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Seltyn, please confirm if Haste is up. Thanks.

The Haste spell ends, and Seltyn takes a moment to assess things.

I suggest we heal up where needed, and use whatever magic we have to give us every advantage. I will cast Haste one more time, but that's all I have. It'll last just over a minute, so we've got to move. I have one Fireball left, and a few other lesser attacks, then I'll be basically done for the day.

Haste is up again.

Mazrak will call out in giant to the Zombie, "Go. Guard behind us." He points toward the back of the party.

The Zombie Hill Giant lumbers toward the back of the party.

Mazrak takes a five foot step up to get a better view inside the door. Then he sends a pair of arrows through the door at one of the giants.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

If this hits:

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

+2 Adaptive Longbow Second Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Damage Second Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Both arrows may have hit something. That would be 28 points of damage. Of course, the Giants and Orcs actions could thwart this.

Mazrak listens to Horek and Seltyn, "I am no great strategist, but thirty giants may be more than we can handle at one-time. Would it not make sense to retreat to the wilderness, rest, and then maybe draw them out and take them more piece-meal?" Mazrak shrugs.

"However, I will do what the party decides, as the worst case is to join my forefathers in glory. If we attack, just let me know when you are ready, and I will send in Mr. Stinky and attack." Mazrak shrugs again.

In the Giant tongue, Mazrak will say to Mr. Stinky, "Stand Guard". The Dwarf Oracle will then move in to the room and fire an arrow at the nearest standing Ogre.

+2 Adaptive Longbow +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (14) + 8 = 22

If this hits:

Damage +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

That likely hits one of the Ogres.

Surprise Round

Mazrak fires an arrow through the door at the only Ogre the Dwarf Oracle can see.

It gets partial cover.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17

Damage +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS: 1d8 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

If he hits, it takes 8 points of damage.

Mazrak will wait to see what Eldric does, but will ready an arrow.

Mazrak will nod to Horek in the affirmative, understanding his strategies. He will then hold his actions to wait for the fighter types to advance in ahead. He will not give Mr. Stinky any new commands for now.

"Want to send in Big Mr. Stinky?" We can then follow," Mazrak will whisper to the party.

Mazrak will look at Horek, "No problem. Lead the way."

I think more like the Zombie Master Johnathan. ;) Is it evil to use evil to fight evil?

But you are the GM. Your call. I likely should have made Mazrak a true Neutral instead of NG. However, all he does is for goodness sake.

I have always thrown wrenches into the gaming system. Explore the possibilities, a good Hill Giant Bard, a good Goblin Thief, etc. that may be members of a party. A good use to an evil spell.

Mazrak will call out in Giant at the Zombie, "Turn around and come back." He will then hesitate to allow someone to listen at the door before commanding the Zombie, " Open this door." Mazrak will points to the door with the red splash. He then takes a step back.

"I understand your concerns Sir Eldric. And a good or undetermined soul, I would never do such. But this creature is evil. Its soul is evil. It is beyond redemption. But out of respect to you Sir, I will not do it again," Mazrak responds to the Paladin.

Mazrak would have held off using the Animate Dead until everyone responded, but things moved on anyway.

As to talking to the Orc, how long would it take to ask how many Giants are down this hallway.

Mazrak commands in the giant tongue to the Zombie to go and open the door in front of him.

Mazrak will then speak, "Someone needs to check around the corner."

I actually forgot that Pathfinder (and 3.5 D&D) is less forgiving about using Animate Dead than 5th edition. I'm not even sure Mazrak can cast that spell, can he? Given the dwarf is NG and the spell has the 'evil' descriptor?

Mazrak gets these abilities through his Mystery of Bones. Its an Oracle thing. It makes up a little for not having Channel Energy. His speaking with the dead has been helpful too.

But the issues of this is why Mazrak asked for permission. The Dead are dead, and not in and of itself evil. Mazrak uses the dead for good purposes, and only good purposes. How is using a dead formerly evil Hill Giant evil if it is used to destroy other evil? Is it the road to hell? That is for a higher power and for another time.

Plus, it always makes for interesting roll playing. I had the NPC Droja in a campaign that Chill played in. It was fun and interesting playing this Mystery of Bones Oracle.

By the way, have we lost Eldric?

Eldric and Jeeves both have rounds of actions that could include talking to the Orc.

Mazrak will then in the Giant tongue tell the Zombie Giant to walk and point in the direction down the hall. Mazrak will follow. When they reach the Orc, he will tell the Zombie to stop once it passes the Orc.

Mazrak will check the Orc.

Heal Check: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22

Mazrak will tell the party, "Blunt forced trauma. Its been likely kicked by a Giant. The Orc has broken bones and is bleeding internally. This Orc will likely die soon. I don't speak Orc."

That would be two rounds worth of actions there. One just to get to the Orc, the other to do the Heal Check. I will wait for the other's movements and actions.

