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Hey guys. I'm going to step in and finish the game. Give me a little bit to catch up.

Nice catch Tek!

R4:
Sable continues to push forward (arrives this round).

/sable on delay then.

R3
Ailetha = STAB!
Bree - CDG
Celestra - Spell!
Sable
Kabal = CHOP!
Karlan
ENEMY

Spell timer:
Haste 2
DF 2

R 13
O Unc/dying

The last giant considers its predicament for a moment, neither advancing or retreating - he simply holds his club defensively and is clearly calculating his odds.

A horn blows from the town and there is the sound of stone impacting stone - it sounds like another larger attack elsewhere in the town - it seems that these giants were only an early sortie... you can already hear the screams and cries!

The Giant looks at the party, clearly planning on fleeing.

Karlan, up to you whether you are satisfied with the giants response or whacking him and continuing combat

New wave marked on Sandpoint map

Sable still AFK, so feel free to Bot him along

The guards are calling 100' from the gate, what distance are you Dimension Dooring? - using the gate as a reference point

R6, R7, Karlan joins the group

the shouts from the walls is that the giants are moving closer - maybe 100', still suspected there are three outside the walls - the stones are crashing into the wall periodically, and the timbers are looking very sorry - they have moments before they crumble.

Nope, but I will fix it up for you:)

R1
Poog Casts
Chuffy moves up, dives behind the stage.
Mog Drinks potion
Reta Arrows out (Miss!)
ENEMY

The arrow flies through the air but fails to hit the thing.
Poog gives Chuffy some Zarongel love.
Mog drinks some mojo juice - becomes a flappy bird.
Chuffy runs up and dives into cover - 1d20 ⇒ 19 - disappearing from sight!

The big contraption begins moving - sparky and flame erupting from it as it does - it is thrilling AND terrifying!

R2
Poog
Chuffy
Mog
Reta
ENEMY

Poog misses the vine!
1d20 ⇒ 6
The vine misses poog!

The birdie lady flies down, surrounded by her fans - she smacks at Reta!
1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Everyone finds it charming and just stands there laughing and smiling...

It dawns on Poog that he needs to save his friends quickly!
WWZD?

Reta goes wandering to look at the pretty birdy lady!
Poog BOOMS the Lady!
Chuffy goes wandering to look at the pretty birdy lady!
Mogmurch goes wandering to look at the pretty birdy lady!

Squealy gets a SECOND will save, because leaving will result in being attacked.

The vine swings for Squealy - but misses!
Attack 1d20 ⇒ 6

The woman flies down and pops Reta one!
Attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19
Damage 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

Reta, Chuffy, and Mogmurch are mostly out of commission, Poog and Squealy have their work cut out for them!

Poog & Squealy ip

The trip back down the mountain would take about a day and a half (faster than getting up, that's for sure) and its a day downriver to the Ghostlady...

They seem satisfied enough with the proposal "We'll be right here maintaining our appearances, perhaps one day our princes will arrive..." then there is a spark in the humpacks eye "...but should things change for you, good knight, you know where to find us" the look salacious and scandalous.

With everything calm and tranquil, given the circumstances, it eventually becomes clear that there is some greater magic operating on the hags - that they truly see themselves as captivating beauties and are completely transfixed on finding a quiet spot to endlessly weave their magic to sustain their 'youthful appearances' - you wonder if they are under a mighty curse of divine proportions.

***

The caves now cleared, the Hags dealt with, a giant in chains, and a dead body packed away - the party is now in the position of determining the next course of action.

"So... we stay here in to get our beauty sleep and no one bothers or tries to molest we three visions of loveliness? They just ask for occasional arcane assistance?" they look at Sable "-divinations, visions, we can even make the rains stop or return the dead from Pharasma's boneyard..."

R1
Reta runz!
Poog wrassles!

R2
Mogmurch
Chuffy runz!
ENEMY

You might have Henrick - whilst the server maint was going on a fair few posts got eaten :(

Henrick doesn't manage to land...

