Round 6
Renken has used two channels, current HP=49
Estebahn current HP=36
Cugal current HP=38
Cohen has used three rage rounds, current HP=58
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As the crazed barbarian reaches the top of the wall and launches his attack, the devil's look of insane glee on its skeletal face broadens beyond what should be possible as its lower jaw seems to unhinge and expand. The spikes on its spine flare up and its huge scorpion tail whips up to skewer the foolish old man. hit!...barely
Cohen ignores the stinger that pierces his side, his forward momentum ripping its poison dripping barb out as he completes his leap with a mighty slash against the iron-like hide of the huge Bone Devil. The cut is deep and the wound only partially closes as the devil staggers back slightly...and then disappears.
The skeletons attacking the sailors have gained the upper hand near the fore cabin. The last sailor fighting has died and the two skeletons left are preparing to go into the cabin to look for those that have fled. The fight is still raging near the aft cabin. One skeleton has broken into the aft cabin and gone inside, where sounds of mayhem can be heard. There is still one brave sailor left fighting one more skeleton on the aft deck. See updated map link. It is now Cohen's turn.
Estebahn launches himself from the top of the ice wall in spectacular fashion, his glowing sickle angling to slice the devil from crown to groin. With contemptuous ease the Bone Devil side steps the attack, laughing wickedly at the foolish mortal's antics as it lands right next to him. What a nice presentation indeed! The devil reaches out with claw and bite, its stinger whipping in for good measure; all the while holding the large book up high in its other hand.miss hit!
hit!
The devil's poison coursing through Cugal's veins causes another horrendous spasm of muscles. First, his arms shoot out uncontrollably, then his knees jerk high and low, and finally his buttocks clench as if an Umber Hulk was cracking them like a nut between his teeth. Cugal's intended throaty sound of ultimate power instead escapes his lips as drooling whimper, his psionic blast scattering harmlessly in all directions. Even the skeletons and their sailor foes stop their fighting momentarily to gaze in wonder at Cugal's strange antics.
The devil's poison spreads like searing ice through Cugal's body causing his muscles to seize up momentarily. After the initial moment of agony your muscles feel significantly weakened and your body aches as if bruised all over.
Sorry for the delay in posting guys. Been dealing with a ton of stuff. I should be able to post by this weekend at the latest.
Cugal pushes off and is now hovering near amidships scanning all around him waiting for the invisible devil to show. He doesn't have long to wait as it blinks into view off his left flank, its giant scorpion tail whipping in for a vicious attack. Crit!
Cugal spins in anticipation and gets off his psychic blast at the same time as the stinger jabs into his thigh. The blast's disruptive energy courses through the devils body and then seems to erupt from every pore, spraying ichor all over the deck as its body drops with a heavy thud, its stinger pulling out of Cugal's thigh in the process. The remaining devil grins maniacally and waves its left hand in a complex manner, its voice booms forth and the infernal syllables take shape as giant ice crystals that suddenly expand and link together to form a foot thick sheet of ice that is ten feet high, spanning across the entire deck in front of him. On the other ship two more skeletons and another sailor die as the melee rages on in the darkening gloom.
Renken lands on the deck and without a backwards glance at the undead just behind him he unleashes the divine power of his god channeled through his will and symbol. The radiating energy again blasts apart the skeletons and even seems to singe the great Bone Devil standing before him at the helm.
Cohen has used 2 rounds of rage. Initiative Order
Your devastating attack delivers the killing blow. Feel free to provide the flavor text for the result. We then begin the next round with Renken, Cugal, and Estebahn. I will post a new map soon.
I noticed something about my character today... i have no detection spells... or Knowledge skills...one might say Renken cavorted through school...the combat jock at seminary
Both of those apply to the Will Save, neither to the Fortitude Save. So, you make the Will Save (barely), and fail the Fortitude Save (the effects of which are not immediately apparent).
Renken: 16 points of damage. Now at 38 hp. Needs a Will Save vs Fear (DC 14) Estebahn: 6 points of damage. Now at 58 hp. Cugal: 4 points of damage. Now at 46 hp. Cohen: 18 points of damage, plus 2 more from the bleed effect. Now at 70 hp. Needs a Will Save vs Fear (DC 14) and Fortitude Save vs Disease (DC 17). Then it is his turn to act, which will bring us to the end of the round.
The Bearded Devil howls in a rage to match the old barbarian's anger, diseased froth foaming from its mouth to cover its spiky beard. It drops its glaive and attempts to rend the old man with its bare hands. Hit!
Hit!
