GM Nowruz's module 'Master of the Fallen Fortress' (Tier 1) - 180401

[GM Nowruz]

Kwannon,the door is not open yet. You can ready an action to throw but if they do not act in the surprise round you will not have acted.

[Llorva]

GM remember..Llovra is not Flat footed in the surprise round as she has Uncanny Dodge. (though she still doesn't get to act until her turn comes up in the 1st round)

[Kwannon]

She would ready to come in with her ax instead then

[GM Nowruz]

Thanks Llorva! Kwannon, are you readying your axe to throw it (standard action) or are you moving to stand next to the door? Just one thing about the acid - you could only have dropped your axe as a free action and drawn the acid as a move and that would have been your surprise round. So make your choice. :-)

[Rumple Dergskin]

I think Kwannon was talking about casting acid splash, not drawing a vial of acid.

@Kwannon... you might consider rushing in. If the trogs are all flat-footed, then they'll not get any attacks of opportunity on you. So you could rush in and make room for others to enter. Is that right, @DM?Or maybe you could rush in and get swarmed... :(

[GM Nowruz]

Your choice Kwannon! :-)

[Kwannon]

She can cast acid splash as a magus. She will consider rushing in with her ax

[GM Nowruz]

Surprise round

Kwannon runs to the door and positions herself to be able to attack when the door opens.

You all see the door opening through the hands of a slightly frightened young troglodyte and a little farther back three troglodytes are standing with javelins raised. When they see you they all three throw their javelins at you although none of them connect.

GM screen:

javelin at Llorva: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13, damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

javelin at Llorva: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9, damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

javelin at Ruslo: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7, damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Round 1
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Rumple, Kwannon -> GO

[Rumple Dergskin]

"Fear me !" shouts the dwarf as he casts cause fear(dc14) on the top left trog.

[Kwannon]

She will attack the closest trog
1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

[GM Nowruz]

Kwannon, I will assume you tried to attack the one next to the door although it has cover so please move your icon for the next attack appropriately.

The troglodyte that opened the door runs in the direction of one of the doors leading out of the room.

The three troglodytes that threw the javelins storm into the stairway without thinking trying to find a foe to attack.

Kwannon (and also Rumple if he has a weapon in his hand) you receive an AoO against red and green troglodyte.

GM screen:

Yellow vs. Kwannon
club: 1d20 ⇒ 11, club damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
bite: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (17) - 5 = 12, bite damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
claw: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (15) - 5 = 10, claw damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Red vs. Llorva
club: 1d20 ⇒ 10, club damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3
bite: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (3) - 5 = -2, bite damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
claw: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (20) - 5 = 15, claw damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
claw crit confirm: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (20) - 5 = 15, claw damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Green vs. Ruslo
club: 1d20 ⇒ 17, club damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2
bite: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (4) - 5 = -1, bite damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0
claw: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (11) - 5 = 6, claw damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Ruslo is hit by a club and Llorva by claw attack but these are only minor wounds given the frantic attacks with club, bite and claw.

Round 1
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo -> GO

Battle:

#Troglodyte (red): Full HP
#Troglodyte (yellow): Full HP
#Troglodyte (green): Full HP
#Fuzzy:
#Ruslo: 10/12
#Rumple:
#Llorva: 10/12
#Kwannon:

[Kwannon]

She attacks red
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
slashing him with her battle ax
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

[Rumple Dergskin]

/sigh. Nope, I never said he pulled his sickle out. I kind of envisioned him relying on grave touch, but that seems pretty silly now. But he's definitely going to whip it out as soon as he gets a chance. Sorry, no AoO from me :(

[Bobby the Owl]

"HOO OOT!"

[Fuzzzy]

"Get him? Are you sure? I thought I was playing tag! Well, if you say so, Bobby..."

Fuzzy throws his longsword at the red troglodyte who he can see pretty well through the doorway.

Attack: 1d20 + 5 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 1 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 2 - 2 + 1 = 9

But his aim is off and he misses pretty bad.

"Whoops!" Fuzzzy laughs. Suddenly his sword appears back in his hand.

"Oh, my! What a lovely sword! I wonder where I got it from..."

[Bobby the Owl]

Bobby shakes his head at Fuzzzy and sighs fondly.

"Hooooo..."

[GM Nowruz]

Kwannon wrote:

She attacks red

1d20+2
slashing him with her battle ax
1d8+2

Kwannon, You have a second AoO vs. green. Thanks for the info Rumple.