The statue tries striking back at Kish!
Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24
Damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5
She gets tagged, but not badly!

R3
Soul & Badger

R4
Agraic
Henrick
Kel
Enora
Kish
STATUES

Moving as a group is the mechanically annoying part of the game, so a little creative licence is required. As long as you both have a clear path and make it clear that is what you are doing and it is physically possible yada yada then its ok by me

4d20 ⇒ (13, 15, 17, 12) = 57

Tenthumbs is a champ at jigging and jagging the flapping bird on a string...

That doesn't stop Chuffy and Mog landing rocks on it though!

Second round!

Happy for you guys to retcon accordingly etc, just let me know

Good catch, she would have been at height, so rather than do a 3d diagram and check I'll call benefit of doubt and she gets missed. Sable and Celestra are two of the higher value targets and were the main focus of the attack

I'll shift the overlay so you can move your icon

When that's done I can resolve Green, who is subject to the Random Dice gods

Yep, Karlan is flying around at the moment and has some sort of funky Angel thing going on. On his last move he was still flying onward and upward. Template was a bit wonky, have adjusted that back, but yeah the giant can catch the party in a fireball, Karlan is doubtful, everyone else in that area can be caught with an airburst

Bree up, then crazy Green giant.

Sounds reasonable, someone want to resolve Celestra and make the relevant rolls?

Dillbu Tenthumbs comes forward now with a roll of twine leading off to a strange birdcage and a bag of rocks she hands over.

"Time for Killgull! You play this game, one end of a length of twine is tied to a seagull’s foot, while the other end is held by a tricky goblin! Other goblins hurl rocks at the stupid bird, trying to knock it out of the sky. The goblin holding the twine can jerk the string to make the goblins miss their throws at the bird. HAHAH VERY FUNNY IF YOU MISS!"

"Who playing?"

Sable has arrived on the ground in a pool of blood.

Ailetha positions and begins casting (readies for Karlan to pass through).

Kabal stands (Can move to Ailetha)

/poke?

Chuffy streaks through the challenge, little in his way!

Mogmurch is pretty close behind as is Reta, but its Chuffy who won!

Munkle looks thrilled "That amazing!" Munkle hands over a jar of restorative ointment that tastes like bacon.

There is a loud BANG as Munkle lets off a firecracker to start the race!

The four Doggoblins of the Apocalypse take off.

As they shoot for the mudpit, they make a gracefull leap over it, but Poog comes to a muddy bath moment and falls behind.

past the mudpit they all go bouncing up the ridge over rough and bumpy terrain, Chuffy comes unseated and whacks into a tree! 1d4 ⇒ 1 but saddles back up and chases. Reta and Mog are in the lead! Poog and Chuffy bringing up the rear!

Once they crest the ridge, they come upon four squashes painted to look like gnomes, each with ridiculous eyebrows and a strangely colored wig. The stupid ugly Gnometatoes prove no challenge for Mog and Reta, but Chuffy once again has difficulties. Poog stops for a while, certain that the inanimate object was 'having a go at him'.
Reta and Mog streak ahead, Chuffy following behind, and Poog now realising he was in a race - not a debate with an uppity potato.

The riders careen down a bramble covered hillside, Mog and Reta neck and neck with Chuffy following behind - but Poog JUST CAN'T LET IT GO with the jumped up vegeta-gnome and is distracted at the wrong moment, ending up in a pile of spiky brambles. Its the Gnomes fault, it was laughing at him. 1d4 ⇒ 3

It turns out a TIE!

Mog and Reta both look happy.

Munkle looks frustrated "That silly! Only one prize! You need share then!" Munkle hands over a jar of restorative ointment that tastes like bacon.

The Hieracosphinxthing is still moving...

The dagger hits, just, and magaes to cause a slight wound.

