Dear Everyone,
I am posting this to all of my games. I'm sorry for my lack of communication. Life has been dumping on me.
My work load is still overwhelmingly heavy, and we had a major medical scare in my family. My son had a relatively simple case of strep throat, and we learned the hard way that he is allergic to penicillin. Very allergic. We've been dealing with medical issues for over a week now.
I will be going on inactive status for a short while. I need to get things in order and I barely have time in my daily schedule to eat dinner with my family let alone do any gaming. Between too much work, finishing my dissertation, and my son's health, I have too much on my plate.
If you feel the need to replace my character, I understand. I will reach out to you when things settle down to see if there is still an opening. Probably in a few weeks.
Thank you for all the fun! I hope this passes soon.
Hello, everyone.
I am swamped at work right now. I am preparing a grant proposal single-handed this week (yes, they gave me a week to finish it) and my free time has disappeared. I'm sorry if I've been absent/slow in posting. I will be finished today, and catch up this weekend with posting. I am sorry for the interruption and thank you for being understanding.
"How 'bout we take the initiative and just set those webs on fire? You know, in case we can't see some giant bug waiting for us."
"I'm coming, Storn!" Yelena takes a big step [M34] and takes a big swing with her hammer.
Target M37
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 143d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1, 4) + 7 = 15
Yelena moves up behind Storn [M35] and raises her hammer in a readied stance.
Possible AoO if they come...
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 143d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 1, 4) + 7 = 15
The dwarven raises her eyebrows in surprise. "Well, first, I'm not doing it right now, genius. We have more important things going on. And second, I was planning on getting a permit before I collected them. In fact, I think I have an extra one right here..." Yelena reaches into her pocket, only to draw out her hand in the universal sign of disdain, which she broadly displays to Molly. "There it is! I like to keep this permit on me just in case. I call it, 'Don't tell me what to do." She lets her hand drop and winks at Molly. "Don't fret none. I'm not going to make a gruesome fetish or anything like that. Bone is a light but surprisingly strong material due to the lattice structure of the calcium. It is rare to find bones of that size. It's just raw material for me, not an insult to their ancestors. Which I wouldn't care about in the first place." She makes sweeping motion toward the other side of the cavern. "Shall we move on?"
"Please remind me to come back here when we clear this cave and defeat the greenskins. I'm going to take home some bones. I have a project in mind for them." Yelena smiles at the thought. "But for now, let's keep pressing forward. Our families are depending on us."
"Thank you for the healing, Mariana." She ambles over to the precipice and looks down. "Can anyone cast light on a pebble and toss it down? I can see in the dark, but I can't see how deep the water goes."
Reflex 1d20 ⇒ 2
Yelena takes the full measure of damage from the fiery unguent. She tries to channel her anger into a swing of her hammer.
Target J24
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 93d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 3, 3) + 7 = 18
Back in the RNG doghouse.
Yelena backs up to make room [G23] and swings with her hammer, grunting in pain as it aggravates her wounds.
Target I23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 173d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 4, 5) + 7 = 17
Yelena takes a step back [H23] and let's fly with her longhammer.
Target J23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (19) + 3 = 223d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 1, 2) + 7 = 15
That's more like it!
AoO on J22
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 143d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 3, 2) + 4 = 10
Wow.
Yelena hops back [I23] and gives her hammer a mighty swing.
Attack K23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 83d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) + 4 = 12
Wooooow.
"More greenskins!" Yelena hustles forward [J23] swings her mighty hammer.
Target L21
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 113d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 2, 4) + 7 = 16
This character has not had the best of luck in rolling...
Yelena stays right behind Storn, ready to use her superior reach to provide backup behind the great warrior.
Yelena pumps her dwarven legs for all their worth trying to keep up.
"What was that!?" Yelena throws up a cautionary hand and strains her eyes trying to peer into the cave.
Anything with my darkvision?
"Quill, we need a reconnoiter of the cave entrance. Pray to your god or goddess or whatever for good luck and take an arcing vector of approach. If you have to do some sort of little dance to make them happy, then hurry it up. Sander, do you have anything that can produce a very bright light? A flare of some sort. I will have this extra grenade ready, but those without darkvision may have difficulty with targeting. The rest should space out and hug the earth. If another giant comes out, I don't want us bunched together. Storn, front and center, big man. Take a knee and try to stay low." Having said that, Yelena gets behind the wood pile. Her longhammer was rather difficulty to hide without cover...
