Ibb moves around behind the cat, lunging at it from behind in the hopes of bringing it down with a strong blow. 10' up. By the way, can we tell from looking at it if this this cat might have grab or reach?
Ibb follows Daniel's advice to focus on the spectre.
He tries to remember the time when, deep underground, he defeated the necromancers of Zohir. His butter knife suddenly glows with pale white fire as he flies over Rallas and then lunges down at the spectre from behind. -2 AC, 15' up, swift action ghost touch via boon.
Necromancer’s Bane: You defeated the necromancer Zohir, and honed your skill at fighting against the forces of undeath. You may select either this boon or Zohir’s Disciple; cross the other off your Chronicle sheet. You may check off a box before this boon as a swift action to infuse your attacks with the ability to strike true against undead for 1 round. For the duration of this effect, treat all of your weapons as if they had the ghost touch weapon special ability, and treat your weapons as if they were bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing for the purposes of bypassing the DR of undead creatures. Alos, your magic items, spells, spell-like abilities ignore the 50% chance to affect incorporeal undead creatures. When you check off this boon’s second box, cross the entire boon off your Chronicle sheet.
Actually 20' up. I don't know how lines and grids work, it seems :)
Edit: Yep, Irp's first question will be about resistances and immunities. His question about pounce probably doesn't matter since it doesn't have a charge lane; beyond that, special attacks.
Yep. Daniel offered to heal up Ibb with a couple CLW's, and if we use the aid token that should be fine.
Being forewarned that we're fighting incorporeal things, Ibb would have +4 to touch AC than another 5 HP from healing himself with a CLW wand (this is assuming Ibb makes half his UMD checks with a wand).
I’m fine to continue too if everyone wants :) I just usually hesitate when it comes to shadows and such, as a melee character; we've also had a few close calls this adventure.
Ibb cheers, waving his butter knife madly about. Wings unfold from his back and he flies up to Fung, giving the kineticist a powerful high-five.
Good shot, Fung — you’re pretty tough!
He tries to do a loop in the air but falls back to the ground; when he sits up, Irp flies over and roosts on his head. The bird coos contentedly and seems to fall asleep; soon something white dribbles down near Ibb's left ear.
Ibb looks over to Daniel, Umbrato, Rallas, and Cernan, glad they are safe and waiting to see when they snap out of it.
I'm OK not doing the shadows encounter; I don't want to push our luck…
Ibb stands alone with his butter knife, stubbornly resisting the life draining vampire to protect his friends — even if it means making the ultimate sacrifice.
will:1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
He then lashes out against this beast with all his fury!
Ibb will also activate Burning Radiance to ignore DR on the potential crit, and deal another Burning Radiance:1d6 + 16 ⇒ (2) + 16 = 18 damage. if this thing has dr/10 and got crit, that should be 110 damage thanks to Vildeis.
Ibb will also activate another tradition of Torag, giving him a bonus to AC. With the princess' blessing that's 31AC versus this vampire… I have a feeling eating a full attack is gonna HURT…
Ibb will check off another boon as a free action to grant himself a +1 sacred dodge bonus against orcs (the half-orc vampire should still have the orc subtype).
This increases his AC to 29.
Spoiler:
Please see chronicle above, under "Three Traditions of Torag."
Three Traditions of Torag: You rescued Delbera Axebringer’s descendants from their
duergar captors. In thanks, the dwarves of Davarn share knowledge that may assist you in your future adventures. Your training focuses on one of Torag’s three areas of concern. Choose one of these topics below, and cross the other two off your Chronicle sheet. You may check off at most one box each round.
Protection: You gain a +1 dodge bonus to AC against giants, orcs, and goblinoids. You may check off one of the boxes before this boon as a free action to grant yourself and all adjacent allies a +1 sacred bonus to AC for 1 round.
Rallas, I looked through my chronicle sheets for any boons that could help you… sorry :(
As a free action Ibb yells the words of an old dwarven oath, bolstering himself against fear for a short time.
By pancakes and syrup! Ibb's here!
with butter knife in hand,
to defend against dumb skellies!
He also remembers princess Song Riu, and her dedication. He call upon her aid as a swift action, offsetting the danger the charge put him in. Also da ghost princess!+2 AC (30 AC) against anything he hits for 1 round. This will negate the charge penalty.
