Ezren, Grizzled Wizard's page

houstonderek wrote:

Been watching sports since the Seventies, and I've never seen a bandwagon fill so quickly in my life.

No bandwagon will EVER fill up as quickly as the Chicago Bulls bandwagon in the early 90s.

Nope, probably not.

But I was a Bulls fan pre-Jordan — in the Quinten Dailey/Orlando Woolridge years — so I whacked plenty of 'em with my cane and told 'em to GET OFF MY LAWN.

Ez will donate said boon to...
Argus 1-4
Farris 5-8
Jerrik 9-12
Rayne 13-16
Vitor 17-20

1d20 ⇒ 10
Congrats!

Thanks for running, Signboy! And to everyone for playing!

1d20 ⇒ 20

Well, Ezren says, there is the torch mounted above the crypt. It looks like a flame to me.

You got it.

Ezren will take a standard action to dismiss the web, per Argus' request, then will move over to the prone woman. How in tarnation can you sleep through all this racket...?

Ezren grouses to himself — I swear, back in my day we didn't have the cleric and wizard do it all themselves... — as he moves and draws his wand of burning hands.

I am happy to roll, though should I win I will immediately donate it to be randomly given to someone else at the table.

And, should our benevolent GM decide to roll instead, I'll do the same thing. :-)

Hmpf. Who knew that skeletons could talk too much?
Ezren will move (provokes) and fire another acid splash!

ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Nope no folio for me.

I have one I typically donate to the table, if you'd like. OTOH, if you're philosophically opposed, I understand that too. :-)

What, you've never heard an old person ramble on without getting to the point? ;-)

Now you young'uns just let me know when you want that web removed...

Ezren moves to his left and fires an acid splash!
ranged touch into melee: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (20) + 2 - 4 = 18
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

EDIT: Ooh!

Can he confirm...?: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 4 = 6
if so: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Nope. LOL

Sign and scan usually works best for me as well.

3601-16
Grand Lodge (as if I had a choice, LOL)
Normal track
No day job

(Incidentally, Day Job checks are fine in modules.)

Crap, I forgot it's a CMD check. My bad.

Nah, wasn't difficult, just some photoshopping. I'll send you a link so you can download an original if you like.

'Scuse me while I whip this out...man, I've always wanted to say that...

The old man pulls out the scroll of web provided earlier and reads it. Location indicated on the map, DC 13 Refl save to avoid being entangled.

Ezren looks back and forth between Farris and Rayne a moment, then eyes the pressure plate as he muses aloud, Hmm, we could toss Argus...

After a moment, he turns back to the party. What about one of those dead frogs we fought?

"No time for a nap old man." Rayne extends his hand to help the grizzled wizard up once he is healed to consciousness.

Eh, Ezren says, joints creaking as Rayne helps him to his feet. I was just resting my eyes... ;-)

Thanks, guys.

As the last of the bats burn up, the heaving, bloody form of Ezren crumples to the floor.

Yay, bleed damage! LOL

That's the DC for the swarm's save from my MIGHTY WAND OF BURNING HANDS! ;-)

Ez releases another pint of blood (bleed), then another charge from the wand! Drawn on map for convenience; please feel free to delete as needed.
DC 11 Refl save: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Oh, yes, forgot that.
DC 11 Fort: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Ezren cries out in pain as the bats swarm over him. Gah! The wizard draws his wand of burning hands, takes a five-foot step out of the swarm, and shouts at the party, Move, fools! Don't wanna burn you whippersnappers too!

Readied action to let fly with a charge against the swarm once all of Jerrik, Argus, Farris, and Rayne get the opportunity to move/act.

readied action (DC 11 Refl): 1d4 ⇒ 4

Ez throws another acid splash at the one in the back.
ranged touch w/cover: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 2 - 4 = 16
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 3

Hmpf, Ezren grunts, shaking his head. Getting close is for you lot. Some of us have more sense than that...

As if to prove his point, Ez reaches into his robes to pull out his wand (giggety) and fires an acid splash at the zombie on whom he has a (relatively) clear shot.

ranged touch vs. flat-footed touch AC: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 2 - 4 = 14
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Delay until there's less of a crowd ahead.