OK, Animate Dead is not something I was expecting. Assuming you have a 125gp onyx gem, and you are really sure...I should mention one of you is a paladin

Mazrak chooses a giant that is mostly intact and starts casting. The light in the room dims and it grows cold. Mazrak holds a large black gem in his hand as his other starts moving. He chants is a voice that is cold and commanding. Black energy spills out of the gem, moving into the dead giant. Then, a hand moves, and slowly, horrible, its wounds still dripping, the giant stands. Mazrak finishes the cast and is in control of the dead hulk. Mazrak feels somewhat stained.

Light returns to the room. The zombie rolls its eyes and moans.

Click on Mazrak's name. He carries four 350GP Onyx Gems.

Mazrak will use one of his Onyx gems.

Aye! He does not use these gems lightly. Only when needed. It is needed.

Thanks GM! It looks like I needed to refresh my Roll 20.

Mazrak touches the Barbarian Ranger.

CSW on Horek: 3d8 + 7 ⇒ (3, 2, 4) + 7 = 16

Not the greatest roll, but Horek is healed for 18 points of damage. Mazrak has 2 more CSW spells.

Horek, did you count the 18 points from this previous healing in your tallies? The total in the quotes above was not the original roll. Mazrak only has one CSW left. The other was used on Jeeves.

Mazrak will cast a spell on Horek.

CMW to Horek: 2d8 + 7 ⇒ (3, 2) + 7 = 12

This is Mazrak's initiative. He will do more on his next round, unless he needs to put some arrows into some big SOB. Horek, what is you current HP total?

He will then turn to Seltyn, "Mi Lord, it is not my way. I am here to aid and assist. I will let those smarter than I lead the way."

He will then turn to the party as a whole, "There is something I can do that may aid our situation. I can make one of these dead Hill Giants a Zombie that will fight for us. But I will only do this if you allow it. I would lose my last most powerful healing spell. But it could make a big difference....literally."

Who needs healing?

How much longer do we have our Haste?

Well, Dwarves were never known for archery.

It is still better than a sling. ;)

Seeing that no further healing is needed at this time, Mazrak the Forlorn takes aim at the nearest standing giant and fires two arrows.

One on Jeeves, I am thinking.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

+2 Adaptive Longbow Second Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Damage Second Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

One arrow missed completely. The other looks like it did not penetrate the Giant's hide armor.

Mazrak lets out a Grmmmph! sound from under his voice.

bump enaril, and mazrak I think as well

Bump me where? This is Mazrak's next actions. But I think there are others that should go before this. I will wait until the other's actions before moving his token on the map.

Mazrak moves behind Jeeves and cast another CSW on the Lore Warden Empirist.

CSW: 3d8 + 7 ⇒ (7, 7, 6) + 7 = 27

That's a good roll. Mazrak has one CSW left, but he also has five CMWs.

Thanks GM! It looks like I needed to refresh my Roll 20.

Mazrak touches the Barbarian Ranger.

CSW on Horek: 3d8 + 7 ⇒ (5, 2, 4) + 7 = 18

Not the greatest roll, but Horek is healed for 18 points of damage. Mazrak has 2 more CSW spells.

Edit: As Mazrak is Hasted, he can get to Horek. But I am not sure where he can stand and not be in another's space or getting an AoO from a Giant. You may need to position Whisper to allow a gap for Mazrak to get to you in the next round. But as I am having issues determining this with the map; if you see a route in the current round without taking an AoO, please let me know, then Mazrak will move to it and cast a heal on Horek. As to AoO, healing is limited, so we can't afford to give the Giants free attacks.

Mazrak's available healing before the current round, is 3 CSW, 5 CMW, and 5 CLW. And that is if he doesn't have the need to cast another type of spell, like a Hold Person.

Mazrak will move to Jeeves and touch the Lore Warden Empiricist.

Cure Serious Wounds: 3d8 + 7 ⇒ (8, 1, 8) + 7 = 24

Jeeves is healed for 24 points of damage. GM I moved Mazrak to the door.

Does anyone need healing? These giants can do massive damage on a critical hit.

Try a different browser. That worked for me. It is better with
Chrome than Edge.

I am unable to see the Roll20 map. It is all dark.

Edit: It is an Edge browser issue. It works fine with Chrome.

If the party moves into the room, then Mazrak will move to the door and fire another arrow at the nearest standing target. Mazrak will follow with what ever the lead fighters want to do.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (18) + 8 = 26

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

That should hit something!

He will then call out to Seltyn, "We can't be careful here. There are too many Giants. If you can hit them with a Fireball, then go for it!"

I am not sure how many more rounds we have for the Haste.

Mazrak will once again fire arrows at the nearest standing Hill Giant. The first attack missed. The second one may just have struck home.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (7) + 8 = 15

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

+2 Adaptive Longbow Second Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Damage Second Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Mazrak will take a step in and fire arrows at the nearest standing Giants through the door. If the first arrow drops the nearest, he will fire at the next one.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (13) + 8 = 21

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

+2 Adaptive Longbow Second Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Damage Second Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Mazrak figures this is just the beginning. He is preserving his spells for healing, so if anyone needs help, please call out.

For some unknown reason, I am having trouble with the Roll20. I can log in to the site, but when I launch the game it is all dark.

