$1000 + Portal IC

[Acanous]

Acanous stays at the North gate for now, leading from the front.
"If we all rush off to a gate that isn't even being attacked, they'll overwhelm us for sure. Keeping some forces here is the best idea- even if it's less than before, they'll suspect another feint. Doesn't mean they won't hit us anyway, though."

[root9125]

Acanous, you see two clerics Air Walking towards you. They're about 150 feet away. You have a gun. What do you do?

((You all are going to find that guns are REALLY powerful. My IRL party beat Pelarch with them.))

[Acanous]

I actually don't have a gun on me last I checked, but if you're assuming I brought one with me (I think we have a total of like 2 or 3) then I'll most cerainly strike a dashing pose and blow them from the sky.

If not, I'll cast Bless and have the archers do it.

[root9125]

Bless it is.

[Acanous]

Very well.

Acanous spots the casters air walking towards him, and grins.
Mounting the battlements, he walks up to the first rank of archers, and points the clerics out to them.

"There stand the Enemy, their legions of Death and Bone. I stand by God and Man, they stand alone!"
Bringing his cross to his lips, a 50 foot burst of divine energy flows out from him, invigorating his allies.

"Now why don't we find out who'se willing to catch them when they fall? Feather them with arrows, men!"

[root9125]

There are 4 rounds before the clerics will be within range. They're at (2-(1/2)n) range increments. Your archers fire. A LOT of times.

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(1d20+3)[15]
(1d20+3)[19]
(1d20+3)[10]
(1d20+3)[17]
(1d20+3)[13]
(1d20+3)[13]
(1d20+3)[21]
(1d20+3)[20]
(1d20+3)[9]
(1d20+3)[17]
(1d20+3)[6]
(1d20+3)[9]
(1d20+3)[20]
(1d20+3)[7]
(1d20+3)[16]
(1d20+3)[17]

Damage, if any, in order:
(1d8)[8]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[4]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[4]
(1d8)[3]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[2]

And round 2:

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(1d20+3)[14]
(1d20+3)[20]
(1d20+3)[12]
(1d20+3)[13]
(1d20+3)[17]
(1d20+3)[23]
(1d20+3)[13]
(1d20+3)[23]
(1d20+3)[6]
(1d20+3)[17]
(1d20+3)[6]
(1d20+3)[12]
(1d20+3)[7]
(1d20+3)[14]
(1d20+3)[23]
(1d20+3)[12]

Damage, if any, in order:
(1d8)[8]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[7]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[7]
(1d8)[8]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[6]
(1d8)[4]

1 of the 3 clerics falls at this point.

And round 3:

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(1d20+5)[16]
(1d20+5)[15]
(1d20+5)[24]
(1d20+5)[15]
(1d20+5)[7]
(1d20+5)[8]
(1d20+5)[21]
(1d20+5)[9]
(1d20+5)[8]
(1d20+5)[11]
(1d20+5)[19]
(1d20+5)[11]
(1d20+5)[24]
(1d20+5)[18]
(1d20+5)[7]

Damage:
(1d8)[4]
(1d8)[4]
(1d8)[7]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[4]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[3]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[4]

And another cleric falls, one remains!

Final round!

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(1d20+5)[17]
(1d20+5)[8]
(1d20+5)[22]
(1d20+5)[6]
(1d20+5)[9]
(1d20+5)[6]
(1d20+5)[16]
(1d20+5)[21]
(1d20+5)[7]
(1d20+5)[12]
(1d20+5)[24]
(1d20+5)[24]
(1d20+5)[10]
(1d20+5)[9]
(1d20+5)[19]

Damage:
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[3]
(1d8)[3]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[5]
(1d8)[6]
(1d8)[6]
(1d8)[1]
(1d8)[2]
(1d8)[6]
(1d8)[2]

The one remaining is not yet dead.

[root9125]

He casts Inflict Serious on the nearest person.

(1d16)[9] (on 16, it's you)

(1d20+8)[21]
(3d8+7)[20]

One of your men falls over, very, very dead. The rest back away, slightly, in a semblance of fear. The cleric then uses his move action to move at his full speed at a 45 degree angle down into the city. He's got cover but not concealment from your archers on the fifth round. They rally, and fire again.

He goes down, barely.

