Test Your Might Soundstage C

[afroakuma]

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Alright, freeze frame again:

Apparently, I am wrong; level drain only affects any further use of wild shape. She can retain her polar bearity if she so chooses, which she probably will.

In a similar vein, I thought Zaph went behind her because I couldn't figure out why on Earth you'd send your caster ahead to get eaten.

I'll give it to you, then; we can reset the battle to that stage, or pick and choose. The magic missile and ray will still happen in the same way, of course.

[Jkoshe]

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That means Zaph might be semi-useful..Since most of his spells are necromancy...

[Jkoshe]

Really Zaph is still panicked, Emma is still level drained... I would still have done the same thing....Changing it now so I don't use a healing spell would be using meta game knowledge so everything will play out the same...big difference is she is still a bear.

[afroakuma]

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Zaph's still running away scared; none of my errors change that.

[Jkoshe]

As I had said.. Nothing really changes except she is still a polar bear..

[afroakuma]

Alright, the monstrosity doesn't know that she's a woman. That's important.

Instead, it savages her with its claws and then goes for her throat with its vicious bite, also catching her with its gaze.

Claw Attack - (d20+20)[27]
Claw Attack - (d20+20)[23]
Bite Attack - (d20+18)[30]
Claw Damage - (2d4+5)[12]
Claw Damage - (2d4+5)[9]
Bite Damage - (2d6+2)[9]

One Fortitude save for each claw that strikes, please.
Will save, please.

[Jkoshe]

Will: (d20+11)[18]

Fort1: (d20+9)[11]

Fort2: (d20+9)[25]

[afroakuma]

Did both claws strike?

[Jkoshe]

Yep...she has Ac27

[afroakuma]

In which case only one claw struck, since the dice were being remarkably cruel to me. Using only the first Fort save, she passes and takes 21 damage from the first claw and the bite. She is then panicked.

[afroakuma]

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Oops; almost forgot.

Caster Level - (d20+7)[17]

For the cure.

[Jkoshe]

Zaph runs to... D15..

Will save to try and shake off panic or do I not get that yet?
(d20+8)[9]

[afroakuma]

Zaph runs to... D15..

Will save to try and shake off panic or do I not get that yet?

That wouldn't have worked anyway... but I'm not aware of this rule. Could someone point me to it?

Also, Emma has a turn before Zaph, and she's panicked too.

You now have two party members running around like chickens with their heads cut off facing off against an adversary you can't hear coming, and the only light source in your possession is in a bedroom to the west, meaning one of them is now running around in the dark.

This adversary has demonstrated the power to level drain you and can most definitely see in the dark.

I offer you the chance to surrender now.

[Jkoshe]

I can't find it.... It must just be something I've done is past games... Maybe it was a house rule of some sort Well this is effectively over... as they are just going to run out of the building...


Emma double moves to U25 and then out of this building.....

[Jkoshe]

Well since there is no way to recover from being panicked the battle is effectively over...

(On a side note I hate level drain... the whole no save thing really bothers me.)

[afroakuma]

Well this is effectively over... as they are just going to run out of the building...

Battle Ended

Good game, Jkoshe; more than a bit of screwy DMing on my part, sorry.

[Jkoshe]

It's alright... I didn't play it very well tactically. Like forgetting to cast death ward.. .as I didn't see it one my sheet.. I forgot my druid even had 5th level spells till you took them away. I'll try to work out a better set up for myself next time.. This whole online character sheet business messes me up. I like having the paper in my hand.

[Jkoshe]

That and my characters where designed as anti spellcasters.. even my sorc... So not having any spells I could stop... Made things rather deadly for me.

[afroakuma]

And I like having the miniatures on a board.

Oh well; it was still an interesting match. Forcing me to burn two ghasts to drag you out of your little fortress there...

[Jkoshe]

Yes and that went well didn't it . Do you know if anybody else is Dming a game. I still don't have a player on... and wouln't mind getting to play something else.. Either Dming or Playing... I have plenty of characters around here.. Unoptimized mind you.