Resolute Oath: You swore an oath to Lady Axebringer’s service. You can recite one of the seven lines of the oath again as a free action to gain a +2 morale bonus on saving throws against fear for 3 rounds. Alternatively, you can check off four boxes to reroll a failed saving throw against an effect that would have granted you the frightened or panicked condition. Once you have checked off the last box, cross this boon off your Chronicle sheet.
Legacy of a Princess: You have discovered the lost Summer Palace and interacted with the phantom of Song Rui, one of the last princesses of Imperial Lung Wa. You may call upon Song Rui’s dedication as a swift action that lasts for 1 minute. During this time, the first time you hit a creature with a melee attack each round, you gain a +2 bonus to your AC against that creature until the beginning of your next turn. When you use this boon, cross it off your Chronicle sheet. Crossed off after I took the picture.
Thanks. I was going to have Ibb offer to help pay if needed (he got lucky on rolls there!), but that idea is right out. At least remove curse is only 1 PP.
I removed the one Ibb killed from the map; hope that's OK.
I'm worried Rallas is going to die in this negative energy AOE… can we assume the portal (and this effect) will end when these undead are slain? Luckily we have these breath of life standard actions to use.
Ibb would have delayed if he knew someone was willing to cast haste. Maybe with all the flying Ibb did it would have been a double move on his turn anyway. I’d really like the extra iterative and the extra AC but would also prefer no one else enters the planar leakage unless they need to.
(I wish Ibb had his boots by now, but have prioritized saves in the last couple levels :)
Ibb's black thrush wings carry him forward and at an angle, over the standing stones and finishing the move in the air above the skeleton thing. Was pretty far back :( Drew the path on the map; double move with about 10' left over.
Ibb would have his Ioun torch out too! I forgot to mention that in the last combat. At this point he'll just always have it out, unless it's clearly a social situation.
Ibb puts a beefy hand on Fung's shoulder. It's OK, Fung. Not everyone has the delicate touch, like Ibb and his butter knife. We all survived! He grins. Atop his bald head, Irp scoffs.
Is it late day? If so Ibb will drink his mutagen. He'll also sprout wings before the portal opens (assuming minute buffs are OK?)
Ibb's talisman shatters, and he is suffused with the energy of freedom! round 1/3
Was really hoping to make those saves; fort's Ibb's strong save… hopefully nothing else on this adventure paralyzes! Yeah… talismans are useful, although expensive if you don't have the ones from the chronicle sheet I mentioned; any dumb grab effect or black tentacles just costs you 900 gold.
Ibb double moves to the Mohrg, putting himself between the creature and his friends.
Ibb has a talisman of Freedom. It's from house of harmonius wisdom, so he can actually choose when it goes of, but I'm worried the Mohrg/Kellids would coup de grace helpless PCs… so he'll have it go off.
I'll be out most of the day. If it comes to his turn Ibb will coup de grace the troll, before it can start regenerating again. I am thinking/hoping we're almost done with the shambling mounds?
Just a note — Can we make sure our profiles are all up to date and our character's byline stats match that profile?
I tend to glance over profiles in PbP when a fellow character is dealing with trouble like getting grabbed and swallowed whole; things like Talismans go off right away at a live table, but can take hours to get resolved in play-by-post, effecting how other teammates take their actions.
So, it's helpful to know a character has equipment or wondrous items that can alter the outcome of an enemy's turn, or bypass something like grab. That way, we can take the most well-informed course of action to help each other out.
I think that's a solid ruling on the charge, Batpony!
Reflex:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24
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Wow, I assumed Cernan was OK becase they kept attacking that flower. Crap. It's really dangerous! I only double checked here because you asked, and your math looks correct to me (except I think the second attack would have put Cernan at -58/48 HP); hopefully Cernan has something for emergencies.
Round 2 Flower full rounds Cernan, 2 vines for 8 and 13 damage (Cernan's Talisman goes off) (No bite as Xuan rightly points out!) 21 total damage taken (37 total) (11/48 HP remaining)
Round 3 AOO misses Bite hits, 11 damage taken (0/48 HP remaining) Vine hits 10 damage taken (-10 HP; equal to 10 con, -58 HP net)
