Shadows of Anmer IC

[mucco]

Your crossbow bolt sinks in the flesh of the closest monster, that growls madly before lunging at you. The other two wolves close distance with Selia and Rubido, now awake. Otrino is awake too. You all notice that the wolves are almost walking, due to their mutations. They seem to be pretty slow.

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Attack roll for the wolf's bite: (1d20+5)[9] (crit: (1d20+5)[14]) miss
Damage: (1d6+1)[6]
If hit, trip: (1d20+1)[15] vs Melchia's (1d20)[16] (will add the modificator later)

Situation
Everyone is awake. Selia, Melchia and Rubido are in melee range with one wolf each. Selia, Melchia and Otrino are Prone. Rubido is Fatigued.

Melchia sees the bite coming and easily dodges it. The wolf misses its target by a wide margin.

Initiative (going by memory, I think Otrino had Improved Init)

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22 Rubido <- UP NOW
21 Melchia
20 Wolf 1
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[Overlord Rion]

Hearing Melchia's shout, Rubido awakens quickly, getting to his feet and grabbing his weapon before heading towards Melchia.

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Move action to stand from prone, and then drawing my weapon while I move closer to Melchia's position.

[mucco]

As Rubido stands up, the wolf finds the time to bite him.

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I always treat these kind of AoOs as done when the target is still prone: this means a -4 to AC, but it can't trip because the creature is still prone.

Attack roll: (1d20+3)[19] (crit: (1d20+3)[23]) hit
Damage: (1d6+1)[6]

The wolf bites into the leg of the elf as it stands up.

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22 Rubido
21 Melchia <- UP NOW
20 Wolf 1
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[CockroachTeaParty]

Still wounded, Melchia still had power left in his mind; he could only hope it would be of use. Turning the fear of sleep inside outward, he projects an aura of terror into the minds of the wolves, hoping they could still indeed feel emotion given their strange mutations...

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Melchia will take a 5 foot step away from any threatening wolves into a safe square, if possible. If not possible, he will manifest Demoralize defensively, DC 16 Concentration check: (1d20+7)[26]

He'll burn his psionic focus to boost the save DC; all 'wolves' within 30 ft. of Melchia are entitled to a DC 15 Will save or else be shaken for 2 minutes.

[mucco]

With Melchia safely stepping away from the wolf, it tries to bite into Rubido who put himself in the way.

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Will saves: (1d20+5)[12] fail, (1d20+5)[11] fail, (1d20+5)[22] saved

Attack roll on Rubido: (1d20+3)[19] (crit: (1d20+3)[17]) hit, even while shaken
Damage: (1d6+1)[5]
If hit, trip: (1d20+1)[14] vs Rubido's (1d20+3)[18] not tripped

The wolf bites Rubido's other leg, bleeding him, but Rubido manages to not fall.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
21 Melchia
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
19 Otrino <- UP NOW
15 Wolf 2 (shaken)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[zimmerwald1915]

Otrino tries to remember whether he's seen creatures like these before, and looks around. He immediately judges that the camp is open on all sides, and that there's nowhere he can go to cast safely. He would need to create safety for himself. Melchia's friends, too, would need to get ready to face these things. "Vehafor vi bivnix zahae ve," he says, spreading his fingers and moving his hands in circles in front of his face. Thick, white mist belches out of his mouth between the words, settling into a cloud around him. Once Otrino judges the cloud to be sufficiently large, he stands up, ready to cast again.

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Casting Obscuring Mist and standing up. A fog descends in a 20-ft. radius circle around Otrino, except where that circle overlaps with the campfire.

Knowledge: Nature to try to identify what the heck these things are: (1d20+5)[23]

Going to sleep with spells prepared ftw.

[mucco]

A bank of fog springs forward from Otrino's fingers, engulfing everyone involved in the combat. This results in severe visibility problems for everyone.

In the sudden fog, the wolf next to Selia attacks her. The other one, lost in the fog, finds its way to the wizard.