[Acanous]

(Bless adds +1 damage, all the arrows that hit should be doing 1d8+1, not just 1d8. Just sayin')

When the third cleric drops, Rally check to keep the men in good spirits despite the loss of one of their own;

(1d20+2)[22]

[Acanous]

"The fallen shall be avenged! The Enemy can bleed and they can die. For every one of us that falls, bleed them ten!"

(I think I need to go Legendary leader somewhere down the chain >.>)

[root9125]

The men cheer loudly (and are at a +1 morale bonus to hit any other flying clerics, AND will now do so without your leadership, AND are willing to go to melee if they must [with a +4 morale bonus to saves against fear specifically against these clerics], AND they all gained a level and you gained 720 XP.)

[Acanous]

(Ok, so I have a total of 3220 XP now. Question: I have a LA of +1 for my starting Hit Dice, yes? Or did I buy that off with the first 1000 XP? Just wondering for XP calculation reasons. Either way, I've got 3220 XP now and should be gaining a level. [or 2220 XP and bought off my LA. For my sanity, I'm calculating myself as dinging level 3, 2 class and +1 LA])

HP: (1d8+2)[5]

Seeing that the Archers are now suitably emboldened, Acanous resumes his place with the Spearmen at the front of the gate.

[root9125]

Yeah, that never was terribly clear. Hmm. Yes, assume you popped into the world at level 0 with +1 LA for your HD. You did *not* have to buy that off (though you can choose to once you hit level three per Unearthed Arcana rules); once you hit 1000 XP you should have dinged for your first class level. 3000 XP should be your second.

[Acanous]

(Sheet adjusted accoardingly. Grabbing another casting of Bless for my extra spell. Assuming that dinging doesn't refresh my spells already used today ;) Just glad I can use the ones I get from levelling)

[Slayn82]

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ok, so, did i manage to get any bit of rabbit fur around? ill settle with a rabbit foot, even. I've been searching that stuff, unless i got a spell without component feat.

And i figured out that instead of turn something into a grenade and then enlarging it, its better to enlarge 3 bombs i've already made. To throw it, ill need a catapult or trebuchet. Those tricky details, always on the way

[root9125]

Yes, you were able to find the rabbit's fur spell component.

[Slayn82]

Ramos turned to General Sien, his face full of ansiety - " well, i've got what i need for the spell. But i will need a siege weapon and its crew's expertise to help me to throw this projectile into the enemy's main force. I'll need your best people, this thing should work like that trap i activated a while ago, but just in a very bigger scale. "

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OOC: Heh, supposing the weapon doubles in size for each size category, that will be from medium to collossal, so it will end 16 times the size and 4096 times the weight of a normal bomb. The damage progression would be: 4d6>4d8>8d6>8d8>16d6, reflex DC 18 for half damage. And the area would be something around 20ft, possibly +5ft or +10ft per size, to at least a good 40 ft radius. Using the explosive rules of d20 modern for this one would be pretty much overkill, with aditional (double amount) explosives increasing the damage or the area of effect in 50%. So, keeping things simple. Of course, hauling something with more than 2000 kg is a little troublesome, so siege weapons to the task.

[root9125]

"That's... that's incredible. Where are you going to shoot that?"

[Slayn82]

"Very well, lets target the bigger concentration of ghouls and worse, who are a pain to deal for us, and leave the zombies and skeletons for later. Soldiers, ready your siege weapons, for the double maximum load, here comes the projectile. Take care to hit a point at least 30 ft far from our walls." -

Ramos concentrated on the magic, infusing one of his bombs with his power, confering it an enchantment of size alteration. Throught one full minute, he passed the rabbit skin over it, carefully and hoping that it would be unnafected by any random sparks that could be generated by the spell.

Putting with care the bomb over the basket of the siege weapon, he ordered it to enlarge, and swiftly it started to obey. At last, the bomb went for gargantuan size, weighting 512 times its original size (8d8 damage), at the probably limit for the siege weapon to throw. The detonation would be granted by the force of the impact with the ground.

"Alright, if its ready, let me pull the lever, and SHOOT!!!".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catapult#Later_Use

[root9125]

The men grant you the honors, and you fire the now-gargantuan bomb into the ranks of the enemy army. You catch an entire strike team of ghouls and ghasts by surprise, crushing and killing 6 of them ((8d6)[26]). They're the luckiest of the bunch. Every single zombie / ghoul / ghast for 30 feet in every direction of the bomb's point of impact is dead ((8d8)[42]), save for a single cleric who's barely on his feet. An archer picks him off without any difficulty.