"Can I get some healing over here?" Yelena cried, as blood trickled down her chin.
HP 7/22
Reflex: 1d20 ⇒ 2
Reflex: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Yelena takes the full brunt of the explosion, reeling from the shockwave just in time to experience the delightful sensation of being on fire. "SANDER YOU BLASTED HALFLING!" Her anger is soon spent as Quill puts out the fire and she is able to sit up. She is weary, bloody, and singed. "I'm... I'm a bit tired at this point, boys. Let's try to put down these greenskins as quickly as possible. Quill, we can talk about your fruity god later. Let's get moving."
HP 7/22
Yelena is invigorated by the healing, and prepares to swing her hammer again.
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 213d6 + 7 ⇒ (5, 6, 3) + 7 = 21 Heck yeah.
Fueled by the indignation of her previously poor performance, she unleashes a her weapon in a precise and deadly arc toward the giant.
Molly Blackfoot wrote: *wince* Oh, google translate... *shakes head* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Reflex save: 1d20 + 0 ⇒ (14) + 0 = 14 Praise be RNGesus...
Yelena brushes aside the worst of the flames and roars at the giant, "Mit dem Hammer und Flamme, werden Sie diesen Tag, Riesen sterben!" She swings her hammer in an arcing overhand chop.
Power attack, target the giant.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 93d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 4, 4) + 7 = 21 ...who giveth and taketh.
HP 6/22
Late night tonight. Will post in the morning. Zzzzz...
"Hnnnggg..." Yelena is reeling from the onslaught, and tries her best to return the blows. She swings her hammer in a heavy arc at the giant.
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 63d6 + 7 ⇒ (3, 5, 3) + 7 = 18
Oh, dear. HP 8/22
Yelena moves forward [P14] and readies an attack.
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 53d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 5, 4) + 4 = 14
It's not very effective!
Does it look like the giant is being forced to fight?
Yelena whispers fiercely, "Everyone, behind the woodpile." The dwarf starts moving to get cover behind the pile.
Yelena raise a cautionary hand. "Marching order for safety, eh? Storn and I will take point. Sander and Quill with ranged attacks in the center. Molly and Mariana take rear for crowd control. If we encounter a giant, try to keep its back against the river."
"Dwarves don't really... climb. We dig. Climbing is in the entirely wrong direction." Yelena does not look pleased with the prospect, but follows nonetheless.
"WoooooooOOOoooo!" Yelena is thrilled to get some healing (21/22 HP). "Did somebody say there was a giant? Because it sure sounds like we have a giant. Storn, I'm afraid you may no longer have the biggest johnson in town." She turns to Quill. "Orders? Well, we need to get an eyeball on the scene. I would not want to go charging toward a giant without a plan in place. We need to get about a hundred feet from the scene and send someone forward who can be sneaky. Then return and report their reconnaissance."
She holds out a hand. "I'll take a bomb! These things look fun."
"Hey! I like her! Don't you hit her!" Yelena swings to crush the orc adjacent to Mariana.
Target AG25, Power Attack.
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 193d6 + 7 ⇒ (1, 1, 4) + 7 = 13
AoO
1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 123d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 3, 5) + 4 = 17
Yelena grins as the healing magic from Mariana flows through her. "Thanks, lass! Let's keep up the pressure!" She takes a few steps for room [5-foot step to AI26] and brings her hammer to bear.
Target AG 24. Power Attack.
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 183d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 1, 4) + 7 = 18
HP 12/22
Reflex1d20 ⇒ 7
"OWWWWW!!!!" Yelena clutches her arm as flame and shrapnel tear into her flesh. She tries to make some room from the encroaching orcs [5-foot step to AH25] and swings her hammer. The pain and shock of the blast mar her hammer swing, sending it careening wide from her target.
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 73d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 3, 6) + 7 = 20
HP 5/22
Yelena watches with rapt wonder as the flaming boulder bounds down the path, trampling and squishing orcs underneath. It hits the wall, the dwarf surveys the scene. She laughs, no, giggles at the line of destruction wrought on the orcs. "That... was... AWESOME!" Hefting the head of her hammer, she takes her position at the head of the central opening [AG24] and waits for the orcs to come. "Come on, ya little Mary's! Come get what's good for ya!"