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Attack roll on Selia: (1d20+3)[10] (crit: (1d20+3)[14])
Miss chance (1-20 miss): (1d100)[87] hit (Selia is prone)
Damage: (1d6+1)[5]

Situation: Rubido, Otrino, Selia each see one wolf in melee range. Melchia sees Rubido and Otrino.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
21 Melchia
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia <- UP NOW

[PersonMan]

Selia, used to tuning out the voices of others while she sleeps, doesn't notice Melchia's shouting, although she does hear his crossbow firing, which wakes her up. Shortly after this, a wolf suddenly bites her. Talk about a rude awakening. She mutters, rolling away and standing up slowly. Noticing that they seemed to be in some sort of fog cloud, she shouts Melchia! Rubido! Let's finish them!, filling her voice with supernatural energy.


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Alrighty, five foot "step"ing away from the wolf. Move action to stand up(unless it counts as movement?).

Then I'm activating Inspire Courage, which is only affecting Melchia and Rubido (and me, of course).

[mucco]

PersonMan

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It's a move action to move 5 feet while prone. It causes AoOs as normal.

[PersonMan]

DM:

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Ah, I see. Well, hmmm. Eh, seeing as I'm probably going to be AOO-locked for the entire encounter anyways, I'll go ahead and do it. I'll just shout from the ground, then.

[mucco]

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AoO on Selia
Attack roll: (1d20+3)[11] (crit: (1d20+3)[15])
Miss chance (1-20 miss): (1d100)[1] miss (nice rolling, eh? Sheesh lol)
Damage: (1d6+1)[3]

As Selia rolls away from danger, the wolf tries to snatch her arm. Due to the fog, though, it doesn't manage to fix his attention on Selia's figure and bites the ground instead.

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22 Rubido (fatigued) <- UP NOW
21 Melchia
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[Overlord Rion]

Through the smoke, Rubido would attempt to find a weak point, any weak point, any gap in the wolf's defense.

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Sapphire Nightmare Strike on the closest wolf. If I have to move to get him there then I'll move. If not, then I'll take a five foot step back after the attack attempt

Attack Roll: (1d20+7)[16]

Damage: (1d8+2)[5] + (1d6)[2] + (1d6)[2]

[mucco]

Rubido concentrates and bursts in action at once with his blade. His attack, though very fast, isn't accurate and the wolf only needs to dodge slightly to avoid it.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
21 Melchia <- UP NOW
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[mucco]

Rubido's wolf attacks again, after having dodged the sword.

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Attack roll: (1d20+1)[11] (crit: (1d20+1)[18])
Concealment (1-20 miss): (1d100)[76] miss
Damage: (1d6+1)[4]
If hit, trip: (1d20-1)[13] vs Rubido's (1d20+4)[23]

Rubido sees the jaws coming at him and swiftly moves away. The wolf doesn't even connect.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
19 Otrino <- UP NOW
15 Wolf 2 (shaken)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

Delaying: Melchia

[zimmerwald1915]

Otrino steps back, away from the wolf-thing. He has no better name for it. Out of the corners of his eyes he sees a vague, humanoid shape resolve itself in the fog. That would be one of Melchia's allies. Unfortunately, they're still lying on the ground. Otrino grimaces. He hadn't bought whoever it was enough time to defend themselves, and the spells he was casting weren't exactly the best first impression. But he couldn't help it. He has no better way of defending himself, much less everyone else.

"Melchia," he calls out so everyone can hear. He hopes the wolf-things aren't intelligent enough to understand. "I'm going to summon help! See if you can buy me time, and don't be alarmed when it comes!" He undoes the clasp on his component pouch, his practiced fingers not needing the guidance of his eyes, and pulls out a miniature drawstring bag and a candle. He pulls the bag's mouth open and passes the candle front of it in a circle. After one pass he begins chanting, the circle getting bigger and bigger each revolution. "Confn ekess ve, skav di wer Drasonameko. Confn ekess ve, skav di wer Drasonameko..."

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Five-foot step to J18 (I believe I can take a five-foot step as part of a full-round casting).

Begin casting Summon Monster I to summon a Small Fiendish Monstrous Spider. It should finish at the beginning of my next turn, summoning the Spider in I19.

