Curse of the Crimson Thread: Escape from Old Korvosa [IC]

[Moriar]

The little rat scrambles to the north east as far as possible and then changes back into his own self(s).

Spoiler: change

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Fort save:(1d20+16)[29]


Does a standard move to the north east and then cancels the rat form turning back into normal

[lostsole31]

R18T14: The little rat scrambles to the northeast as far as possible - which is really only 5' - and then changes back into his own self.

End Round 18, Begin Round 19 ...

R19T14.2-.1: Vivino gets attacked in the darkness. Luckily, his form as Vivino helps as his armor now helps him. One strike hits him in the upper arm and he shifts his brachial artery in time to stop a crit and only takes 3 mod.

R19T14: Vivino, you are still in a poison cloud. Roll a Fort save. There appears to be a wall going roughly east-west to your north, and then two opponents - one east and one west. What do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino lets out a howl of rage. "I just want to get out of here!" he yells at these new threats.

He arranges his stance to proper form and then attacks with a vicious claw that glows blue.

Spoiler: Once again getting angry

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Begin to rage

Assume elemental stance for cold

Then risky strike against green.

to hit: (1d20+10)[12]

damage: (1d6+11)[17]

cold damage: (1d6)[4]

[lostsole31]

R19T14: Vivino lets out a howl of rage. "I just want to get out of here!" he yells at these new threats. He arranges his stance to proper form and then attacks with a vicious claw that glows blue, but misses wildly.

End Round 19, Begin Round 20 ...

R20T14.2-.1: The two garden guardians attack. The one to the east catches Vivino with a soft crit to the back of his left calf for 8 mod that he couldn't shift, and nearly hit him again with the follow-up.

R20T14: Vivino, you are mutated and raging with elemental stance. You have shield and see invisibility extracts active. But, you are also weakened from previous poison exposure and are in a poison cloud even now. Your suggestion tells you victory is to be found the way you came, so you can do a "moving combat" but you can't just stand and fight. What do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino eyes them and steps aside before attacking maliciously.

Spoiler: popcorn

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Continue raging
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Step 5' to southwest to get a little closer to the stairs.

Then attack green


Risky claw 1: (1d20+13)[21] and damage of (1d6+13)[19] with frost of (1d6)[5]

Risky claw 2: (1d20+13)[19] and damage of (1d6+13)[14] with frost of (1d6)[5]

Risky bite: (1d20+13)[20] and damage of (1d4+13)[14] with frost of (1d6)[4]

[lostsole31]

R20T14: Vivino eyes them and steps aside before dropping his scythe and attacking viciously, but none of his attacks get past the guardian's armor.

End Round 20, Begin Round 21 ...

R21T26: The tiger man is on this level, moving quickly around from the south and east. He comes really close, but doesn't enter the poison cloud. Though he stands patiently with two kukri in his hand.

R21T16-14.1: Vivino's sixth sense protects him as he dodges out of the way - another guardian appearing after having charged and swung at him with his scimitar (Brown). Red steps down to flank and slash Vivino's left shoulder for 5 mod. When Red attempts the reattack, Vivino slams Red's scimitar to the side to score a light crit against Green for 12. Finally, Green throws himself at Vivino as the latter's claw slams against armor, failing to throw Vivino off the ledge.

R21T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino moves to the opening and strikes at green again.

Spoiler: getting crowded

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Continue raging

Move 5' to NW

Claw 1: (1d20+16)[19] with (1d6+7)[8] and (1d6)[3]

Claw 2: (1d20+16)[29] with (1d6+7)[8] and (1d6)[5]

Bite: (1d20+16)[31] with (1d4+7)[9] and (1d6)[4]

[lostsole31]

R21T14: Vivino moves to the opening and strikes at Green again. His first claw strikes the armor, allowing his second claw to find purchase for 8 + 5 cold, and then a bite on the guardian's left bicep for 9 + 4 cold. Vivino's bite discovers horrifically-tasting flesh; he doesn't take poison damage, but it is toxic and that's another thing he has to fight off.

