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Round 1
HP 47/49
AC 17

"No surrender!"

Grutsnick also charges, striking at the other mudman.

Move to 10' away, strike.

Lucerne Hammer Charge PA AS: 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (14) + 10 + 2 - 2 = 241d12 + 7 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 7 + 6 + 1 = 20

Made a mistake on my HD when I created character, corrected now, I'm at 47/49.

Round 2
HP 53/55

Seeing the weapons of his enemies miss him or bounce off, Grutsnick steps away and swings at the insect that is harrying him.

5' to F18.

Magic Lucerne Hammer PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 161d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 141d12 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Round 1
HP 53/55

Grutsnick attempts to hit one of the creatures as they move to attack him.

AoO against first insect. Thought I had a greatsword, my mistake.

Magic Lucerne Hammer PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 271d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 91d12 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

How I hate these gremlins.

Having completely missed the first, he steps over to hit one of the dog-face gremlins.

5' F17

Magic Lucerne Hammer PA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 221d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 161d12 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23

"Pretty. Everybody watch your hands."

The hulking half-orc carries his greatsword at the ready.

Think I have this guy ready enough for a smashface session.

Sorry to hear that but thanks for the heads up. Could I ask that you mark the campaign inactive for my tracking purposes? I'll keep my eyes open if you decide to run anything else, I had a lot of fun in this campaign and with this group.

No problem man, I'm having a great time and hopefully everybody else is as well. Any particular areas that are giving you trouble?

hp 66/84

"I agree with Barker."

Grutsnick wipes the blood and offal let by the boggards and hydra off himself before sneaking into the compound behind Barker.

Stealth +8 -1 for Fatigue 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15

hp 55/84

"Bah, lop the heads off me sweaty green..."

Should've just hit it instead of playing around with the heads.

Man 3.5 hydras were way beefier I guess.

"Alex you got any healing left? Thing had some bite."

No more surprise for us.

Thank you. We had a great wedding (BBQ and dancing, hard to go wrong there), and we're looking forward to a long live together.

Probably longer than Grutsnick in fact. AC 15, I may need to swap that torc back out for the amulet of natural armor. Or find a way to combine them. :D

You're post seems correct, sub the CMB numbers for your normal attack bonus but the damage would be the same. Also the Sunder Attempts will provoke as you don't have the feat, but somehow I'm guessing you're fine with that. ;-)

Yessir! Bring on the crits. :D

Grutsnick wrote:

Grutsnick attempts to lop a few heads off the hydra.

Is this flavor text or an actual attempt? Actual mechanics to do this is a Sunder attempt against a head rather than a normal attack. And doing this without the feat will provoke. Let me know.

Huh, I was not aware of the changed mechanic. I'll switch my attacks to Sunder attempts. It looks like a Sunder replaces a regular attack, so that would mean my 28 and 14 become a 25 and 17 (CMB is +11 which I assume replaces the +14 and +9?) for 18 and 22 damage respectively?

Round 2 Init 3

"It's ugly!"

Grutsnick attempts to lop a few heads off the hydra.
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14/+9
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 281d12 + 17 ⇒ (1) + 17 = 181d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d12 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

Well if I get pregnant my life will have changed for sure. :D

I will be getting married on Saturday, and as such my posting rate will drop slightly until Sunday evening. Feel free to DMPC me along if necessary. I know it's a bad time right in the middle of a fight but I think I posted out my round 1 already and Grutsnick isn't the most complicated soul in combat.

Round Surprise Init 3

Grutsnick charges Boggard 2.

Charge Boggard 2 while Raging, hit in face with axe.
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +16
1d20 + 16 ⇒ (20) + 16 = 361d12 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 28
Crit confirm 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 282d12 + 37 ⇒ (12, 4) + 37 = 53
So assuming a 28 hits a flat-footed Boggard that's 81 total damage. Due to the Killer trait I do +3 on the crit damage, thus +37 instead of +34.

Round 1 Init 3

Grutsnick moves to the next available Boggard, smashing it with his axe.

5' to next boggard, ignore second attack if it takes a full move (if positions have changed before my action on the round).
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14/+9
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (5) + 14 = 191d12 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 191d20 + 9 ⇒ (8) + 9 = 171d12 + 17 ⇒ (5) + 17 = 22

"Well Alexander's spell changes everything. I'll sneak as close as I can, then charge while you shoot the others down."

Stealth 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (20) + 8 = 28

Grutsnick crouches next to Barker, whispering to relay his idea on "strategy".

