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P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...

Amelia Winterbreeze
:siren: Skald's Aura and Bolstering Speech, in effect :siren:

"Ick ick ick!"
Amelia slashes wildly at the spiders some more, a truly inspiring display :allears:



Standard: Longsword (MBA) vs. Minion @ G5: 15 (miss)
Minor: Skald's Aura: Gnasc regains 10 HP :siren: (spend 1 surge)
Move: Fey Step (teleport) to L2
Action Point! Charge (flank) to J2 vs. Minion @ i3: 21 :fuckoff: (hit!) Sofia gains 4 THP :siren: (from Bolstering Speech)




pre:
Amelia 						 
HP: 27/35 (THP: 0)        AC:   18    Passive Insight: 13
Surges: 8/8 (V: 7)        Fort: 13    Passive Perception: 13
Initiative: +1   	  Ref:  17    [Low-light Vision]
Speed: 6     	          Will: 18    Action Points: 10/1
Languages: Common, Elven, Primordial

At Will                   Encounter (Utility)          Encounter (Attack)                  Daily
Bolstering Speech         [X] [ ] Skald's Aura         [ ] Lesser Flash of Distraction     [ ] Cautionary Tale
Words of Gravity          [ ] Words of Friendship      [ ] Janissary Charge                ~OR~
Ranged Basic              [X] Fey Step                 [X] Impelling Force                 [ ] Dirge of the Damned
Melee Basic (CHA)         [ ] Janissary's Shield                           
                          [ ] Second Wind                                         

Conditionals/Resists:
Racial: +5 to saves vs. Charm
Theme: +5 power bonus to Endurance checks against environmental dangers
Song of Rest: You and each ally gain CHA (+4) additional HP per surge spent during Short Rests

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Superstring
Jul 22, 2007

I thought I was going insane for a second.


Sofia Laurell

Minor: Spend a Surge in Skald's Aura for 12 Healing
Standard: Cleave vs AC to Spider Swarm@ H3: 1d20+11 27Hit! 1d10+4 11 damage. Spider Swarm @ H3 is Marked
Spiderling @ G5 takes 4 damage.

pre:
Sofia Laurell 						 
HP: 35/39 		AC:   20		Passive Insight: 12
Surges:  9/10  (V: 9)	For:  21		Passive Perception: 12
Initiative: +3		Ref:  16		Action Points: 1/1
Speed: 5		Will: 14		Vision:

At Will			Encounter			Daily
Combat Challenge        [ ] Second Wind			[ ] Tempest Dance
Grappling Strike	[ ] Steel Serpent Strike	
Brash Strike		[ ] Forceful Drag			
Cleave			[X] Sweeping Blow		
			
			
Conditionals/Resists: 
Inescapable Hold - Grabbed creatures must escape against Fortitude with Acrobatics
Combat Superiority - Gain Wis bonus (+1) to opportunity attacks. Enemy struck by opportunity attack stops moving, 
if a move provoked the attack. If it still has actions remaining, it can use them to resume moving.
Brawler Style - When making an opportunity attack, can use Grappling Strike in place of a melee basic attack.

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
1. Spider Swarm 2 takes 4 damage from Toray's Intuitive Strike
2. Spider Swarm 2 takes 7 damage from Gnasc's basic attack
3. Spider Swarm 2 takes 3 damage from Gnasc's Power Attack
4. Amelia teleports to L2
5. Spider Screecher 3 is killed by Amelia's charge attack
6. Spider Swarm 1 takes 5 damage from Sofia's Cleave
7. Spiderling 1 is killed by Sofia's Cleave

Rolling for Sofia's saving throw against poison:
Sofia's saving throw: 1d20 5
Failed, Sofia is now afflicted by [10 ongoing Poison damage (save ends)]

Map update:



pre:
Spider Screechers [tagged in green]
Minion
AC 15, FRW 15/15/14
2 Screechers killed, 2 remain

Spiderlings [tagged in purple]
Minion
AC 17, FRW 13/15/14
Spiderling tagged with a lightning bolt is Marked by Divine Challenge - it will take Radiant damage if it makes an attack not including Toray
3 Spiderlings killed, 1 remains

Spider Swarm 1 [tagged in pink]
HP 3/44
AC 15, FRW 14/13/14
Marked by Sofia

Spider Swarm 2 [tagged in blue]
HP 3/44
AC 15, FRW 14/13/14

Swarm abilities:
Resist: half damage from Melee and Ranged attacks
Vulnerable 10 against Close and Area attacks
Swarm Attack, Aura 1: Any enemy that starts their turn within the aura takes 5 damage plus 2 extra damage for every additional swarm adjacent to the enemy
Swarm: The swarm can occupy the same space as another creature, and an enemy can enter its space as difficult terrain. The swarm cannot be pulled, pushed, or slid by melee or ranged attacks
Clumsy Attacker: Lacks a melee basic attack