In case of AoO...
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 153d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 4, 5) + 4 = 18
Yelena moves to the other side of the boulder [AH25] and brings her hammer down on the remaining supports for the boulder. "Let's do this! ROMPER BOMPER STOMPER BOO!!"
Yelena hops out of the path of the boulder [5-foot-step to AE25] and swings her hammer down with full force to knock out one side of the supports. "Get ready to move! The next swing sends it flying!"
Molly, you get 4 cantrips, but you only list 3. Because yourth fourth could definitely be mage hand. You know, for throwing small objects away from us. *cough cough*
"I think we should let their firework do it's job, and give us an opening for the boulder. We plug the gate, and severely limit their points of ingress."
Same as my previous post. I delay my action and use that AoO on anything that gets within my 15' range.
Yelena assumes a guard stance and waits for foes to approach.
Delay action to attack. In case of AoOs:
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 193d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 4, 2) + 7 = 15
Yelena finishes her swing, and lets the momentum continue in an arc as she brings her hammer around again to smash into a nasty greenskin.
Attack AD23
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 163d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 2, 3) + 4 = 14
AoO - Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (14) + 4 = 183d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 3, 4) + 4 = 13
Yelena brings her longhammer to bear, raising it over her head and bringing it down in a wide arc, aiming for the head of one of the greenskins.
Target AG22
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 43d6 + 7 ⇒ (6, 6, 4) + 7 = 23
Woof.
Yelena positions herself [AF24] and waits with her hammer held high.
I can reach AE21, AF21, and AG21.
Yelena takes position near the boulder, and wastes some time throwing chakram at orcs between the bars.
Round 2
chakram 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 2 = 121d8 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10
Round 3
chakram 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 201d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11
"I'm going to knock out these logs as soon as they make a nice line. I like to think they will make a sound like grapes under a rolling pin. I hope I'm not disappointed."
Sorry for the wait. I've been adulting.
Yelena barks out questions over the din of battle, waiting for an answer between each.
"Frum! How many vials of alchemist fire and acid are in that crate?"
"Sander! How long would a vial of alchemist fire continue to burn once it hits the ground? I don't want those greenskins flanking us. We need to encourage them to line up like toy soldiers before we unleash the boulder."
"Frum! How much work would it take to get that boulder rolling? How many people?"
"If we cannot divert them with fire, then we need to concentrate our forces behind the north barricade. We leave the center conspicuously lightly defended. They swarm the center. The guards in the center trip the boulder. Everyone on the north side rushes the center and follows in the wake of the boulder, driving toward the gate."
Would there happen to be anything like, say, barrels of oil nearby that Yelena would know about?
"We can always try a speak with dead spell later. She only needs a mouth for that. Not an intact brain." Yelena giggles despite herself. "She went down like a poleaxed steer. Bonk. Well, let's find some more targets!" She hefts her hammer to her shoulder, ready to go.
Yelena advances [R37], shoulders her hammer, and brings it down in an overhand arc.
Target P37
Large dwarven longhammer w/ power attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 233d6 + 7 ⇒ (2, 2, 3) + 7 = 14 critical threat
Large dwarven longhammer w/ power attack 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 106d6 + 14 ⇒ (3, 5, 1, 6, 3, 6) + 14 = 38 critical confirmation
Fortitude: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (15) + 6 = 21
Yelena shrugs off the putrid smoke. "No worse than laundry day at the barracks." She gestures with her hammer at the pair in the alley. "Oy! You two! Turn around and put your hands up. NOW!"
Do we recognize any of the three?
With one of the dogs dead (based on my fellow PC's rolls) Yelena takes a few steps forward [U46]. "For Trunau!"
Target the orc
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (20) + 3 = 233d6 + 7 ⇒ (4, 2, 4) + 7 = 17 critical threat
Large dwarven longhammer 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 96d6 + 14 ⇒ (6, 3, 6, 5, 3, 2) + 14 = 39 critical confirmation
Aww, so close to pulling a Gallagher on him. :)
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