Featuring: Grumble Grog, Elmora, Bartimus, and Tialla.
OK here's the thread, get the characters converted and let me know when you're ready.
Featuring: Grumble Grog, Elmora, Bartimus, and Tialla.
OK here's the thread, get the characters converted and let me know when you're ready.
Bartimus is converted and my Rogue 10/Shadowdancer 10 will be ready shortly!
Lilliana, the Rogue 10/Shadow Dancer 10 is now finished and ready for action. Now you see her...
OK I think I got her converted...
GROG!!!!
52AC, added defending to my axe, so even a venerable red dragon needs at least a 10 to hit...
Now to figure out a CR20+ encounter.
I'm not quite finished, but I should be done by this weekend.
Once I figure out the encounter I'll have to decide the set-up time, and then figure out the map and get everything set-up for it.
Location Chosen, now to craft an encounter...
Time is of the essence, the ritual will soon commence, you have already spent 2 rounds preparing, dare you spend more time?
The Cult of the Deep One is preparing for the final sacrifice...The chanting is reaching a crescendo.
Can you stop them in time???
You did already encounter some minor resistance, so you can have any spells with a duration of 10 minute or more activated. (5 minutes left.) Elmora took care of most of the resistance with a 5 charge wand of fireballs, and the clean-up was by the rest...it was a pretty simple battle against 8-10th level warriors. Healing was done with the 10 charge wand of cure serious that they had. (There, now it all makes sense.)
You stand at a large Iron door...
The map is created. The scene is set.
All we need now is your 2 rounds of buffing, you're 40 feet from the door.
Casts summon monster IX to summon an elder fire elemental on Round 1
Casts Summon Monster VIII to summon 3 Bralani for healing duty
Already active spells: 19 minutes-5 minutes=14 minutes remaining
greater heroism on Grumble Grog.
greater heroism on self.
shape change on self 3 hours remain
flame arrow 3 hours remain
potion of owl's wisdom 25min remain
potion of barkskin +5 25min remain
Sorry -- this weekend was busy, but I should be raring to go tomorrow...
Bartimus will cast Mass Bull's Strength and Mass Bear's Endurance. Everybody get bulky!
character sheet:
male human druid 20
Alignment: neutral good
Age: 31 (adult)
STR..16 ( 5 pts, +2 enh [alter self])
DEX..17 ( 3 pts, +4 enh)
CON..20 ( 5 pts, +2 enh, +4 tome)
INT..13 ( 1 pts, +2 enh)
WIS..34 ( 10 pts, +2 racial, +5 level, +6 enh, +5 tome)
CHA...7 (-4 pts)
Hit Points: 213 [8 + 19*4.5 + 100 con + 20 favored class]
AC 40 [+1 dex, +12 armor, +5 deflection, +1 insight, +6 shield, +5 natural armor], Touch 17, Flat 39
Initiative: +3
BAB: +15
CMB: +18
Speed: 20 ft (30 ft unarmored) ==> +10 ft with Longstrider
Saves:
Fort +24 [12 druid, +5 con, +5 cloak, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Ref +16 [6 druid, +3 dex, +5 cloak, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Will +31 [12 druid, +12 wis, +5 cloak, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Huge earth elemental form
-->Str 22, Dex 15, Con 22, AC 40, HP 233, push, earth glide, DR 5/--, immune to crits
Androsphinx
-->Str 20, Dex 15, Con 20, AC 41, roar, pounce, attack: claw/claw/rake/rake +19
Armor: wild dragonhide full plate +1 (19150 gp)
Feats:
Heavy Armor Proficiency [1st]
Spell Focus (Transformation) [human]
WP: Longbow [human]
Craft Wondrous Item [3rd]
Natural Spell [5th]
Spell Focus (Conjuration) [7th]
Greater Spell Focus (Transformation) [9th]
Quicken Spell [11th]
Greater Spell Focus (Conjuration) [13th]
Augment Summoning [15th]
Spell Penetration [17th]
Greater Spell Penetration [19th]
Racial and Class Abilities:
Animal domain
--> Summon animal (SNA V)
--> Animal shape, 20 rounds/day
Wild shape at will (beast shape III, elemental body IV, plant shape III)
Immunity to poison
Trackless step
+4 vs. faerie crap
Wild empathy (+13)
Thousand faces
Timeless body
Spells Readied (Caster level 21)
Level 0 x4 [DC 22] Light, Guidance, Detect Magic, Stabilize
Level 1 x7 [DC 23] Entangle (x2), Longstrider, Faerie Fire (x2), Pass without Trace, Obscuring Mist, Speak with AnimalD (x10)
Level 2 x7 [DC 24] Cat's Grace, Resist Energy, Gust of Wind , Align Fang (x2), Barkskin (x2), Hold AnimalD
Level 3 x7 [DC 25] Greater Magic Fang, Stone Shape, Sleet Storm (x2), 1 used to recharge staff, Neutralize Poison, Daylight
Level 4 x7 [DC 26] Flame Strike (x2), Air Walk (x2), Freedom of Movement, Spike Stones, Giant Vermin
Level 5 x6 [DC 27] Animal Growth, Wall of Thorns (x2), Death Ward (x2), Control Winds, Commune With NatureD