Begin praying that Melchia, Rubido, and Selia take me at my word, or are at least too busy with their respective wolf-things to spend actions disrupting my casting.

[CockroachTeaParty]

Momentarily distracted with indecision, Melchia comes to his senses when Otrino steps back from the mutant wolf. Melchia cautiously follows, retreating from the snarling creature. He grits his teeth and concentrates into the fog where he last saw the wolf, sending out a wave of hostile thought.

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Melchia will take his turn immediately after Otrino, 5 foot step away from the wolf, then manifest Disable into the space where he last knew the wolf to be. The wolf is entitled to a DC 14 Will save or else believe it is at 0 hp for 2 minutes.

[mucco]

You both step back to find, downed and hurt, Selia. Melchia can now clearly see all of his companions.

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Will save for the wolf: (1d20+3)[7]

If not disabled:
Attack Otrino: (1d20+1)[6] (crit: (1d20+1)[11])
Concealment (1-20 miss): (1d100)[36]
Damage: (1d6+1)[4]
If hit, Otrino's Concentration check: (1d20+7)[18]
If hit: trip: (1d20-1)[13] vs Otrino's (1d20)[7]

Selia's wolf
Attack Selia: (1d20+1)[12] (crit: (1d20+1)[9])
Concealment (1-20 miss): (1d100)[33] hit
Damage: (1d6+1)[6]

Selia is down to 3 hp.

Notes for zimmerwald: your round is composed by a swift action, a move, a standard and free actions. A full-round action is just standard+move, so you still have a swift or free action available, like a 5-foot step. Also, you may choose the position of your summon the moment it enters the battlefield, so feel free to reposition when it's your turn again.

You hear the wolf that was next to Otrino howl in pain as it moves away. On the opposite side, Selia screams at the second bite from that wolf, that opens a bad wound in her chest.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
20 Melchia
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken, disabled)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia <- UP NOW

[PersonMan]

Selia, feeling magical energy welling within her, pulls herself into something resembling a defensive posture, knowing that there isn't really much she can do but shout at the others to kill the damn thing with her magically empowered voice. She is definitely going to be having a word with Melchia after this. What was the point of having someone on watch when they would be ambushed anyways?

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Total Defense, continue Inspiring Courage.

At least my AC is back up to 13 now...sigh.

[mucco]

PersonMan

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Note that maintaining Inspire Courage and using Total Defense are both standard actions. I'm going to assume that you stopped talking, since the effects will linger for 5 rounds anyway. If you prefer otherwise, just say so.

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22 Rubido (fatigued) <- UP NOW
20 Wolf 1 (shaken)
20 Melchia
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken, disabled)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[Overlord Rion]

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Eh, screw fighting defensively, I've got better things to do.

Rubido couldn't believe that move missed. While he wasn't quite a master (after having done it a grand total of what, two, three times now?) he thought he was pretty good. This only served to increase his determination.

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Attack (1d20+4)[24]

Damage (1d8+3)[9] + (1d6)[6]

[mucco]

Rubido violently sticks his blade in the head of the wolf, who loses consciousness.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Melchia <- UP NOW
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 2 (shaken, disabled)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[CockroachTeaParty]

From the sound of the wolf's death-throes, Melchia assumes the battle is going better than expected. He tries to concentrate, in an attempt to regain his focus, whilst simultaneously listening, trying to figure out where the last remaining wolves are in the mist...

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For lack of a better idea, Melchia will take a full-round action to try and regain his psionic focus, DC 20 Concentration check: (1d20+7)[15]

[mucco]

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Melchia
19 Otrino <- UP NOW
15 Wolf 2 (shaken, disabled)
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

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By the way, if you see that it would be your turn, you're welcome to post even if I didn't reply to the last poster yet.

[zimmerwald1915]

With the largest circle yet, taking almost the whole range of motion of his arm to produce, Otrino finishes the spell. Where the candle's wick passed through the air now hangs a ring of blood-red fire. The flame is not warm, nor does it disturb the mist, but you still feel that it would burn if you touched it. Seemingly out of nowhere the tip of a hairy, jointed leg emerges into the world, followed by seven more and then by a clacking head and sagging, bulbous body. The summoned spider, a little less tall than a halfling but more than twice as broad, plops onto the ground next to Selia, between Otrino and where he thinks her attacker is.