Heal: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Yep. That one's dead, all right.

T10 Spellcraft for 18.
Huh. Looks like this is useful in deep waters. Ezren hands the ring to Farris. You might need this, son, with that tin can you wear.

No Means No

This literally made me LOL! :-D

Ezren moves up and, upon seeing the frog plague, shakes his head. Stupid overgrown familiars. Always knew those things were worthless...

Ez files an acid splash at #3.
ranged touch w/cover: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (6) + 2 - 4 = 4
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1
But shaking his head made him dizzy, and the attack misses.

Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Jerrik! Quit that infernal humming! ;-)

Ezren up.

I totally missed this last week. Whoops.

Hmph, the wizard grumbles. Would've thought grease more effective on things without boots...

Ez will cast acid splash on the standing one.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 2 - 4 = 15
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

Sorry to hear that.

Take whatever time you need. Real Life Comes First [tm].

Ezren wiggles his fingers and casts grease on the floor between the undead abominations and the party. Hah! Let's see those miserable bones get through THAT!

Ezren nods. I suppose so. No other way to go.

Or, we might have just done pretty much exactly what we did. :-)

You're doing fine, Signboy, no worries.

There is no way Ezren would carry one of those shields. :-P

What in tarnation...?

Third verse, same as the first!

Acid splash again.

ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Cool, thanks.

GM Signboy, does Ezren's Knowledge check reveal anything about DR? He'll share that too, if it does.

It weighs the same as a duck...it's made of wood! Ezren calls out. Hey, lover boy, try fire instead of an arrow, hmm? I swear I've gotta do ALL the thinking around here...

The wizard checks his backpack, but alas, it contains no useful consumables since he's a lousy level 1 pre-gen with 8 gp. Ezren instead sends a glob of acid at the construct!

ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Kn (arcana): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (15) + 8 = 23

Careful, now! That statue is actually a wood golem construct!

Ezren continues to rub his head, but nods to Jerrik. Much obliged.

Yay, my strong suit! Or not.
Acrobatics DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Acrobatics DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 12
Acrobatics DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
Acrobatics DC 10: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13

Ezren makes it most of the way through, but stumbles near the end.
damage: 1d4 ⇒ 3 Oh, my aching head...stupid swords...

Heal check aid another: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 1 = 8
Ezren looks at Vitor's alleged wounds, but ultimately throws up his hands. There's no blood or anything. I'll bet he's not even really hurt. Why, back in my day...

If we're able to use Heal to get Vitor back up to a reasonable Strength score, my vote goes for a rest.

Ezren has been muttering to himself for a while now. Stupid pre-fab packages the Society hands out...need to give the idiot who came up with those a piece of my mind...

I know it's FIVE DAYS, but does it make sense to rest in an effort to get Vitor's strength back up?

Alas, Ez switched out magic missile. :-(

load light crossbow and shoot into melee: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 2 - 4 = 1
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2

A ghost? Doesn't look a thing like my father...

Ezren double moves into the chamber.

Anyone say anything about what it is? Ezren doesn't have Kn: religion.

Duly noted, although Ezren's plan is to get out of this without taking Farris up on that offer terribly often. :-D

Ugh! I wasn't aware it breathed acid!

What?!? the wizard says. I said exactly that when I first saw it! Ezren shakes his white-topped head in disbelief as he mutters to himself. I swear to Abadar, it's like I'm talking to that stone wall over there...

Move action to load, then standard to shoot into melee.
crossbow: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 1 - 4 = 16
damage: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

Eh, sorry there, me boy. These big boots, doncha know.

Ezren moves over to the south wall and looks at the finely-made crossbow. Think I'll wait a bit to see whether you're worth a damn, eh?

Move, then fire an acid splash at the beetle.
ranged touch: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4
damage: 1d3 ⇒ 1

Hafta move in there or Ez can't see it.
What's all this brouhaha...?
Kn (nature): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 13
Ack! A giant bombardier beetle! 'ware its breath, it is corrosive!

Ezren will pull out his crossbow and, post-move, be done.

I'll certainly take it, if no one else wants it. An extra +1 to hit is an extra +1 to hit, especially from a level 1 Wizard.