Ogren Runeaxe's page

Thanks for the game, GM!

Well, those spell slots weren't going to burn themselves!

Day Job Reroll: 1d20 + 7 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 + 4 = 28

Ogren continues his assault on the wand user.

Primary Attack (Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 30
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 25

Blessing of Fervor Attack (Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 33
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 19

Iterative Attack (Iterative, Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 5 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 5 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 24
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 23

Ogren grunts as the magic force impacts him but keeps his footing. - 87/94 hp remaining

"Going to need a lot more than that," he growls as he presses his attack against the wand-using construct.

Primary Attack (Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 36
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 23

Blessing of Fervor Attack (Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 19 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 29
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 23

Iterative Attack (Iterative, Power Attack, Bless, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 5 - 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 19 - 5 - 3 + 1 + 1 = 29
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 22

Switch targets to the other construct next to him if the wand-user goes down. AC should be 32 this turn.

If it isn't too late, Ogren will drink the extracts he got from Dr. Vitruvian, adding Defensive Shock & Jump to his list.

"Snarky for metal folk, aren't they?" Ogren grumbles as he prepares his attack.

* Blessing of Fervor choice: +2 Attacks, AC & Reflex
* Swift action: use Spirit Bond to activate Burst of Speed for extra movement range & opportunity attack negation
* Move action: go through the Wall of Fire at least once, but I'll roll for twice. Ogren should have plenty of movement with that to get around to the other side of the enemy lines
* Standard action: power attack on the caster construct

Wall of Fire damage (reduced for Resist Energy) 1: 2d4 + 10 - 20 ⇒ (1, 1) + 10 - 20 = -8
Wall of Fire damage (reduced for Resist Energy) 2: 2d4 + 10 - 20 ⇒ (2, 3) + 10 - 20 = -5

Attack (Power Attack, Bless, Blessing of Fervor, Prayer): 1d20 + 19 - 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 19 - 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 33
Damage (Power Attack, Prayer): 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 9 + 6 + 1 = 18

Ogren already moved so I'll stick with that. He's pretty tough so he should be fine. If everyone else wants to hold out for the enemy to advance, Ogren can just be bait for a turn.

Ogren's Pre-Fight Casts: Longstrider & Barkskin.

If it was just the hounds, Ogren could wait for them to come to us. The wand-using constructs sort of require us to advance though, so Ogren double moved forward. He'll gain +2 AC & Reflex this round from Blessing of Fervor. His AC is up to 34 if I'm counting everything right.

During their preparation time, Ogren surveys the site of the coming battle as well as the area nearby. They couldn't allow the enemy to get past them if their plan was to succeed.

Thinking of changing up Ogren's spells for this one. Seems like a good time to consider spells like Entangle and Spike Growth. I usually ignore stuff like that due to low DCs, but constructs have pretty bad saves... Maybe Alarm would be good as well?

"Doesn't sound that complicated to me. Constructs aren't known for stopping just because the situation has changed. If they've attacked the folk here before, they're likely to move in when the ratfolk evacuate. They'll be homeless on account of no fault of their own. And we can't have clockworks attacking Round Mountain as soon as it arrives, either."

"If we want to drop Round Mountain on their army, the tricky part will be to ensure that they follow us far in enough, but don't get so far that they make it past the Big Ticker."

Ogren will attempt to aid Malaika.
Diplomacy Aid: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19

I didn't think we were going back to the governor until we had more but it doesn't look like it hurt things.

More broadly, I'm not sure I have any idea what we are supposed to be looking for to convince her. Even if we found evidence that Round Mountain used to be here, that doesn't have a logical connection to the fact that the Society is going to drop a big rock on their heads...so confusing.

Also, this set of skill checks is very bad for Ogren.
Geography (favored terrain): 1d20 + 4 + 4 ⇒ (18) + 4 + 4 = 26

"Sad to say, I agree. We've learned much about the area, but naught that would convince her to move her people. Zhotan it is."

Dungeoneering for Aquacultural Practices: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27
Survival for Capturing Shellfish (Favored Terrain): 1d20 + 16 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 16 + 4 = 27
Dungeoneering for Document Fauna & Flora: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17
Dungeoneering for Document Lake Bed: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (16) + 13 = 29

"Let's take a look around. This place won't be here in any real sense soon. We should record what we can."

Guessing we need to move to a documentation phase again?

GM, a question on Ogren's Spirit Bond ability (the dynamic casting part). By your reading, is there anything that would keep me from using it as a swift action for Instant Enemy? I think the standard action spells are pretty clear.

