Jolly Rogers's Ptolus Campaign

[JollyRoger]

Rynia wrote:

Rynia lets out a startled, and disgusted, expression as the spiders come into the room. She'll target one of them (not on Zilroy) with a blast of cold.

elemental ray rgd touch (1d20+3=23, 1d6+1=2)

crit confirm (1d20+3=15, 1d6+1=3)

Hmm ... nice to see a crit, but almost minimum damage all the way around...

Rynia freezes one in it's place.

[JollyRoger]

Tusker Tall wrote:

Gallows wrote:

Trusting Lothian's grace (and his chainmail) to protect him from the spider's bite, Gallows reaches out to grab the spider from Brother Zilroy's head.

Initiative: 1d20(+3)=9, Grapple: 1d20+4=24
I believe the spider gets an attack of opportunity; if someone else grabs it before me, he'll just swipe at one with his sword.

Depending on the spider's size - i.e., if it is Tiny or smaller - it might not threaten you, and thus wouldn't be allowed the AoO.

They're tiny, in the grand scheme of things, but bigger than your hand.

[Zilroy Specterbane]

Zilroy grabs his sword and flails about uselessly.
1d20+1=4 1d8=1

[Tusker Tall]

Not sure how many there are, but...

Tusker draws his scimitar to slash at one, while the dog snaps at another.

Tusker's scimitar attack (1d20+3=23, damage 1d6+3=7)
Crit confirm (1d20+3=5, damage 1d6+3=7)

Tusker's dog's bite attack (1d20+3=17, damage 1d6+1=3)

[JollyRoger]

Tusker Tall wrote:

Not sure how many there are, but...

Tusker draws his scimitar to slash at one, while the dog snaps at another.

Tusker's scimitar attack (1d20+3=23, damage 1d6+3=7)
Crit confirm (1d20+3=5, damage 1d6+3=7)

Tusker's dog's bite attack (1d20+3=17, damage 1d6+1=3)

There are about a dozen that you can see.

Tusker slices one in half, while his mastiff grabs one in his mouth and shakes it, leaving nothing but splattering goo.

[JollyRoger]

This spiders, while a nuisance, are so far not posing much of a threat. They're just running around looking creepy and being disgusting.

Just as our heroes start to relax however...a mass of bulbous, black eyes peers from outside the opening. A long, black, hairy appendage, as thick as a man's arm, reaches out of the hole. Soon, several more black legs follow. A spider, easily the size of Tusker's dog creeps out of the opening and several smaller spiders crawl off of it's back.

[Miasshirra]

"This is more like it!" Miasshirra shouts excitedly. Cracking her whip in the spider's face, she is careful to stay out of its reach.

Whip attack for nonlethal damage. (1d20+3=20, 1d3+2=4)

[Tusker Tall]

Do we have enough room to manuever so that the dog can get into a flanking position?

[Miasshirra]

Tusker Tall wrote:

Do we have enough room to manuever so that the dog can get into a flanking position?

I'm trying to make the thing mad and draw it out for exactly that purpose.

[Zilroy Specterbane]

Could we get a map, or a detailed description of who is standing where currently? I'm having trouble envisioning what's going on.

[JollyRoger]

Zilroy Specterbane wrote:

Could we get a map, or a detailed description of who is standing where currently? I'm having trouble envisioning what's going on.

If I knew how to make maps and upload them somewhere, I would. Not sure where to store them.

Gang, I am going on vacation for a little more than a week. When I get back, we'll decide if we want to jump in right where we left off, or fast-forward to the next plot element.

[JollyRoger]

Well, I had a nice vacation, and some time to think about play-by-post gaming. I just don't think I'm cut out for it and I'm not holding the players' interests. I apologize for letting you down, and I really appreciate you giving me a chance. I'll stick around the forums for a while and see if I can pick up on the skills from some of the other games. Some of the threads seem to be quite successful.

Anyway, sorry again. I have enjoyed all of your cleverness and role-playing.

Oh, and if you're curious about where the Phon Quartermain path was going:

Spoiler:

Her lover is a priest of another church. He had a vision that their child would be born with a rune-shaped birthmark. Lore tells that those born with rune-shaped birthmarks are harbingers of great change. The priest decided that change = bad, and he decided to kill the child before it was born. Killing Phon would have been just a casualty. Yep, she has excellent taste in partners =/

[Zilroy Specterbane]

Too bad, but there's nothing wrong with bowing out gracefully. Thanks for the game!

[James Keegan]

My first one fizzled out from fatigue a few months ago, so I know how you feel. I just started a new one: we'll see how it goes. Thanks for DMing!

[Rynia]

Sorry to hear that. Thank you for running it!

[Tusker Tall]

Man, all the good ones... thanks for a fun game!

[Miasshirra]

Thanks for running the game. It was fun while it lasted.