[afroakuma]

Unoptimized mind you.

I wouldn't risk it. You have no idea what some of the others are capable of. The one at ECL 14 is a scaled-up version of the one at ECL 5... and when I say scaled-up, I mean to CR 19 Gargantuan.

[Jkoshe]

Fair enough I suppose.. I just want someone to walk into my death trap of an ECL 5 encounter... IF you had seen the Dm map rather then the player map you'd know what I mean Although... Playing would be enjoyable.. I'm starting to have second thoughts about my lvl 20's I don't think the plan I was going to employ will be effective.

[Jkoshe]

Although I have a death crawl I did up for level ones I while back I'd like to try.. If you'd be willing to try a run through it It would be unrelated to this obviously.

[afroakuma]

Fair enough I suppose.. I just want someone to walk into my death trap of an ECL 5 encounter... IF you had seen the Dm map rather then the player map you'd know what I mean Although... Playing would be enjoyable.. I'm starting to have second thoughts about my lvl 20's I don't think the plan I was going to employ will be effective.

I can certify that your level 20s will die. Nothing against you; I just know both the DM and the opposition itself.

[Jkoshe]

My plan.... might work... Just might.. If I post it here do you think keld will see it though?

[afroakuma]

Probably. PM it to me if you like.

[afroakuma]

Test Your Might: Trial V
Bracket: ECL 5
Talic vs. Siosilvar

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Choose your buff time or lack thereof.

[Siosilvar]

ALERT: Incoming Map (Warning: Screen Stretch)

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I see no reason why you couldn't start your party in the area shaded purple.

MAP KEY
Wooden Texture: Walls (wooden)
Stone Texture: Doors (5ft wide all wooden and locked; DC20 to open;; 10ft wide all metal and locked; DC24 to open)
Coffee Beans: Cobblestones/Road
Green: Grass
Grey: Roof of Building

[Talic]

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I'm gonna go with full buffing. I figure I got enough heads up on the way in, and standing outside casting junk kinda clued it in.

Characters:

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Sneaky McStabberton, Dashing Ninja/Fighter (Goblin Ninja 4/Fighter 1)
Thwacky McGrabberton, The Brute Squad (Orc Barb 3/Fighter 1/Warblade 1)
Wizzy McWizzerton, Conjurer Extraordinaire (Dwarf Wizard 5)
Healer McFixerton, Cleric of Healing and Travel (Dwarf Cleric 5)

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Healy will begin with Continual Flame - Cast, on his mace. (permanent)
He'll read A Scroll of Shield of Faith on himself and the Wizard. (+2 Deflection bonus to AC) (50 round duration)
He'll read a scroll of Magic weapon on his weapon, and the barbarian. (50 round duration)
He'll end with a Bless spell, that hits the entire party (+1 to hit, +1 save vs Fear - Morale Bonus) (50 round duration)

Wizzy will cast a Bull's Strength on the Barbarian. (+4 Enhancement to Str) (3000 round duration)
Wizzy will cast Mage Armor on himself (+4 Armor Bonus) (3000 round duration)
Wizzy will then cast Reduce Person on the Goblin (50 round duration).

Sneaky will apply Large Scorpion Venom to one dagger.

Thwacky will down a potion of Shield of faith. (10 round duration)

Buffs currently in effect:

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Thwacky: Shield of faith 1/10, Bull's Strength 3/3000, Bless 1/50, Magic Weapon (guisarme) 2/50

Sneaky: Poisoned weapon, Reduce Person 1/50, Bless 1/50

Wizzy: Mage Armor 2/3000, Bless 1/50, Shield of Faith 4/50

Healy: Bless 1/50, Magic Weapon (Mace) 3/50, Shield of Faith 5/50

May I gain an image of the map?

[Talic]

Initiative:

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Sneaky: (1d20+6)[26]
Thwacky: (1d20+2)[17]
Healy: (1d20+2)[13]
Wizzy: (1d20+3)[20]

EDIT: Please provide a key, so that I know what the different colors on the map are.