APG rule sets are such a mess.

After that second channel I think Ogren is only missing 2 hp. 74 initially declared damage +23 hp for the crit not happening, then +31 & +18 for the two channels. I'm fine with that. Probably Ogren was hurt the worst?

I think that critical hit barely missed confirming on Ogren. Note that he has a +2 bonus vs critical confirmation rolls from his dwarven boulder helmet. It's still a lot of damage either way.

"Good. I got ya up nice and close now," Ogren growls at the creature through gritted teeth before he attacks its head, trying to smash free from it's grip.

Attack (favored enemy, power attack): 1d20 + 19 + 6 - 3 ⇒ (3) + 19 + 6 - 3 = 25
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 6 + 6 = 29

Iterative Attack (favored enemy, power attack, iterative): 1d20 + 19 + 6 - 3 - 5 ⇒ (8) + 19 + 6 - 3 - 5 = 25
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 9 + 6 + 6 = 26

Ugh. Those are horrible rolls though.

I saw Ogren with a 31 on the saving throw. Did that not save successfully? Still not rerolling either way.

Feeling drained, Ogren takes the vanguard & moves forward to attack the undead monstrosity.

Casting Instant Enemy on it as a swift action & move forward to attack. Sure looks like that will provoke. His AC should be 28 +4 Barkskin -1 fatigued = 31

Attack (favored enemy, power attack, fatigued): 1d20 + 19 - 3 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 19 - 3 - 1 = 28
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 + 6 - 1 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 6 + 6 - 1 = 30 - his attack counts as magical, bludgeoning, adamantine, silver & cold iron

Ogren rolled great, so not going to reroll it.

I don't see that anything happened to Ogren that would be re-rollable. Are we supposed to look in the GM screen spoilers for this?

Ogren moves forward to join the battle.

I'm assuming that Ogren's first Barkskin expired, so he'll use another one before the battle.

"If we remove the undead, we can survey that region too. Probably no one has been there for a while."

Seeing a dwarf in the market draws Ogren's attention and he goes to speak with them.

"Greetings! I'm Ogren from the Runeaxe clan. My companions and I are Pathfinders, and have come here to document some of the areas of the Big Ticker. Is there someplace nearby you have found to be of interest that we should look at?"

It's meant for duergar instead of regular dwarves, but if it somehow becomes relevant, Ogren does have Favored Enemy (Dwarves).

Happy Birthday!

"My cousin is never around when I need him..." Ogren grumbles to himself.

[dice=Diplomacy Assist (to next person that tries it)]1d20-1

Sorry I used the wrong alias here. Too late to edit it...

Survival (Identify Sites): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (4) + 20 = 24
Dungeoneering (Collect Samples): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (11) + 13 = 24
Dungeoneering (Agriculturual Observation): 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (5) + 13 = 18 - used to play with a guy that gave his character Profession (farming) way back...

"Let's take a look around. This place won't be here much longer." Ogren says as he puts his weapon away and begins to investigate the area.

We're supposed to investigate each district, although I assume our time is limited in each one. Is there a check we should make?

I'm confused. I thought we weren't in the Tapestry & were preparing for a Tapestry location to come back.

Ogren slashes his axe at the hounds, trying to free Ilvan from their harrassment.

Attack (Power Attack): 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 19 - 3 = 32
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 9 + 6 = 18

Attack (Iterative, Power Attack): 1d20 + 19 - 5 - 3 ⇒ (2) + 19 - 5 - 3 = 13
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 9 + 6 = 25

Depending on what is up after Swayaah & Ilvan, Ogren might have flanking. It looks like he can 5' up to his next target if the first goes down.

Attack (Power Attack): 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 19 - 3 = 29
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 9 + 6 = 24

Attack (Iterative, Power Attack): 1d20 + 19 - 5 - 3 ⇒ (18) + 19 - 5 - 3 = 29
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 9 + 6 = 23

If the first attack defeats his hound, Ogren will move to engage the next closest hound.

"Down, puppy."

Sorry. I had a flaky weekend.

Ogren moves up to attack the hound attacking Doctor Vitruvian.

Attack (power attack): 1d20 + 19 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 19 - 3 = 21
Damage: 1d10 + 9 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 9 + 6 = 22

Unwilling to leave his comrades vulnerable, Ogren waited for the hounds to attack.

Delay.

Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (18) + 13 = 31

Positioned Ogren, although I'm not certain what our direction of travel was. I'm assuming it is more downward on the map toward the fungal forest.