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
Spider Screecher 1 attacks Sofia with its Spider Spit:
Spider Spit attack: 1d20+8 21
Hit! Sofia takes 5 poison damage

Spider Screecher 2 attacks Sofia with its Spider Spit:
Spider Spit attack: 1d20+8 10
Miss

Spiderling 2 attacks Toray with its Bite:
Bite attack: 1d20+8 25
Hit! Father Toray takes 2 Poison damage, and has [Vulnerable 4 Poison] until end of next turn

The hit triggers Toray's Vengeance is Mine:
Melee Basic Attack vs AC: 1d20+9 15 1d10+5 10
Miss

Spider Swarm 1 shifts 1 to I2, and this trigger's Sofia's Combat Challenge:
Melee Basic Attack vs AC: 1d20+11 18 1d10+4+2 10
Hit! Spider Swarm 1 takes 5 damage and is killed

Spider Swarm 2 attacks Gnasc with its Infesting Bite:
Infesting Bite attack: 1d20+8 9
Miss

Map update:


pre:
Spider Screechers [tagged in green]
Minion
AC 15, FRW 15/15/14
2 Screechers killed, 2 remain

Spiderlings [tagged in purple]
Minion
AC 17, FRW 13/15/14
Spiderling tagged with a lightning bolt is Marked by Divine Challenge - it will take Radiant damage if it makes an attack not including Toray
3 Spiderlings killed, 1 remains

Spider Swarm 2 [tagged in blue]
HP 3/44
AC 15, FRW 14/13/14

Swarm abilities:
Resist: half damage from Melee and Ranged attacks
Vulnerable 10 against Close and Area attacks
Swarm Attack, Aura 1: Any enemy that starts their turn within the aura takes 5 damage plus 2 extra damage for every additional swarm adjacent to the enemy
Swarm: The swarm can occupy the same space as another creature, and an enemy can enter its space as difficult terrain. The swarm cannot be pulled, pushed, or slid by melee or ranged attacks
Clumsy Attacker: Lacks a melee basic attack

Spider Swarm 1 - DEAD
It is now the players' turn

Mustache Ride
Sep 11, 2001




Father Toray

As he chops down the last of the spiders in the swarm, Toray growls at Gnasc, "Go get the noisy ones, I've got this."

Standard: Ardent Strike vs AC: 1d20+9 28 1d10+5 14 damage vs Blue at E6
Minor: Encouraging Boost on Gnasc, 11 HP recovered


pre:
HP: 23/34	 	AC:   20    Passive Insight: 12
Surges: 10/11 (V: 8)	For:  18    Passive Perception: 12
Initiative: +3		Ref:  14    Action Points: 1/1
Speed: 5		Will: 17    Vision: Normal

At Will			Encounter			
Ardent Strike		[ ] Second Wind			[ ] Lamb to the Slaughter
Intuitive Strike	[X] Guidance of the Past
Direct the Strike	[X] Vengeance is Mine
Divine Challenge	[ ] Hold Fast	
			[X] Inspiring Word
			[X] Encouraging Boost

Conditionals/Resists: 
Vulnerable 4 Poison
+2 to all defenses against charge attacks

frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014



Gnasc

Gnasc grunts and agrees as the swarm is finally slaughtered. The gnoll is impressed by how well the old man was fighting, he suddenly feels much better about his chances of survival.

He maneuvers around the last spiderling and goes toward one of the screechers. His swing goes as wild as it possibly can.

Move Action: Pass Forward to D6 Don't trigger OAs since I end up adjacent to Spiderling.
Melee Basic Attack vs AC: 1d20+9 10 natural 1 yay


pre:
Gnasc   						 
HP: 37/41	 	AC:   18    Passive Insight: 12
Surges: 11/11 (V: 8)	For:  17    Passive Perception: 14
Initiative: +6		Ref:  16    Action Points: 0/1
Speed: 6		Will: 13    Vision: Low-light

At Will			Encounter			Daily
Battle Wrath            [ ] Second Wind			[ ] Casque of Tactics
Berserker's Charge	[ ] Ferocious Charge
Pass Forward            [x][x] Power Strike	
				
Conditionals/Resists: 
+2 to all saving throws
+2 damage when bloodied
+2 damage to melee attacks with 2+ allies adjacent to enemy

Superstring
Jul 22, 2007

I thought I was going insane for a second.


Sofia Laurell

Sofia suddenly feels like throwing up. Well, even more so than just being confronted by carpets of arachnids. She makes her way up to the last stragglers and hopes the fight ends soon before she loses control of her guts and looses them on the field.