[Rumple Dergskin]

I thought you only got one AoO per round unless you had combat reflexes?

[GM Nowruz]

oh I thought she had combat reflexes :-(

[Rumple Dergskin]

I better shut my mouth. That's two AoO's I just robbed us of. Sorry! :)

[Llorva]

GM, besides some positioning problems of your trogs there’s some other errors in this combat. The most egregious being, why would the trogs get full attacks after moving? Even if they had a feat like pounce, they shouldn’t be able to ‘ charge ‘ around corners ; I’d be happy to help if you have some rules questions; for now I’m going on the assumption my character is un- injured as it was the 3rd attack that hit her. Also where are you positioning my enemy not on top or through the stairwell I hope!

[GM Nowruz]

Thanks for pointing that out!!!! In my home game that would have worked this way: ... I say they full attack and my rules guys say "Nooo!" :-).

So they would try to make a move action and try to jump over the stairway (as they cannot move through your spaces) to land on the other side of the stairway and attack once with their club. Thus, please ignore the full attacks which leads to no damage for Ruslo and Llorva!

acrobatics green DC 15 to jump over the stairway: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10

The first troglodyte appears in front of Kwannon and tries to jump over the stairway but is not successful. Thus all the other troglodytes are still behind him waiting to enter the room.

Round 1
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Llorva, Ruslo -> GO

Battle:

#Troglodyte (red): Full HP
#Troglodyte (yellow): Full HP
#Troglodyte (green): Full HP
#Fuzzy:
#Ruslo:
#Rumple:
#Llorva:
#Kwannon:

[Llorva]

Llorva shouts,To arms! No mercy for the interlopers! She then 5' steps back and takes a shot with her longbow. L bow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 1

[Rumple Dergskin]

Does Rumple know if the cause fear worked?

[GM Nowruz]

Rumple Dergskin wrote:

"Fear me !" shouts the dwarf as he casts cause fear(dc14) on the top left trog.

Will Save yellow: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 1 = 13

Suddenly, one of the Troglodytes drops his weapons and flees in terror!

[Kwannon]

AoO on Green 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

[Ruslo]

Ruslo watches for the perfect time to attack the red troglodyte as he swings his hook.
Studied target as move action.
Ruslo attacks the red troglodyte. Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 4 + 1 = 7

[GM Nowruz]

The Pathfinders were able to frighten one opponent and Kwannon was able to hurt one quite badly but. Unfortunately, Llorva's and Ruslo's attacks did not hit.

Round 2
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Rumple, Kwannon -> GO

Battle:

#Troglodyte (red): Full HP
#Troglodyte (yellow): Full HP / frightened # rounds: 1d4 ⇒ 3
#Troglodyte (green): -6 HP
#Fuzzy:
#Ruslo:
#Rumple:
#Llorva:
#Kwannon:

[Kwannon]

She attacks a gain
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

[Rumple Dergskin]

Rumple attempts to deliver another Grave Touch to the trog next to him, but he is too busy trying not to get hit.

touch: 1d20 ⇒ 5

Since I didn't connect, does that burn a use of grave touch? If so, are his hands 'charged' like with a regular touch spell?

[GM Nowruz]

No Rumple, I would rule that you cannot hold the charge.

The troglodyte standing next to Rumple attacks him but does not hit him at all. The other shouts in draconic ...

Draconic:

"Move you idiot, move!"

... so that the attacking troglodyte tries to tumble over the staircase but he does not succeed.

GM screen:

club: 1d20 ⇒ 1, club damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0
bite: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (3) - 5 = -2, bite damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1
claw: 1d20 - 5 ⇒ (11) - 5 = 6, claw damage: 1d3 - 1 ⇒ (2) - 1 = 1

acrobatics jump: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (13) + 1 = 14
acrobatics move with AoO: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Round 2
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo -> GO

[Fuzzzy]

In response to the troglodytes talking, Fuzzy replies in their strange language.

Draconic:

"Idiot? Well, I thought I was quite clever, actually! Or, rather, I assume I was. I can't recall what I said exactly..."

He scratches his head and asks his owl, "Was I clever, Bobby?"

[Bobby the Owl]

"Hooooooooohooooooohoooooohooooohoooohooooohoohoooohho!"

[Fuzzzy]

"Really?" Fuzzy asks.

