Strange Aeons: In Search of Sanity II [IC - Group #1]

[lostsole31]

R2T19: Dorn casts a spell on Jean. Jean's figure is limned by a ghostly radiance of holy power.

R2T18: Jean makes another cut down at the rat in front of him, hoping to finish it's miserable little life and buy them more room to work with, but he ends up spinning wildly.

R2T13: DR1 bites at Jean, but Jean does sort of strange maneuver and it misses.

R2T12: Akbar, what do you do?

Brother Jaume (total defense) on deck, Javert in the hole, Nadya delaying ...

[Swami Monsoon]

Akbar waits for any more threats to emerge from the room...

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Readies an action to Ear Piercing Scream at any enemy that makes it out into the hallway.

[lostsole31]

R2T12: Akbar waits for any more threats to emerge from the room.

R2T10: Brother Jaume, do you maintain your total defense posture, or do something else?

Javert on deck, DR2 in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Perceiving no immediate threat targeting him, BJ will be ready to heal an ally if they should take moderate to severe damage.

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ready an action. Casting on the defensive if threatened.

[lostsole31]

R2T10: Perceiving no immediate threat targeting him, BJ will be ready to heal an ally if they should take moderate to severe damage.

R2T9: Javert lands on the high desk and pecks around to try to find the ratling sorcerer you are sure is here.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T23: DR2 tries to nip at Jean.

R3T20: Another piece of rubble flies at DR1, but this time actually hits the ROUS for 1.

R3T19: Dorn, what do you do?

Spoiler: Central Hallway

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Jean on deck, DR1 in the hole ...

[PSinger]

Dorn takes a careful swing at DR1.

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I know I'm dealing with cover penalty (which I'll let you deal with).
Attack (1d20+3)[14], damage (1d8+5)[10], plus (1d6)[1] vs. evil, though these are prolly just oversized Neutral animals.

[lostsole31]

R3T19: Dorn takes a careful swing at DR1, but is fouled by the doorway.

R3T18: Jean, what do you do?

DR1 on deck, Akbar (readied action) in the hole ...

[pfm1995]

Crouching into a reversed cut, Jean tries to make up for his earlier mishap.

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Attack - (1d20+7)[19] Damage - (1d6+6)[11]

[lostsole31]

R3T18: Crouching into a reversed cut, Jean tries to make up for his earlier mishap, and drops the ROUS for 11!

R3T15-14: Erupting from all around the group just outside the door are hundreds and hundreds of rats! Heck takes 6, the rats can't seem to harm Dorn, Brother Jaume takes 5, and Jean takes 2!

Spoiler: Jean

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"Rat-guy with crazy arms on top of the rear bookshelf!"

R3T13: Akbar, you were surprised by the sudden appearance of the rat swarm. Though you don't have scholarly knowledge, from the ratling fight in the library you know that ear-piercing scream is useless against a swarm (as is any single-target spell). What do you do?

I need Dorn, Brother Jaume, and Jean to all roll Fort saves vs. DC 12 or be distracted ...

Spoiler: Battle Map (Brown Square is Rat Swarm)

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Brother Jaume (with readied action, which he may drop) on deck, Javert in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Spoiler: will I be FORTunate?

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(1d20+5)[17] FORT save

“MOVE!”
Whether distracted or not, Brother Jaume will drop the readied action and will move past Jean into the room, dodging any attacks that might come his way. If attacked and if not distracted, he will return any attacks after moving out of the rat swarm and into the room and enlarge. If distracted, he will move into the room and dodge attacks.

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mobility to dodge AOO. Full defense if distracted.
If he can attack, then power attack, enlarge
attack (1d20+5)[14]
Damage (1d8+12)[16]

[PSinger]

Spoiler: Dorn's save

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I know that a swarm of rats are neutral, but they were conjured by an evil spellcaster (yes?). If so, does that mean this is a save against a spell effect cast by an evil creature and he gets his protection from evil bonus? If so, please add it.

Fort save (1d20+6)[10]

[Swami Monsoon]

Akbar concentrates and the hall appears to become a pool of water, covering the rats and reaching about knee deep on the people.

"Don't worry, it's not real. To us, at least..."