Green
1d100 ⇒ 58
The other giant smacks itself in the head with a boulder.
Damage 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (8) + 12 = 20

R2
Ailetha
Kabal
Sable (Dying)
Karlan
Celestra

Might be a good time to start wrapping then - I suspect GenCon will be rather disruptive. Also, people can get sheets for the weekend

That's ok, just wanted to be 100%

Sable bravely casts a spell in defiance, then collapses and begins dying.

R1
Enemy B Spell!
Bree Potion
Enemy G chuck!
Ailetha Cast confusion
Kabal charged - knocked prone.
Sable spell
Karlan spell and move.
Celestra moved

The leader tries to speak 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (2) + 14 = 16 - and manages.

Casting a spell, he too begins flying, ascending 15'

R2
Enemy B Spell/Mpve
Bree
Enemy G
Ailetha
Kabal
Sable
Karlan
Celestra

You are on 0, move action ok, standard action means you fall over and begin dying - sure you want to cast? Or is that a heroic last stand? :p

/Dioneo up :)

As Agraic closes in he brings down his weapon on the embalmed occupant climbing out. He sees there is also some kind of dried out hunting cat also emerging!

When it has less cover your magic missiles will shoot, at the moment you only have a sign its there rather than a full target - no huge difference really to the outcome though :)

Yeah in order :p

OK Reta - take your shot, AC 10. You have a few minuses to hit, chuck the bones and lets see where this story goes...

The problem seeing is not so much the light now, but the angle...you could always wander closer... :)

Claire 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19
Crowe 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Claire moves before Crowe, closing on the waiting Pharaoh who seems agitated that she has not yet thrown herself grovelling.

Claire moves in and tries her command - which is met with abject laughter from the Pharaoh Neither are affected, both HD >4

Claire DC 16 Will save or be paralysed for 1d4 rounds (Fear)

R1
Claire - Acted (Pending Will save)
Dioneo
Mido
Crowe - (Posted, pending, will require Will save DC16)
Val
Stel
ENEMY

The leader speaks

*Sable - were you taking an action?

Carved nature scenes cover this chamber’s walls, depicting humanoid figures hunting a wide variety of prey—crocodiles, elephants, hippos, leopards, lions, and even stranger beasts. An open sarcophagus lies at the far end of the room.

You can't see into it etc, you can just see it has no lid

Reta whacks the Goblin but the shot - whilst clean, does not pop the head off - Munge is very much alive...!

"“That’s not the way it was supposed to work! You ruined everything! My story!” and in an enraged fit of anger at his head not coming off, he kicks at Reta! 1d20 ⇒ 7 but it goes well wide...!

Reta - AOO time! :)

Munge is dead confused, as he was the one actually issuing the challenge, but he follows along and points to the axe.

"Reta gets one blow my neck with the waraxe, and she even going to shut her eyes!! And afterward, I gets a chance to return the blow on HER neck! I'm brave, no flinching!"

The Goblins clap, waiting to see how this plays out...

The goblins fight in earnest, biting, scratching, and thumping away.

The ennui does not shift.

Will 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

The spell takes hold.

The boss points at Ailetha - clearly she's next on the hit list.

You have partial cover behind a statue

The Giant on the throne speaks to his companion:

The other giant responds by hurling boulders at the blinded Witch.

Attack 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (12) + 11 = 23 - hit
Damage 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14

Attack 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 - hit
Damage 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (1) + 12 = 13

Sable gets rocked by the blows!
0hp?

R1
Enemy B Spell!
Bree Potion
Enemy G chuck!
Ailetha
Kabal
Sable
Karlan
Celestra

...and with that, the combat ends.

Just in time or some reinforcements to arrive!

OK you draw and drink a potion, thats a full round, you'll be able to fly next action :)

Update when I get home, and yeah it's probably going to be a bit ugly...!

I might write up Shifty's guide to Scouting as a tactics and strat guide at some point

Actions noted.

Bree, so whats the actual action? - you have a Stone giant now very interested in Sable and about to act, a blind Sable on a roof, and help between one and two rounds behind you :) No pressure...

...is that a sign up for Risen from the sands?