' favor. Using auspicious mark grants her a +1d6 bonus on one d20 roll she has just made. She can call on the auspicious mark after seeing the result of the d20 roll.

Prilla is actually impressed and claps. Well done Ms Nemesis

She then sings a song of Bless

Although she does wonder what would happen if Nemesis was running a BBQ grill.

Just for bookkeeping: That was a charge from my wand of bless, right?

"Thank you both." Dimak bows, then gestures to the wizard. "Igor, if you could use my wand to make me bigger, that would be great, thank you."

Are we ready to fight the creature? Dimak certainly is, once he's enlarged. ;-)

Please do not worry about us, xXCrusaderXx. Real life happens, and it's way more important than maginary games. ;-) Keep warm and stay healthy!

*taps with wand of endure elements*

You going into room 4?

No, not yet.

"Ok, ok, you're right, Prilla. That's far enough without the others. Let's go back to them and talk tactics."

Dimak turns around and moves back to the first room. He sheathes his nodachi and draws his magic longhammer.

As Igor has informed us about the creature, I think before any further exploring we should take care of this threat. And we can buff ourselves before the encounter. Afterwards, it would be great if Tiny Pebble could scan the already explored sections for more creatures.

Dimak moves north and west, peering north around the corner. (see map)

Still wielding his nodachi, Dimak moves further into the workshop and looks around the corner. (see map)

Dimak is a barbarian, he knows pain. ;-) But no scars? That's (almost) unacceptable! ^_^

Dimak takes the stairs to the south and checks out the 2 hallways (the eastern by peering around the corner).

Unless you are in a hurry to get into another combat before that spell wears off, I'm going to say that time passed as it takes time to explore each room, like a couple of minutes each. If you really want to keep it going, you can reposition yourself so that other creature on the map finds you and combat starts. We can say you're on round 6 if you want to start that combat, otherwise any spell that has a duration less than 5 minutes, I'm going to say wore off by now.

I'm not in a hurry to get into another combat, so it's fine that the spell wears off. And before we deliberately start the next combat, Igor can use Dimak's wand of enlarge person on him again, and Prilla can use his wand of bless on the party.

Dimak moves down the hallway and checks out the stairs to his left. (see map)

After being fully healed Dimak moves a bit to the left and inspects the objects he sees in front of him. (see map)

Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (11) + 14 = 25

Info: Dimak's enlarge person only lasts 10 rounds - 5 rounds of that are already gone at this moment.

"And stay down!" Dimak ends his rage to conserve energy. He hands the cleric a wand of CLW. "Nemesis, would you be so kind and heal me up?"

Assuming the cleric does so:

CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8

"Ouch! That hurt! Now you die, stupid plant!"

Dimak turns around, 5-foot-steps further into the room and stabs the other plant creature

enlarged Rage MW cold iron Nodachi + RA + PA, bless: 1d20 + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 13 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 28
Piercing, cold iron: 2d8 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (1, 4) + 10 + 6 = 21 .
Iterative enlarged Rage MW cold iron Nodachi + RA + PA, bless: 1d20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 8 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 20
Piercing, cold iron: 2d8 + 10 + 6 ⇒ (4, 5) + 10 + 6 = 25

at 67/83 HP (thanks to DR 3/-)

AC 11, touch 7, flat footed 9 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size)
AC vs crit 13, touch 9, flat-footed 11 (+4 armor, +2 Dex, -2 Rage, -2 RA, -1 size, +2 circumstance helmet)

You roll a d20 and record your lucky number (e.g. let's say you got a 3). Sometimes later you roll a 3 again. Now you can use the spell once to either reroll or add a +2 luck bonus to the result.

@Party: As I wrote in gameplay - Dimak has a wand of Lucky Number. If you (and/or your familiar/animal companion) want this buff, just roll a D20, and I'll mark off the charges.

Unfortunately, Lucky Number works differently:

You are able to tweak tiny variables affecting a creature’s immediate future in order to grant the target a bit of luck at the right time. Roll a d20; once during the duration of lucky number, when the target creature rolls that result (regardless of what type of dice the target rolls), the creature has the option to either reroll the result or add a +2 luck bonus to the result. The creature must decide to use this ability before the success or failure of the original roll is known. A creature can have only one lucky number at a time. If lucky number is cast on a creature already affected by that spell, the new number replaces the previous one.