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Silent Image... maybe being "submerged" will make the rats move away or panic? Akbar has no real answer for this.

[pfm1995]

Spoiler: Save

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Some text to pacify the filter.

Fort Save - (1d20+7)[12]

[lostsole31]

Lord Hanley starts a freak-out from the rats. Jean barely keeps it together. Dorn starts to feel psychological repulsion, but his blessed skin unaffected by the bites, he is likewise unaffected by the squirming of the mass. Brother Jaume is just fine.

R3T13: Akbar concentrates and the hall appears to become a pool of water, covering the rats and reaching about knee deep on the people. "Don't worry, it's not real. To us, at least..."

R3T11: Nadya, who has been delaying all this time, disappears in a puff of white smoke (much like a magician uses smoke bombs to escape). The brain-bending part is when the smoke doesn't drift in her square or begin dissipating, but begins moving, occupying the same space as Dorn!

R3T10: “MOVE!” shouts Brother Jaume. Brother Jaume moves past Jean into the room, dodging any attacks that might come his way. He turns to the ROUS still moving in the room and whomps it hard with one blow so it doesn't move.

Spoiler: Brother Jaume

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You posted two rounds worth of actions. You did a move action to move, and a standard action to attack. Done. As far as enlarge person, please note that it is a 1-round action, just like a summoning spell. This means that at the beginning of your turn you "begin" concentrating. The spell doesn't go off until the beginning of your next turn a round later.

R3T9: Javert pecks the ratling for 4, then a talon for 1.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T20: Bothered by the rats, Lord Hanley tears into the room.

R4T19: Dorn, what do you do? You recognize the water as an illusion.

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Jean on deck, rat swarm in the hole ...

[PSinger]

Dorn speeds in and hops up onto the chair. If possible, he will swing at the ratling.

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MA: Move in and do a hop-up on the chair. Acrobatics to jump with my boosted speed is an auto-success.
SA: Warhammer (1d20+3)[13], damage (1d8+5)[12] plus (1d6)[3] vs. evil

[pfm1995]

Jean scrambles away from the rats and into the room, staying near the north wall in the hopes of not providing the rat with a target.

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Will Save: (1d20+8)[13]

[lostsole31]

R4T19: Dorn speeds in and hops up onto the chair artfully. He then swings at the ratling but hits the corner of the bookshelf instead.

R4T18: Jean scrambles away from the rats and into the room, having trouble sloshing through the water as he does so. He stays near the north wall in the hopes of not providing the rat with a target.

R4T15-14: Devoid of any tasty targets, the rats seem to act as if they're in water, but are skilled swim-walkers and move into the room. As they enter the room and fill the area, Brother Jaume splats several of the rats (11 damage). Once in, they nip and bite Brother Jaume for 2, and Lord Hanley for 5. Neither one of them are distacted this time. The ratling skitters west along the top of the bookshelf, pressing against the wall.

R4T13: Akbar, you are concentrating on an illusion that has nobody in it. What do you do?

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Nadya on deck, Brother Jaume in the hole ...

[Swami Monsoon]

Realzing that the illusion had little effect, Akbar dispels it and moves to the doorway. Finally seeing a true enemy, he lets loose with some very harsh language...

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Stop concentration.
Move to door (square just left/west of B-J).
Painful Stare and Ear Piercing Scream vs. Ratling
Damage (1d6)[1] (1d6)[5]

[lostsole31]

R4T13: Realzing that the illusion had little effect, Akbar dispels it and moves to the doorway. Finally seeing a true enemy, he lets loose with some very harsh language. Then he casts a spell and shouts wordlessly, doing 6 sonic and the ratling seems a little off-kilter now.

R4T11: A wispy cloud drifts past Akbar, Brother Jaume, then up to the top of the bookcase just north of the cleric.

R4T10: Brother Jaume, you are standing in rats. Again. What do you do?

Spoiler: Battle Map

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Javert on deck, Lord Hanley in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

“Move out of the rats!” BJ yells at Lord Hanley. He then waits for the little man to move before taking his action.

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delay until after Lord Hanley has taken his action.

[lostsole31]

R4T10: “Move out of the rats!” BJ yells at Lord Hanley. He then waits for the little man to move before taking his action.