The claws slash into the raging barbarian, pulling him slightly closer as the devil's beard spikes suddenly jut out and pierce him multiple times over his chest and face.
The Bone Devil continues its attack on the flying cleric, trying to turn him into chum for fishing.
After inflicting several wounds on Renken the Bone Devil curls in on itself slightly and then vanishes from sight before anyone can react. The newly risen skeletons all swarm towards Estebahn in obedience and attack. Estebahn again protects his flank with a quick slice of his sickle before furiously defending from the multiple slashes angling in from the skeletons.
Skeleton 1 miss Skeleton 2 Hit!
Skeleton 3 miss Skeleton 4 miss The Bone Devil captain at the helm laughs in a booming cackle as he raises the Book on high and calls forth six more names. Downed skeletons near Renken and Cohen begin to reform. Four skeletons near the helm fire crossbows at Cugal but their shots go wide or slow down to almost nothing when encountering resistance from his inertial armor, though one seems to completely ignore the force field and strikes the surprised Cugal
The skeletons attacking your ship’s crew cut down two more sailors below the hovering Cugal but seem to pause for a brief moment at the strange death utterance from one. Shaking their skulled heads in confusion, they step on and over the body and continue their advance on the few sailors left on deck.
Yes, I was off by one syllable. Congratulations for pointing that out. You are superior in both the mundane art of syllabic stress and the higher art form of word smithing. Let all naysayers be silenced! Philberticus knows Haiku, Pathfinders, and general Buggery better then I! From hence forth, I shall limit my descriptions to the more humble form of the basic noun-verb expression least I risk more corrections and visits to the now over crowded woodshed.
The scintillating ray strikes the Bone Devil, enveloping it in shimmering blue light that seems to absorb into its being causing it a tremendous amount of pain. It turns to look at the source of its misery and roars in challenge. Cugal mutters his incorrect Haiku in satisfaction. Estebahn quickly dispatches two skeletons as six more piles of blasted bones rise and reform between him and devil at the helm.
The raging old man unleashes a savage attack in retaliation, cutting deep gashes into his opponent, electricity sparking into the wounds. The devil howls in pain and rage as the cuts only partially seal.
With uncanny speed, Renken's blade darts in past the the Bone Devil's defenses to bury in its toughened flesh not once, but twice. However, what would be severe wounds seem to have no effect. The punctures close over rapidly as the devil grins in wicked amusement. There are many different types of damage reduction. It is true that mithral counts as silver, but some devils are not vulnerable to silver.
In your previous post you said it was now my turn, and then we would start round 3. So that should have happened before Renken's turn. Doh! Indeed I did. Good catch. Looks like it is my turn at the woodshed. I'll post your results tomorrow. Sorry about that.
what about my delayed attack? Your Disrupt Pattern attack hits, with the addition of Dislocating Pattern effect. Please go ahead and describe the effect of your attack at the Bone Devil that is menacing Renken.
With uncanny speed, Renken's blade darts in past the the Bone Devil's defenses to bury in its toughened flesh not once, but twice. However, what would be severe wounds seem to have no effect. The punctures close over rapidly as the devil grins in wicked amusement.
When it gets to your turn, if you still want to keep this action we will put it in motion.
what about my delayed attack?
To Recap: See the Map for tactical update: Damage to Estebahn = 2 hp Damage to Renken = 11 hp. Renken must also make a DC 14 Fortitude Save vs. Poison. Damage to Cohen = 15 hp plus 2 points/round bleed damage from Infernal Wound Renken and Cohen must also make DC 14 Will Saves vs. the Bone Devil's Fear Aura. It is now Cohen's turn and then we start Round 3. The order of initiative for Round 3:
The one I'm closest to, which would be the one in the center of the ship. With a sudden burst of speed, Estebahn vaults to the boarding plank and rushes down its length, bowling the lone skeleton in his way into the water below. Quicker than anything can react, he reaches the huge bone devil in the center and delivers a vicious slash through its midsection. However, rather than recoil from the blow or react in some way, it seems to ignore the cut. Estebahn quickly realizes that his cut met no resistance and the devil before him is but an illusion that now fades into nothingness. The skeletons near him, however, now react to his sudden appearance and move to attack as chaos erupts all around. Estebahn makes an attack of opportunity (AOO) against one of the skeletons trying to get to his right flank.
The other skeletons move in and slash with rusty cutlasses.
Skeleton 2: Hit! and possible Crit
Skeleton 3: miss The Bone Devil that had previously disappeared suddenly reappears floating next to Renken, its huge scorpion-like tail whipping in to skewer the brash flying cleric.