"What do you think Barker? Charge and kill them, or shoot them from range?"

"I like the torc, I'll use it if nobody minds. Soon as Barker is ready we should continue. Do we have any traps we can set here for the next boggards that come this way?"

Hey, I could get a cramp or something, you never know! :P

Grutsnick wrote:

Can we take 10 on that check? Let me brush up on the underwater combat rules quick before I volunteer. :)

Nope, line 2 of the swimming notes.

Bah, reading comprehension fail!

Grutsnick will shuck his pack and greataxe, drawing his kukri before preparing to dive into the water.

"I'll take a look."

Waiting until I'm not fatigued, I will dive to the bottom and search for anything I can find. With Darkvision I should be able to see, but if I find that I cannot I will immediately swim to the surface and prepare for an attack.

Can we take 10 on that check? Let me brush up on the underwater combat rules quick before I volunteer. :)

"We should check this pool for any gear Jorbuk's victims had on them."

Something to heal Barker I hope.

Well that was quick. :-P

Well I may be a one trick pony right now, but dammit at least it's a really good trick!

"Barker, you ok?"

Round 2 Init 13

"Hold on Barker!"

Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14/+9
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 241d12 + 17 ⇒ (11) + 17 = 281d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 281d12 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Plus 2 if Alexander is threatening. Must.Buy.Improved.Crit.

Round 1 Init 13

Grutsnick howls in fury as he sees his friends hurt and Barker grappled by the beast. He swings again with his axe.

Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14/+9
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (18) + 14 = 321d12 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 211d20 + 9 ⇒ (5) + 9 = 141d12 + 17 ⇒ (2) + 17 = 19

+2 for Flanking from Alex if it applies.

Round Surprise Init 13

"Too easy."

Free to Rage, Standard to Attack. Assumes I had my axe out but we were looking for trouble after all.
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 241d12 + 17 ⇒ (7) + 17 = 24

"Well let's go see if he's home."

Grutsnick's tusks are reflected in the gleam of his axe, his eagerness to kill the frogmen evident on his face.

"I'm tired of all this water, dry land will be a nice change."

"Bah, you did fine Lorelei, that spell yesterday was quick thinkin', probably saved us all. Always speak your mind with me, you've earned my trust."

HP 72/84 by my count yeah?

"Everybody rested? Good. Barker, we gonna take out more patrols or go right to the nest? They'll be alert now."

Kill patrols while we scout the area?

"I say we scout the area some more and take out whatever patrols we find."

"Thanks Alex. One more of those and I'm good. I think Barker is hurt pretty bad, don't let his stories fool you."

Grutsnick scans for any other lurkers as well as a likely building to camp.

Perception 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21

"More boggards in the ruins, maybe a patrol or two during the night, do we have any traps to guard the camp? Keep the fire low and concealed. "

We'll need healing before going farther. Maybe scout?

"Hah!" *huff* *huff* "That was bracing!"

After taking a few moments to catch his breath, Grutsnick will check over his injuries before turning to the others.

Should be 50/84 for my HP now right?

"Any idea what they were protecting? Or were they just hunting?"

Knowledge: Nature and Survival to see if they were hunting or just mean. 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (9) + 4 = 131d20 + 11 ⇒ (18) + 11 = 29

Round 3 Init 22

Grutsnick laughs maniacally as his axe invokes his nickname, moving over to the boggard attacking Reggie in order to show it how it's companion fared.

Move 50' to L12 (seriously Lorelei that Haste was the prefect spell at the perfect time!) and attack once.
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon Hasted +15
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (6) + 15 = 211d12 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 20

Grutsnick wrote:

Reloading a crossbow for the type of crossbow you chose when you took Rapid Reload no longer provokes attacks of opportunity.

The issue is not the reloading of the crossbow but the fact that he's firing a ranged weapon in melee. There's no mention in the post of him moving away and if he is, because of the difficult terrain he can't 5-foot step which means he couldn't full attack. That's my confusion, is there something he has that prevents AoO's for firing a ranged weapon in melee?

Oooh good point, didn't read it correctly.

Crossbow Mastery:

Benefit: The time required for you to reload any type of crossbow is reduced to a free action, regardless of the type of crossbow used. You can fire a crossbow as many times in a full attack action as you could attack if you were using a bow. Reloading a crossbow for the type of crossbow you chose when you took Rapid Reload no longer provokes attacks of opportunity.