R4T9: Javert hops over to the bookcase with the ratling on it and pecks again at the rat-man but misses.

End Round 4, Begin Round 5 ...

R5T20: Heck moves back out into the hallway behind Akbar.

R5T19.5: Brother Jaume, you wanted to wait until the little lord cleared, so....

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Dorn on deck, Jean in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

BJ will move to the square directly in front of the ratling mage. He drops his quarter staff and attempts to pull over the shelf to the left with the fluffy cloud above it in an attempt to squash as many of the swarm as possible.

[lostsole31]

R5T19.5: BJ will move to the square directly in front of the ratling mage. He drops his quarter staff and attempts to pull over the shelf to the left with the fluffy cloud above it in an attempt to squash as many of the swarm as possible. With tremendous effort and an impressive display of strength, the bookcase falls over onto the rat swarm to do 6. The remaining rats quickly swarm around or even through the cracked and ruined bookcase.

R5T19: Dorn, what do you do?

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Jean on deck, rat swarm in the hole ...

[PSinger]

Even on the chair he's probably dealing with cover, but Dorn begins an onslaught.

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Attack #1 (1d20+2)[7], damage (1d8+5)[7] + (1d6)[6] vs. evil
Attack #2 (1d20+2)[13], damage (1d8+5)[10] + (1d6)[1] vs. evil

[lostsole31]

R5T19: Even on the chair Dorn deals with cover, but he begins an onslaught that does poorly.

R5T18: Jean, what do you do? As a Medium creature, if you get to a square that is adjacent to the ratling, unless you get height (like Dorn), the ratling will have "improved cover" because of the angle. What do you do?

Rat swarm on deck, ratling in the hole ...

[lostsole31]

R5T18: Jean doesn't waste his time with a ratling he can hardly hit. He goes for the enemy he can hit, moving foward and trying to cut down some rats, actually doing quite well and badly damaging the swarm for 6 mod. Knowing his current stance doesn't help against a swarm, he shifts his footwork and glares at the rats and ratling threateningly.

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I had you switch to aura of misfortune.

R5T15: The rat swarm moves east towards Brother Jaume, Jean, and the chair with Dorn on it, and Brother Jaume smashes mightily with his quarterstaff, dispelling the swarm!

R5T14: The rest of the party might not understand exactly why, but Akbar realizes his spell worked wonderfully as the ratling is having trouble doing anything more than defending itself right now before shaking his head and regaining focus.

R5T13: Akbar, what do you do as your opponent is no longer dazed?

Spoiler: Central Hallway Map

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Nadya on deck, Javert in the hole ...

[Swami Monsoon]

Akbar gives the rat man another dose of the same medicine...

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Painful Stare and Ear Piercing Scream vs. Ratling...
Damage: (1d6)[5] (1d6)[6]

[lostsole31]

R5T13: Akbar gives the rat-man another dose of the same medicine, but it only takes 5 sonic now.

R5T11-9: The little mist in the corner by the ceiling no longer moves but stays there. Javert bites the rat-man for 2, misses with a talon, and misses so wildly with the next talon, that Jean can feel that Javert is frustrated and is now hell-bent on killing the rat-man. Javert begins cawing wildly and angrily.

End Round 5, Begin Round 6 ...

R5T19.5: Brother Jaume, what do you do?

Dorn on deck, Jean in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Brother Jaume moves back onto the shattered bookcase to gain some room to maneuver. The unarmed monk grows larger taking up a ten foot square. His fist lashes out blindingly fast at the rattling mage, reaching across the intervening 10’ space.

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move 5ft in difficult terrain, SwA to enlarge. Regular punch for accuracy.
to hit (1d20+6)[11]
to damage (1d8+7)[10] includes seance bonus and enlarge bonus/minuses.

[lostsole31]

R6T19.5: Brother Jaume moves back onto the shattered bookcase to gain some room to maneuver. The unarmed monk grows larger taking up a ten foot square. His fist lashes out blindingly fast at the rattling mage, reaching across the intervening 10’ space, but missing the small man.

R6T19: Dorn, what do you do?

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Jean on deck, Ratling in the hole ...