The Bearded Devil near the ship's wheel suddenly blinks out of existence and then reappears 10 ft. in front of Cohen and behind Estebahn. He thrusts towards Cohen with a vicious saw-toothed glaive as the spikes making up its beard fan out in needle points.
Several skeletons cross the top and bottom boarding planks and engage the terrified sailors that have managed to find enough courage to make a stand. In the ensuing melee Cugal witnesses three sailors cut down along with two skeletons. The large Bone Devil back at the wheel laughs maniacally at the ensuing carnage and once again lifts up the large book in his hand and in an otherworldly voice calls forth, "Rise blasted souls and atone your murderous ways. I call Jeb, Marouk, Vasth, Kal,Singh, and Tom to rise!"
Is this at the center Bone Devil?
And we will need to modify Estebahn's turn...sorry bub, but you have too many actions going on. I will post an explanation later tonight.
Cohen quickly advances on the nearest bone devil,
The burst of divine energy from Renken completely shatters several skeletons, including the ones that were beginning to reform next to the old barbarian. Other skeletons caught in the blast show blackened and pitted bones but stumble forward in their mindless pursuit of the living. The center bone devil is also caught in the blast and cringes in pain from the divine power unleashed. Renken and Cohen also hear another unearthly howl of pain just to their right, though the source of the cry is not visible.
For Those Making a DC 15 Will Save:
The center Bone Devil's reactions seem unnatural and out-of-sync, and in another second its hardened flesh seems insubstantial. You then realize that it is but an illusion.
So, you are Psionically Focused and can now see the infernal and biological patterns that constitute the devils before you. Their specific auras blaze in stark contrast to the skeletons and humans around you, though the Bone Devil that disappeared is still not visible.
Same init order as before. Since Crazy Cohen used Cleave, he has -2 to his AC until his turn. Renken - 21
Updated map. Not yet on it are the six skeletons that are reforming on the devil ship between the top and center boarding planks...which is, by the way, next to Crazy Cohen.
The crazy ol' barbarian lands on the other ship with a reckless ease that belies his age and with a fluid motion cuts his sparking sword clean through the two nearest skeletons.
No prob. We can blame Chock for that oversight and you may administer five lashes to his backside as punishment. And we can keep your initial rolls and actions....crazy geezer.Up next is Estebahn and then round two with the same initiative order for now. Let's see some more posts gents!
After looking over the barbarian character, Would it be alright if I moved some skill points around, and swapped a feat out for cleave? Yep. Let me know what you have in mind.
Shall I GM PC Cohen to get the game going again?
New postings go on next page for thread. 50 postings per page. Estabahn and Cohen get a turn before next initiatve
Three boarding bridges made from tightly interlocking bones levitate off the deck of the fiend ship and quickly float into place as the remaining horde of skeletons begin to cross over brandishing rusty weapons. Scattered skeletons not boarding let loose with crossbow bolts at the panicked crew members of your ship, hitting some sailors. There is utter pandemonium on your side as some crew take cover while most either cower in fear or run for below decks. The captain is one such affected as you see him race for his cabin. A few stalwart crew grab stout cudgels and prepare to meet the skeletons, but not enough are near the boarding planks to push them off.
For Cugal:
When the Bearded Devil activates the item that flared blue and the boarding planks levitated you felt a tremendous pressure in your head.
Estebahn, while kneeling by the rail, closes his eyes, and begins tracing the same symbol from his hand on the deck of the ship with his sickle, casting burst of speed on Cohen.
as previously noted, Cugal uses a standard action to active his Inertial Armor.
I take a standard action to cast Holy Smite at a skeleton in the center of the mass.
Flying above the impending melee, Renken is afforded a perfect view of the devil ship's mass of charging skeletons and their infernal leaders. He easily fixes a mental image of where his power unleashed will cause the most damage and then summons the will to call upon Cayden's Smite. With a quick hand he flicks open a silvered flask at his waist containing the blessed wine and boldly speaks the word of power. A tiny drop of the potent liquor flies out and streaks forth gaining in size and taking on a brilliance that sparks with chaotic flashes of purple and white. In an eye blink the gourd sized ball of holy power reaches its destination and bursts forth in a twenty foot explosion that lights up the murky dark, showering the massed creatures in a cascade of divinely infused alcohol that burns and blasts, wreaking devastation to all caught within its power. The bone devil's taut flesh boils and smokes as it howls in obvious pain and rage, its clawed hands reflexively covering its momentarily blinded eyes.
It depends on the spell. If it indicates a ranged attack or ranged touch attack then typically you need to roll a d20 and you do indeed add your dex modifier.
Renken - 21
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