Round 2 Init 22

"Mistake."

Grutsnick grins savagely as he cuts into the boggard in front of him.

Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon Hasted +15/+15/+10
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (13) + 15 = 281d12 + 17 ⇒ (3) + 17 = 201d20 + 15 ⇒ (15) + 15 = 301d12 + 17 ⇒ (8) + 17 = 251d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 271d12 + 17 ⇒ (4) + 17 = 21

AC 13 is 67 more damage on 3 attacks. If I drop it with the first I'll move towards B1 diagonally into K7

Seeing that the mighty Grutsnick has his boggard in hand, Alexander will move the opposite direction towards the next closest boggard.

Move to M13, will attack Boggard 4 when he can next round. Dang 20' move lol.

Don't forget 30' extra from Haste!

Also, what is the attack penalty for using a Boggard as an improvised weapon?

Round 1 Init 22

Grutsnick gives a bestial roar at the sudden attack and moves to destroy the nearest creature.

Move to G11 while drawing Greataxe and Raging, smack Boggard
Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +15
1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 251d12 + 17 ⇒ (9) + 17 = 26

Grutsnick prepares to catch Lorelei before she begins floating to the ground.

"Well that wouldn't my first choice for going down the cliff, but I suppose it saves time eh?"

Neat trick, I should learn that one.

"Anybody got another 50 feet of rope? I have 50 and can make the climb easily, then hold the bottom steady for the rest of you. Lorelei can you fly down?"

Climb skill is +11, take 10 isn't enough for me to climb it without a rope and I don't have climbing gear that grants any bonus.

Grutsnick peers over the edge carefully and looks for likely handholds, willing to freeform it if necessary but clearly not relishing the idea.

I can heal myself once a day for 1d8+2, but I have to be raging, which seems silly in a non-combat situation but I could get angry enough to feel better I suppose. I will rely on the goodwill of our divine casters for any additional healing I require rather than that.

Grutsnick nods the next day as the researchers reveal their results.

"See, road signs."

Not sure what took them so long, just needed an arrow pointing the way.

"I can't make out these writings. I'll help set up camp and check the area while the rest of you puzzle it out. I assume we're heading on towards the temple in the morning. Maybe this is some ancient road sign."

Grutsnick nods as his wounds close.

"Thank you Alexander."

This was a fine test, and we did well. I am surprised.

"I assume we'll need to leave the canoes here now."

Will save 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Grutsnick ends his rage when he sees no more opponents on the field. His breathe comes in heaving gasps for a short while and then he leans heavily on his axe. His skin is peppered with small wounds but he looks amazingly healthy for the amount of damage you saw thrown his way.

"Why were you all beating on that tree anyway? Did anybody see where that last stick man went, I want to talk to it."

Failed the will save again, although I assume with it dead it can be pointed out to me that it's actually a semi-sentient tree.

Linguistics 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Survival 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (3) + 11 = 14
Knowledge: Nature 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

"A Hangman Tree. The Twigjacks were probably using it to score easy prey."

Round 3 action

Without taking the time to get up, Lorelei flings a spell at the tree.

Ranged touch attack 1d20+5
Acid Arrow for 2d4 points of damage for 3 rounds unless the tree can neutralize it. 2d4

Isn't that technically a chance for crit?

Sorry to jump the gun, I was just 'raring to go' as they say in these parts. :D

Round 3 Init 19

Grutsnick grins in maniacal glee, unaware of his friends plight due to the illusion abilities of the tree. He swings with wild abandon at the twig in front of him.

Greataxe Power Attack Raging Reckless Abandon +14/+9
1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 241d12 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 231d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 231d12 + 17 ⇒ (6) + 17 = 23

If the first attack drops the twigjack he will move 40' to the third and final twigjack.

I took 19 + 6 + 11 + 6 - 12 = 30 by my calculation, 19 from the vine crit, 6 from two failed saves and 11 from one failed save minus 3*4 from my DR.

Ninja'd. Did I fail two saves? Darn though I only failed one.

Round 2 Init 19

Grutsnick Rages and tries to break through the tree's illusion +4 Circumstance +2 Rage 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (9) + 9 = 18

Attempting to untangle himself from the vine CMB +13 due to Rage 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31 he makes his way over to J12 one of the animate twigs.

"RRRRRAAAHHHHGGGG"

Did that sound cheesy? It looked cheesy. I'd love for him to walk over to a twigman and say "'ello poppit" for the creep factor but I don't think he'd be able to while raging.