Since we're entering the zone anticipating combat, can Ogren have precast Longstrider and Barkskin?

Ogren watched, satisfied, as Malaika and Maudril negotiated with the governor. Ably, in his view, though there was no telling what the ratfolk would think of it. This was quite the bit of unwanted news they were delivering.

He watched by the sideline. His hands were meant for digging through stone and his eyes for finding the clearest path. His mouth had never done him much good. That time in Belkzen still burned at him...

Well, we do want to write an article about her town! In the context of its impending destruction.

GM: do we have an estimate on how long we have until Day Zero? That could influence our approach with the governor.

"Could use someone level-headed to talk to if we're going to let anyone know what's coming," Ogren says as they hear more about Governor Bai. "Might as well go see her."

Sense Motive: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 23

"I don't know...time is money and all. It would be difficult for us to wait for tomorrow. Maybe we could just leave the permit fee with you?"

Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (14) + 13 = 27

Ogren turns to address the group with what he knows about the region. "You might be thinking that you know what to expect from Nar Voth given what we're used to seeing under Avistan. Well, it's all different here. The funny dark-skinned elves and the Droskar-loving traitors never made it out this far. Too bad...can't kill them if they aren't here. Not much of any dwarves either."

"Instead, we'll find ratfolk, some of the Tian-style demons and if we take a wrong turn we could run into Underworld dragons. Keep an eye open and your wits about."

"This region is also prone to flooding. Turns out that if some fancy sorcerer moves a mountain worth of rock out from underfoot it causes all kinds of problems. Underground rivers are going all the wrong ways now and haven't had enough time to sort themselves out yet. Might run into some flooded caverns. Be ready for a swim."

"As far as this plan about posing as merchants goes, it sounds fine enough to me, but I've always been thumbs when it comes to deal-making and such. My cousin Torgas would've fit right in. I can still pose as a guide though. Not much pretending."

We've been talking about high tier but we'll have to see what characters show up.

Neat. Ogren has been to Nar Voth before and actually has a Darklands-specific boon he can make use of. I'll assume for the purpose of the post that we've already been introduced, since we've apparently been on a long journey already.

"Never thought I'd be back here so soon. Smells familiar even on the other side of the map," a dark-haired dwarf rumbles as he he acknowledges Venture-Captain Li.

Ogren has served as a guide for much of the trip. "Tell me where you need to go, and I'll get you there," being a common refrain. While swapping tales of your exploits, you've learned that he specializes in underground locales.

As is typical of him, the dwarf is well-equipped at the gathering. A shovel and a mining pick are strapped to his pack alongside more common adventuring gear.

Ah. I've played & GMd those two out on other characters, so no worry on my end.

What series is this supposed to be part of? I didn't see any notation for that in the scenario blurb.

Still listening in. How many players do we have right now?

I'm hoping for 10-11 tier.

Was just looking over Anatoli to see what he does that wasn't mentioned. The listed AC looks kind of high? My quick calc comes up with 23 constant-basis AC, not 32. I could be missing something though. Vindicator's Shield could be part of it, but I'm not sure that would be 9.

Is there a setting for the introduction? Where do we meet the rest of the party?

Character sheet is together now. Let me know if you have any questions or would like me to tweak things around, GM.

I'll be bringing Ogren Runeaxe for this one. I don't have his character sheet together yet, but he is a level 10 dwarven ranger. His Ranger talents are in the shield style (but not shield-bashing) so he's a frontline tank.

Name: Nathan Goodrich
PFS#: 37150-06
Faction: Grand Lodge
Day Job: Profession (Miner): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17

GM: he kept the normal Stonecutting racial ability for dwarves, so if you want to pre-roll some Perception for him vs unusual stonework ala trap spotter, his base Perception is +16, +2 for Stonecutting & likely modified by +4 Underground favored terrain.

If it helps, the boon version of Favored Enemy (Aspis Consortium) is better. It applies to their agents without any reference to badge carrying as well as any creatures directly employed by the Consortium, so most everything in their encounters.

I'll just chip in to say that I don't understand why people take favored enemy: human so aggressively. Sure it becomes relevant more often than other favored enemies, but humans are not very hard to kill. I tend to save my best favored enemy choices for things that are difficult to deal with or are otherwise scary, like evil outsiders or constructs...perhaps undead. Favored Enemy: Human makes a good secondary +2 choice but I see a lot of +4 human selections and it just seems like so much overkill to me.