Mazrak will take a five foot step into the area, then fire two arrows at the nearest enemy.

+2 Adaptive Longbow First Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

If this hits:

Damage First Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

+2 Adaptive Longbow Second Attack +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +1PBS, +1Haste, -2DA: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17

Damage Second Attack +3Str, +2Bow, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Crappy rolls. I doubt any of these hit anything.

Mazrak will call out, "Let me know if you get injured!"

I too am good with the house rules. Thanks.

Sorry GM, I am having a hard time keeping up where we are at. I thought we were at the end of Round Two. I guess we are at the end of Round Three then.

Mazrak will take a step up to the doorway. He will than see the nearest Hill Giant, and cast a Hold Person on it.

DC 14 Will Save

Still working, though I am home early today from a Dental Appointment.

I am in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

The world was not ready for this.

Since Mazrak's initiative is last, he will wait to see what happens ahead of his turn before acting in the Round.

GM, did you get Mazrak's bow attacks in Round One? Thanks.

Round Two?

Mazrak takes another step up and fires two more bow shots at what he perceives as the weakest Dire Wolf. But alas his arrows miss their targets. The Oracles says something under his breath.

First Bow Shot +2 Bow, +5 Base, +1 Dex, +1PBS, -2 DA, +1 Haste: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

First Bow Shot Damage +2 Bow, +3 Str, +1 PBS, +4 DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

Second Bow Shot +2 Bow, +5 Base, +1 Dex, +1PBS, -2 DA, +1 Haste: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (1) + 8 = 9

Second Bow Shot Damage +2 Bow, +3 Str, +1 PBS, +4 DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (4) + 10 = 14

Hi Jeeves, glad to hear you are OK. That is the most important thing. Stuff can be replaced.

Round One

Mazrak will take a step and send a pair of arrows toward whatever targets that may be still standing when it is the Oracles opportunity.

His first shot will likely miss its target.

1st Bow Shot, +2 Bow, +5 Base, +1 Dex, +1PBS, -2 DA, +1 Haste: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

1st Shot Dmg +2 Bow, +3 Str, +1 PBS, +4 DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

2nd Bow Shot, +2 Bow, +5 Base, +1 Dex, +1PBS, -2 DA, +1 Haste: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

2nd Shot Dmg +2 Bow, +3 Str, +1 PBS, +4 DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12

I have put the encounter on the map. I did that last night.

Sorry about that. It was a refresh issue on my end. Once I refreshed the Roll20, the image updated with the encounter. It looks like a great location to have a massive battle. :(

GM - Could you show us the encounter on the map? Thanks.

If there is still an alive Dire Wolf when it is Mazrak's initiative, he will look to the most wounded Dire Wold and fire his bow.

+2 Bow, +5 Base, +1 Dex, +1PBS, -2 DA, +1 Haste: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Dmg +2 Bow, +3 Str, +1 PBS, +4 DA: 1d8 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18

Mazrak will refresh his Shield of Faith. He is ready for whatever comes next.

AC23 vs Giants AC27 with SoF and Haste, HP 46/(62FL)

Looks like the fog-of-war has become shifted on the map. I recall having similar issues when using Google Drawings for online maps.

Eldric Invisible would be the best to go around and perform Perception checks on the other door.

Mazrak will whisper to the party, "With the Message spell, would it make sense for our most stealthy member go ahead and scout the perimeter. If he sees trouble he can Message us and fall back to meet the rest of us.

It is too bad that the party was not able to observe the structure from a distance to see how many ways in and out there were. The front door is seldom the best point of attack.

Mazrak will activate his Armor of Bones. He will then put up a Shield of Faith.

Then some Guidance with his stealth check as he knocks another arrow in his bow. He will follow behind the party in general.

Stealth + Guidance: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 1 = 12

AC22 vs Giants AC26 HP46/(62FL)

Prior to reaching this point, Mazrak would have put up his daily False Life.

False Life: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (9) + 7 = 16

HP46/(62FL)

Up to the Surprise Round

He will then cast Levitate on himself to get a better angle to fire his bow at the two-headed Giant. Finally, he will cast Divine Favor to get the most out of the first attack.

Surprise Round

Mazrak fires his bow when everyone attacks.

He will hesitate his action until after Horek takes his action.

Fire bow: +5Base, +1Dex, +2Bow, +2DF, +1PBS, -2DA: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Damage: +3Str, +2bow, +2DF, +1PBS, +4DA: 1d8 + 12 ⇒ (6) + 12 = 18

If Mazrak can see the target, he will knock an arrow to his bow.

"Please allow me to offer a touch of the divine before you head out," Mazrak will offer.

Essentially, everyone will get a +1 Bonus to Skill Checks if Mazrak has the time and opportunity to give you a touch. Every little bit! Also, please add this +1 to skill checks or saving throws anytime we are not in a combat situation.

Guidance

Mazrak will wait till everyone who wants a touch of "Guidance" will get it before following.

"A shelter would be most welcome. Thanks," Mazrak gives Seltyn a head nod.