Level 6 x6 [DC 28] Quickened Barkskin, Mass Owl's Wisdom, Find the Path, Stone Tell, Greater Dispel Magic (x2), Antilife ShellD (x3)
Level 7 x6 [DC 29] Heal (x2), Quickened Sleet Storm, True Seeing, Fire Storm, Wind Walk
Level 8 x6 [DC 30] Reverse Gravity, Sunburst, Quickened Flame Strike, Finger of Death, Quickened Giant Vermin, Whirlwind
Level 9 x5 [DC 31] Foresight, Shapechange, Quickened Wall of Thorns, Quickened Baleful Polymorph (x2), ShapechangeD
Skills (100 druid)
Armor Check Penalty: -7
Acrobatics -1 [1 rank, +3 dex, -7 acp, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Fly +21 [20 ranks (ioun stone -- 1 rank spent), +3 class, +3 dex, -7 acp, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Heal +37 [20 ranks, +3 class, +12 wis, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Knowledge (nature) +16 [9 ranks, +3 class, +2 druid, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Spellcraft +25 [20 ranks, +3 class, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Perception +41 [20 ranks, +3 class, +12 wis, +5 item, +1 luckstone]
Survival +39 [20 ranks, +3 class, +12 wis, +2 druid, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Linguistics +7 (aquan, auran, terran, ignan, sylvan) [4 ranks, +1 int, +1 ioun stone, +1 luckstone]
Items [880,000 gp total]: wild dragonhide full plate of etherealness +1 [68150 gp], ring of protection +5 [50000 gp], belt of dex +4 [16000 gp], headband of wis +6 [36000 gp], evil outsider bane amulet of mighty fists +0 [5000 gp], eyes of the eagle [2500 gp], wand of CLW [750 gp], cloak of resistance +5 [25000 gp], masterwork mighty (+3) composite longbow [700 gp], lots of cold iron arrows, lots of silver arrows [100 gp worth of various non-magical arrows], 3 healers' kits [150 gp], 2 potions of invisibility [600 gp], 1 potion of silence [300 gp], two potions of protection from evil [100 gp], wild heavy fortification large wooden shield +1 [81,157 gp], strand of prayer beads (missing bead of smiting) [29,000 gp], dusty rose ioun stone [5,000 gp], metamagic rod of extend [3,000 gp], ioun stone of con +2 [8,000 gp], ioun stone of int +2 [8,000 gp], tome of understanding +5 [137,500 gp], 2 pearl of power III [18,000 gp], ring of freedom of movement [40,000 gp], pale green ioun stone [30,000 gp], orange ioun stone [30,000 gp], boots of teleportation [49,000 gp], tome of con +4 [110,000 gp], portable hole [20,000 gp], handy haversack [2000 gp], stone of good luck [20,000 gp], focus for shapechange, material components for true seeing, various scorpions + centipedes + spiders in small jars for giant vermin
intelligent Staff of Holy Armor (CL 16)
-Magic Vestment [1 charge]
-Protection from Energy [1 charge]
AL NG, Int 10, Wis 10, Cha 10, speech, 120' senses, blindsense, can cast Detect Magic at will, ego 8
[72,200 gp]
Ongoing effects:
Shapechange (domain slot) -- lasts 210 minutes, currently in human form
Protection from Energy (fire) -- lasts 160 minutes, from staff
Greater Magic Vestment x2 -- lasts 16 hours, from staff
Barkskin -- lasts 210 minutes
True Seeing -- lasts 21 minutes
Foresight -- lasts 210 minutes
Resist Energy (cold) -- lasts 210 minutes
Prebuffs:
sacrifice Shapechange (non-domain slot) to summon a celestial charger unicorn
Mass Owl's Wisdom -- for everyone
unicorn casts Prayer
Go ahead and denote the buffs on your sheets
The bulls and bears don't help Elmora or Grumble, they both have belts.
I missed Death Ward (21 min) and Longstrider (21 hours).
BUFFS:
Tialla
Prayer +1 luck ATK,DMG,save/skills 12rnds
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes
Elmora
Prayer +1 luck ATK,DMG,save/skills 12rnds
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes +4 STR
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes +4 CON
Barkskin 25minutes +5 natural
Shapechange 190 minutes
Greater Heroism 14 minutes +4 morale ATK, Skills, Saves, immune to fear
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes +4 STR
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes +4 CON
Grumble
Prayer +1 luck ATK,DMG,save/skills, 12rnds
Greater Heroism 14 minutes +4 morale ATK, Skills, Saves, immune to fear
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes +4 STR
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes +4 CON
Bartimus:
Prayer +1 luck ATK,DMG,save/skills, 12rnds
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes +4 STR
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes +4 CON
Strangler:
Prayer +1 luck ATK,DMG,save/skills, 12rnds
True Seeing 21 minutes
Death Ward 21 min +4 morale vs death effects, immune to energy drain & negative energy effects.