That's... gods, this is why I don't use the XP tables. *sigh* 21,600 XP. Plus another 10,800/2 = 5,400 for the cleric. All for Slayn. Nice.

[Slayn82]

Ramos starts to scream, grinning, as a rush of adrenaline invaded his body - Yaaaaaaahhhh!!!

(( 27.000 xp, wow. Are the rules that limit xp/levelling on? Do i go to level 2, almost 3, or carry on to 29.500 xp? And more importantly, how much of the enemies did we hit? Whats the overall tactical situation?))

"Sien, Acanous, did you see, it worked, hah. Worked. Whats the overall tactical situation? We can still do it again, and again."

[root9125]

Well, there *are*, but applying them would mean your max level after this ENTIRE combat is 2. So they're out the window. Go ahead; level up a billion times.

[Slayn82]

((Well, powerlevelling is important, specially for the guy that wont be able to craft magical items in this affair. Straight on artificer, do i roll the dice for HPs? Well, i'll roll them now in case its needed))

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[root9125]

Don't forget the round-up-to-half rule. Anything less than a 3 on a d6 becomes a 3.

[Acanous]

(Hey, that means I'm at 26 HP then >.>)

"Damn streight. I'll hold the line, you keep that up- we'll be done in time for dinner."

(Is battle XP being calculated for both of us, or for one of us? For the latter case, in future could you please add the name of the charactor<s> who gets the XP? Pretty sure that one's just Slayn)

[root9125]

(You're right, should have done that. It's per-person. Yours was divided among all the people who HELPED you kill the 4 clerics, as it is supposed to be. Essentially I'm treating every kill or group of kills as its own engagement.)

[Acanous]

(I'm not whining about low XP :p Actually I'm pretty happy that the archers dinged. Means more capable troops between me and the baddies ;) )

[Slayn82]

Ramos readied the second bomb, passing the rabbit fur, while inside his Vehicle for a small cover.

He was visibly altered, the strange grin still in his face. His body was under a heavy adrenaline rush, and his mind was working at full speed, a lot of thoughts and forgotten memories sudenly erupting. Wikipedia entries, television shows, hours of classes, jokes with his friends. Everything seemed suddenly so relevant and so clear, and a lot of those newfound ideas dealed with exploding things, to crafting things, to modificating things. He even suddenly remembered even things that he had not payed much atention. Also, an unexpected genre savyness, allowing him to understand better the world were he was. It was like having a significant portion of his life pass over his eyes, and felt specially good, because it wasnt him that was going to bite the dust.

"Acanous, now is your turn, Travis is sniping the enemies, so you help me with this.

Please, in name of God, protect me from evil.

Soldiers, if the catapult is ready, aimed over the bulk of enemy forces , Acanous, pull the lever"

((OOC: I have with me a large chemistry kit in the vehicle. Can i make an spellcraft check to try to improvise the material component for Lesser Weapon Augmentation, an ointment made from rare spices and minerals, costing 20 gp? Also, i still have 5 bombs ready. With one Lesser Weapon Augmentation, ill be able to affect all the five projectiles.))

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[Tyndmyr]

Okay, roll them, in order, I'll tell you where he dies. Remember, you're rolling to hit against touch AC (medieval armor, as it turns out, had insufficient strength to be useful against bullets).

True Strike'd Shot #1:(1d20+23)[26] (range modifier not counted. Subtract 2 for every range increment past the first)
Dmg: (2d10)[8]

True Strike'd Shot #2:(1d20+23)[43] (range modifier not counted. Subtract 2 for every range increment past the first)
Dmg: (2d10)[14]

True Strike'd Shot #3:(1d20+23)[33] (range modifier not counted. Subtract 2 for every range increment past the first)
Dmg: (2d10)[14]

True Strike'd Shot #4:(1d20+23)[24] (range modifier not counted. Subtract 2 for every range increment past the first)
Dmg: (2d10)[12]

[Tyndmyr]

Crit confirm for round #2:

True Strike'd Shot Confirm #2:(1d20+23)[25]
Addtl Dmg: (2d10)[11]

[Acanous]

"Right. Pulling lever for great justice."
*Acanous does so with gusto*