Move to D4
Standard: Cleave vs AC to Spider Screecher @ C4: 1d20+11 25 Hit! 1d10+4 10 damage.
Spider Screecher @ C5 takes 4 damage.

The squishing of the spiders does nothing to help her stomach.

Save vs Poison 1d20 5 Failed!

pre:
Sofia Laurell 						 
HP: 20/39 		AC:   20		Passive Insight: 12
Surges:  9/10  (V: 9)	For:  21		Passive Perception: 12
Initiative: +3		Ref:  16		Action Points: 1/1
Speed: 5		Will: 14		Vision:

At Will			Encounter			Daily
Combat Challenge        [ ] Second Wind			[ ] Tempest Dance
Grappling Strike	[X] Steel Serpent Strike	
Brash Strike		[ ] Forceful Drag			
Cleave			[X] Sweeping Blow		
			
			
Conditionals/Resists: 
Inescapable Hold - Grabbed creatures must escape against Fortitude with Acrobatics
Combat Superiority - Gain Wis bonus (+1) to opportunity attacks. Enemy struck by opportunity attack stops moving, 
if a move provoked the attack. If it still has actions remaining, it can use them to resume moving.
Brawler Style - When making an opportunity attack, can use Grappling Strike in place of a melee basic attack.

P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...

Amelia Winterbreeze
:siren: Skald's Aura and Bolstering Speech, in effect :siren:


Move: to E6
Standard: Longsword (MBA) vs. Purple @ E7: ~natural 1~ :negative: (that's the only thing still alive, right?)
Minor: Janissary's Shield: :siren: UEOMNT adjacent allies gain +2 power bonus to All Defenses, and resist 5 to a damage type of which poison isn't one of the options so nevermind! :v:





pre:
Amelia 						 
HP: 27/35 (THP: 0)        AC:   18    Passive Insight: 13
Surges: 8/8 (V: 7)        Fort: 13    Passive Perception: 13
Initiative: +1   	  Ref:  17    [Low-light Vision]
Speed: 6     	          Will: 18    Action Points: 10/1
Languages: Common, Elven, Primordial

At Will                   Encounter (Utility)          Encounter (Attack)                  Daily
Bolstering Speech         [X] [X] Skald's Aura         [ ] Lesser Flash of Distraction     [ ] Cautionary Tale
Words of Gravity          [ ] Words of Friendship      [ ] Janissary Charge                ~OR~
Ranged Basic              [X] Fey Step                 [X] Impelling Force                 [ ] Dirge of the Damned
Melee Basic (CHA)         [X] Janissary's Shield                           
                          [ ] Second Wind                                         

Conditionals/Resists:
Racial: +5 to saves vs. Charm
Theme: +5 power bonus to Endurance checks against environmental dangers
Song of Rest: You and each ally gain CHA (+4) additional HP per surge spent during Short Rests

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
1. Spider Swarm 2 takes 7 damage from Toray's Ardent Strike and is killed
2. Spider Screechers 1 and 2 are hit by Sofia's Cleave and both are killed

At this point the morale of the spiders breaks, and the last minion skitters off into the forest*. Combat ends, and you may take a Short Rest.



The way deeper into the trees lies before you. You can tell that it's a straight shot into the ettercap's cave, but there might be alternate ways in. In fact, Amelia picks up on a trail leading off into a small grove. The layer of dead leaves covering the forest floor has been crushed underfoot by what looks like deer hooves.



What do you do next?



* if you decide that you wanted to squish it (or something else), you can do that too

P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...
Amelia would be totes interested in exploring the grove, if y'all are down for that.

Mustache Ride
Sep 11, 2001




Father Toray

The spider attempts to scurry away, but Today's spear crashes down around it as it moves away, and spider legs fly off in 8 directions.

"These monsters were guarding their home, but we had no choice. It was us or them. Let's move forward and see about the goal we are looking for."

loot the bodies: Perception: 1d20+2 14

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
Toray is able to extract a venom sacs from the spider corpses. It's three uses of:

pre:
Throw Poison Sac
At-Will, Poison
Standard Action, Ranged Blast 3 within 5 squares
Target: Each enemy creature in burst
Attack: Primary attribute vs. Fortitude
Hit: 1d10 + Primary attribute poison damage, and Ongoing 5 Poison damage (save ends)
Miss: Ongoing 5 Poison damage (save ends)

Superstring
Jul 22, 2007

I thought I was going insane for a second.


Sofia Laurell

Sofia spends an inordinate amount of time trying to brush as much of the spiders' webs and viscera off herself. She does not seem too enthused about either prospect. "I guess the grove would probably have less spiders. Let's do that."