Protection from Energy (fire) 160 minutes 120 points
Mass Bull's Strength 200 minutes +4 STR
Mass Bear's Endurance 200 minutes +4 CON
Foresight lasts 210 minutes never surprised/flat-footed, +2 insight AC/Reflex
Resist Energy (cold)lasts 210 minutes 30 points
Mass Owl's Wisdom 210 minutes +4 wisdom
Shapechange 210 minutes
Barkskin 210 minutes +5 natural armor
Greater Magic Vestment x2 16 hours
Longstrider 21 hours
"Who wants to do th' honours of openin' th' door?" Strangler growls in a low voice. "If ye all are too lily-livered to do so, I'll do it meself!"
Ye, call me lily livered again and I'll breathe on ye!
I'll be opening the door!! And thar aint nuth'n ye buggers ken do about that...
Is Liliana going to drink any potions before we proceed?
Everyone Roll Initiatives also, so when combat starts we'll be set already.
Lilliana is the darkness, no sound escapes her lips.
Initiative: 1d20+10=11
And she'll remain the shadow... until she acts LAST.
Bartimus cracks his neck and stretches. "Let's go get 'em, shall we lads and ladies?"
Initiative: 1d20+6=16
Very well, let the battle for humanity begin...
Grumble Grog activates the haste in his boots and hustles up to the doors, as his hand grasps the handles, a stroke of lightning leaps from the door traveling down the corridor.
Grumble fails his reflex save, taking the full 34 points of dmg. (14 after the temporary heroism points.)
Elmora makes her saving throw, taking half dmg (17) (4 temp HP remain from greater heroism)
She casts greater invis on herself and waits where she is.
I will post the map when I go home for lunch.
Note: Summoned creatures will act on the summoners turn for convenience.
Round 1 in progress.
Initiative Order
19 Grumble (+6 init) [15dmg taken]
19 Strangler (+1 init)[17 dmg taken]
- Celestial Unicorn Charger [7 dmg taken]
16 Bartimus
13 Elmora [+4 temp HP]
- Elder Fire Elemental
- Bralani
- Bralani
- Bralani
11 Tialla
Saves: 1d20+16=34 1d20+13=20
Strangler saves for half.
Unicorn fails save, but resists 10 electric damage.
Init: 1d20+3=19
Strangler 19
Strangler and the unicorn move forward; unicorn casts Bless.
"Bah, all that and the doors be locked!!!" Grumble grumbles through his blackened face.
Reflex: 1d20+16=35
Reflex: 1d20+24=34
Lilliana grumbles, "If some people would wait to open the door until I've had a proper chance to check it, some people's silly beards wouldn't be on fire right now..."
Disable Device: Take 20, for a 35.
Disable Device: Take 20, for a 35.
Taking 20 isn't really an option...remember you're in a hurry...
The unicorn will use its Good domain power to give a +7 to the Disable Device check, if allowed to.
Sounds perfectly fine, I read through it, I'm sure this is a tactic that the group would have developed over time, and the Unicorn is an intelligent creature, so it's an easy task to do.
Lilliana grumbles something about people always being in hurries when patience is a virtue and rolls Disable Device:
Roll: 1d20+15=23 +7 from the Unicorn for 30.
You open the lock almost before your lockpicks hit the lock...(DC was only 15, very simple lock.)
The complex begins to shake as the sound of the chanting builds beyond mortal means...
I will post a new map tonight...
Round 2 begins.
Moved the Buff chart to my profile.
Grumble Grog begins pulling on the rings of the door, the massive 2 ton doors slowly open (full round action)
"Grumble grumble, sure could use some...GROG!"
As the doors open, you see some figures standing on a 10 foot tall stone block in the middle of a massive room, you can't tell how many there are since the angle allows you to only see 4 figures, they have daggers in their hands and have them hovering above their chests... they plunge the weapons into their chests and fall forward toward the center of the block...
The chorus of otherworldly chanting changes from filling the room, to echoing as if in a tunnel, then it suddenly stops...and the a wave of what could only be called chaos twists your visual perceptions for a second or two as all the colors in the room twist, orange becomes blue, yellow becomes brown and black becomes a shade of green you've never seen. The walls appear to twist and warp as the very nature of order is tweaked. You hear a million voices echoing off the ceiling.
A crazed looking human comes to the edge of the block and looking down upon you says...he has a third eye in his forehead.
"Welcome friends, the ritual is complete, you shall be Ddthu'gguhtos's first meal when he arrives!!!" MWUAHHAHAHAHHA
"I've got a meal for him... A meal of PAIN!"
Strangler and the unicorn move into the room and the unicorn uses Cure Moderate Wounds on Strangler.
Round 2:
"SnapKrrrackllPaawp" she says to the elder fire elemental, "Into the room"
Elmora moves up to the door and casts haste.
(Will last through round 21.)
Round 2:
Grumble Grog activates his cloak and flies up to the block, while drawing his axe. (Shield already ready)
Strangler delays until some danger appears.
Lilliana moves into the shadows and hides, summoning Elsevier, her shadow as she goes...
Stealth: 1d20+45=64