"Atak najbliższego roślin z czterema nogami," he says, his voice deepening and seeming almost to crackle. It is a voice like unto the fire that until a moment ago had hung in the air, bespeaking a violence nowhere to be found in Otrino's normal speech. "Nie zatrzymuj się, dopóki nie jest martwy." The spider clicks its mandibles in a complex pattern and lunges at Selia's wolf-thing.

Otrino, with Melchia having taken care of their wolf-thing and Selia's wolf-thing distracted by his spider, reaches back to where he was sleeping only a few seconds ago. His backpack was where he left it, and still in reach. He opens the top and rummages around for a second before drawing out a pint of oil, a piece of parchment, and his flint and steel. He tears a strip off the parchment, uncorks the oil, sticks the parchment in and recorks it so the parchment forms a makeshift fuse. Then he begins striking the firelighter. "Whoever you are," he calls, "On the ground, get out of the way! I'm going to try to light that wolf up!" The spider lived all its life in a lake of fire and while Otrino didn't care much whether he hurt the vile thing or not, it would shrug off whatever damage this makeshift grenade would do. Melchia's ground-bound friend might not be so lucky.

For those who speak Abyssal:

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<Attack the nearest four-legged plant. Do not stop until it is dead.>

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Summon spider into K19 as culmination of previous round's full-round action.

Spider:
Attack Wolf 3: (1d20+4)[5] miss
Crit Confirm: (1d20+4)[18]
Miss Chance: N/A. The spider has tremorsense out to 60 ft.
Damage: (1d4)[2]
Strength Poison (on the off-chance that the thornwolves are not immune): (1d3)[2] Fort DC 10 to resist

Otrino:
Draw out a pint of oil from his backpack, and begin preparing to throw it as a splash weapon. This is a full-round action.

I chose Polish for Abyssal because PersonMan had already established that Russian mapped to Infernal.

[mucco]

The wolf, at the sight of a big, nasty, hellish spider, turns its attention to it. The spider tries to bite the animal and comes up very short; immediately, the wolf tries to retaliate.

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Attack roll: (1d20+1)[11] (crit: (1d20+1)[11])
Concealment (1-20 miss): (1d100)[61] miss
Damage: (1d6+1)[5]
If hit, trip: (1d20+1)[18] vs the spider's (1d20-1)[4]

The wolf, too, misses its target as the spider quickly dodges the bite.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Melchia
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia <- UP NOW

[PersonMan]

Selia half-lifts herself upwards, pushing herself back out of the wolf's reach with a single jump-like motion, magical energy coursing through her body. Rather than being hindered by the bites of the wolf, it seems almost like she is invigorated by them, pulling herself onto her feet and preparing to stand. Her wounds continue to bleed, shedding an almost glowing crimson liquid that seems to flow in an odd fashion, slowing greatly before continuing, eventually losing its shine as it drops down to the ground, forming a sanguine trail from the bard to where she had been lying before. Something about the way she holds herself changes...

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Withdraw to J17. Moving at 2x the speed (albeit at 2x the time) and somehow completely bypass the wolf's formerly unbreakable defense. I mean, I could fluff it as the summon distracting it, but I sort of wand to lampshade the whole 'this makes no sense' thing in-game.

[mucco]

Nyar.

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22 Rubido (fatigued) <- UP NOW
20 Melchia
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[Overlord Rion]

Rubido would head towards the spot he heard the strange chanting. If he encountered one of the wolves, he's attack them.

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(1d20+3)[5]

(1d8+3)[7] + (1d6)[1]

Miss Chance: (1d100)[47]

[mucco]

Rubido's sword swipes wide, without connecting with the wolf.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
20 Melchia <- UP NOW
19 Otrino
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

[mucco]

Melchia stops to think about the best course of action.

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22 Rubido (fatigued)
19 Otrino <- UP NOW
15 Wolf 3
10 Selia

Delaying: Melchia