Spend 2 surges to heal up.

pre:
Sofia Laurell 						 
HP: 39/39 		AC:   20		Passive Insight: 12
Surges:  7/10  (V: 9)	For:  21		Passive Perception: 12
Initiative: +3		Ref:  16		Action Points: 1/1
Speed: 5		Will: 14		Vision:

At Will			Encounter			Daily
Combat Challenge        [ ] Second Wind			[ ] Tempest Dance
Grappling Strike	[ ] Steel Serpent Strike	
Brash Strike		[ ] Forceful Drag			
Cleave			[ ] Sweeping Blow		
			
			
Conditionals/Resists: 
Inescapable Hold - Grabbed creatures must escape against Fortitude with Acrobatics
Combat Superiority - Gain Wis bonus (+1) to opportunity attacks. Enemy struck by opportunity attack stops moving, 
if a move provoked the attack. If it still has actions remaining, it can use them to resume moving.
Brawler Style - When making an opportunity attack, can use Grappling Strike in place of a melee basic attack.

Superstring fucked around with this message at 23:01 on Feb 12, 2016

frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014



Gnasc

The gnoll pretty does the same thing as Sofia, although for him it's more annoying considering his fur and how sticky everything is. He growls loudly in frustration while cleaning himself.

When he finishes Gnasc agrees with the brawler. "Hate spiders. Deers are better than spiders. Let's go to the grove..."

Spent 1 surge to heal to full

pre:
Gnasc   						 
HP: 41/41	 	AC:   18    Passive Insight: 12
Surges: 9/11 (V: 8)	For:  17    Passive Perception: 14
Initiative: +6		Ref:  16    Action Points: 0/1
Speed: 6		Will: 13    Vision: Low-light

At Will			Encounter			Daily
Battle Wrath            [ ] Second Wind			[ ] Casque of Tactics
Berserker's Charge	[ ] Ferocious Charge
Pass Forward            [ ][ ] Power Strike	
				
Conditionals/Resists: 
+2 to all saving throws
+2 damage when bloodied
+2 damage to melee attacks with 2+ allies adjacent to enemy

P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...

P.d0t posted:

pre:
Amelia 						 
Song of Rest: You and each ally gain CHA (+4) additional HP per surge spent during Short Rests


friendly reminder :v:

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
Amelia takes the lead, with Gnasc and Sofia still cleaning up after themselves and the good Father bringing up the rear.

You follow the deer hooves into the grove. You see a small clearing amongst the trees, where a beam of sunlight has broken through the canopy to shine down on an altar made of shaped wood. The whole clearing seems to be completely free of spiderwebs and other arachnid accoutrements.

At the altar's feet is a dryad. She's the one that made the deer trails. As you approach, she seems to be weeping at the foot of the altar.



What do you say to her?

P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...

Amelia Winterbreeze

Approaching cautiously, Amelia does her best to be comforting and empathetic; [Elven]"What's wrong? Are you hurt?"

frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014



Gnasc

While Amelia talks to the dryad, the gnoll also slowly approaches, but is more curious about the wooden altar.

How rare are dryads in this setting?

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy
Amelia: The dryad gives you a sob story about how ~recent events~ have caused the spiders in the forest to become super-agitated, and how they've practically taken over everywhere else and it's all the dryad can do to keep this particular grove pristine.

Give me an Insight check, please

Gnasc: Upon closer inspection, the altar looks aged, like it's fighting some losing battle for something.

You've heard of dryads before, but you also know that they're fairly rare. The Ranger booklet says that they're protective of nature almost to a fault, and will throw down against anyone that presents a clear danger to the region they're bound to.

P.d0t
Dec 27, 2007
I released my finger from the trigger, and then it was over...

Amelia Winterbreeze

Ahh, Wisdom skills: my favourite thing! :allears:

Insight: 1d20+3 = 17

Mustache Ride
Sep 11, 2001




Father Toray

"Do you have any indication what is frightening and agitating the creatures of the forest?"

gradenko_2000
Oct 5, 2010

HELL SERPENT
Lipstick Apathy

P.d0t posted:

Insight: 1d20+3 = 17[/i]

She is very angry underneath those tears.

Mustache Ride posted:

"Do you have any indication what is frightening and agitating the creatures of the forest?"

The way she describes it, the creatures aren't frightened so much as hyper-active. You figure it's why the eggs from earlier hatched right in front of you.

She's sure that it's the ettercap that's behind it. She just can't fight the thing by herself, or else she would have done something about it already.

Superstring
Jul 22, 2007

I thought I was going insane for a second.


Sofia Laurell

"What kind of, uh, recent events? Does it have something to do with the ettercap nearby?"

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frajaq
Jan 30, 2009

#acolyte GM of 2014



Gnasc

When the dryad mentions the ettercap, the gnoll's ears perk up. "That's why we are here! We deal with the ettercap, you need not fight... but any aid you can give will make killing it easier!"

In Gnasc's mind, maybe such a rare creature could cast a blessing or give a trinket to them?

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