He looks at the troglodyte and then at his sword. Then he says something to the troglodyte.

Draconic:

"I'm terribly sorry, but my owl says I should stab you now."

Then Fuzzy stabs at the troglodyte with his sword!

Attack: 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (20) + 3 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 - 2 = 1

Confirming a Critical: 1d20 + 3 - 2 ⇒ (19) + 3 - 2 = 20
Extra Damage: 1d8 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 - 2 = 3

[Ruslo]

"Take this stinker!"
Ruslo attacks the red troglodyte. Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 4 + 1 = 13
Damage: 1d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 4 + 1 = 9

[Rumple Dergskin]

Wicked roll, Fuz!

[Llorva]

I actually have a troglodyte on my square for some reason. Anyway when you get it sorted out GM, I'll do what's underneath the spoiler.

Llvora's action:

(If the red trog is within' reach of Llorva she tries to 5' step out of the way before firing her bow. If she cannot get out of the way, she accepts the AoO and fires anyway.) Llvora fires at the nearest Troglodyte L bow: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13dmg: 1d8 ⇒ 5

[GM Nowruz]

Red trog was a leftover of the wrong move so please ignore! ;-)

Fuzzy and Bobby in a joint effort decide to attack and with a flying sword pierce the troglodyte that was already injured by Kwannon so that he falls to the ground.

Llorva aims her bow at the troglodyte standing next to the door and shoots the arrow although it does not pierce his thick hide.

Round 3
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Rumple, Kwannon -> GO

Battle:

#Troglodyte (red): Full HP
#Troglodyte (yellow): Full HP / frightened # round: 2 / 3
#Troglodyte (green): dead
#Fuzzy:
#Ruslo:
#Rumple:
#Llorva:
#Kwannon:

[Rumple Dergskin]

Glad that he is no longer standing so close to an angry trog, Rumple seeks to keep it that way by taking a 5' step backwards. But he cannot simply let everyone else do the work, so he gathers himself and fires a frosty ray at the trog in the doorway. "Cursed stairway, throwing off my aim!" fumes the odd little dwarf after his ray his the stairway instead of the trog.

ranged touch: 1d20 ⇒ 6
dmg: 1d3 ⇒ 1

[Kwannon]

Another slice with her ax
1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

[GM Nowruz]

The troglodyte tries to withdraw as he is overwhelmed with your force! He retreates to the western room.

[Fuzzzy]

"Here I come!" Fuzzzy exclaims, following the troglodyte into the next room.

I am following him into the next room, but I don't see him in that room so I don't know where to move to. I will move near him, but not beside him.

Then Fuzzzy waves his hands in the air...

And stops.

He scratches his beard.

"What was that spell again, Bobby?"

[Bobby the Owl]

"Hooooooo!"

[Fuzzzy]

"Ah, yes!" Fuzzzy waves his arms again and shouts "RAY OF FROST!"

Ranged Touch Attack: 1d20 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 4 + 1 = 22
Cold Damage: 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

[Ruslo]

Hi GM, did Ruslo's attack hit?

[GM Nowruz]

Fuzzy and Bobby are really brave and run into the room where the are able to glimpse the troglodyte standing next to two further companions.

In contrast to the troglodytes you saw until now one of them is really, really muscular and larger than the rest.

Fuzzy concentrates on the troglodyte that was wounded by Kwannon and although the troglodyte has a little cover he hits him with his frosty ray.

Round 3
1. Rumple, Kwannon
2. Troglodytes
3. Fuzzy, Llorva, Ruslo

Llorva, Ruslo -> GO

GM Nowruz wrote:

** **

#Troglodyte (Big blue): Full HP
#Troglodyte (red): -7 HP
#Troglodyte (yellow): Full HP / frightened # round: 3 / 3
#Troglodyte (green): dead
#Fuzzy:
#Ruslo:
#Rumple:
#Llorva:
#Kwannon:

[Ruslo]

Ruslo hurries into the room seeing Fuzzzy's attack.
"Surprise stinker!"
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

[Kwannon]

Perhaps we need to get this done quickly as the number of trogs keeps advancing she comments,. hand on her ax

[Llorva]

Llvora steps up to Kwannon and touches her. May the God's shield you strong warrior! Llovra has cast shield of faith on Kwannon..She now has a +2 deflection bonus to her AC: for the next 10 rounds.

[GM Nowruz]

Rumple, Kwannon GO!