End Round 21, Begin Round 22 ...

R22T16-14.1: Brown interposes himself against Vivino, flanking with Green. Vivino deflects the first attack, but the second catches him in the left knee, and Vivino moves his tendons in time enough to only take 5 mod. Red misses his first attack, and Vivino moves his lower brachial artery in his left forearm to only take 4 mod. Green swings upwards to Vivino's groin and he barely moves aside his bits and bobs to take 3 mod to his inguinal tendon, and then he blocks Green's follow-on attack.

R22T14: Vivino, roll two Fort saves - first against the poison cloud, second against having ingested poison blood. What do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino will try to move again before mauling green.

Spoiler: one step at a time

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Continue raging

Fort save 1: (1d20+16)[25]

Fort save 2: (1d20+16)[23]

Move 5' to NW

Claw 1 vs green: to hit of (1d20+16)[30] with damage of (1d6+7)[10] plus cold (1d6)[1]

Claw 2 vs green: to hit of (1d20+16)[18] with damage of (1d6+7)[9] plus cold (1d6)[6]

Bite vs green: to hit of (1d20+16)[29] with damage of (1d4+7)[8] plus cold (1d6)[6]

[lostsole31]

R22T14: Vivino uses a brief, controlled peristalsis to spit out the poison before it affects him while masterfully using poison transmutation in his body to keep from being affected by the ever-present poison in the air. He wants to move to the northwest, but the northern wall keeps him from doing so. He starts his mauling action on Green, slashing across the belly for 10 + 1 cold. The second claw misses, but he bites Green in the left upper arm for 8 + 6 cold. The bitter tang hits him, and he knows he will be fighting off ingested poison again.

End Round 22, Begin Round 23 ...

R23T16-14.2: All three guardians begins their attack on Vivino. Red positions south of Vivino and strikes Vivino in the head, who in turn pulls more calcium to his skull to protect the impact strike to only take 5 mod, but he fails to protect against Red's second strike - a soft crit to his chest for 8 mod.

R23T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

After several hits, Vivino looks to just get out of here and moves toward the stairs.

Spoiler: leaving?

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Continue raging

Fort save 1: (1d20+16)[18]

Fort save 2: (1d20+16)[30]

Tumble 5' SW. Acrobatics with dodge feat: (1d20+11)[17]


Tumble 5' W. Acrobatics with dodge feat: (1d20+11)[12]


Tumble 5' W. Acrobatics with dodge feat: (1d20+11)[18]

Move 10' to west to get to stairs.

[lostsole31]

R23T14: Vivino barely resists the poison from the bite he had made. After several hits, Vivino looks to just get out of here and moves toward the stairs, but he is not as agile as he had hoped. Brown strikes him in the upper left arm, with Vivino managing to adjust his body to only take 7 mod. Green doesn't hit him. Red opens himself up as Vivino moves and slashes the guardian in the chest for 13 + 1 cold, but the reality of the guardian's tactic is revealed when Vivino gets knocked off his feet.

Vivino knows that staying on the deck is death, so tries to stand, getting ready to weather the blows. He is struck in the hip by Brown for 4 mod; in the left shoulder by Green for 8 mod; and in the lower back by Brown for 6 mod. But at least now he's back on his feet.

End Round 23, Begin Round 24 ...

R24T16-14.1: Brown slashes Vivino in the chest for 6 mod. Red sidesteps to block access to the west, and then slashes Vivino in the head for 8 mod. Green fails to land a blow.

R24T14: Vivino, what do you do? Roll a single Fort save vs. poison.

[Moriar]

Knowing that his time is limited and not being allowed through, Vivino lines up to shove red out of the way.

Spoiler: desperate

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Continue raging

Fort save: (1d20+16)[18]

Use Spontaneous healing to heal 5.

Hoping mobility helps against any aoo.

Bull rush verse red to push and move 5' to SW: (1d20+13)[33]

If successful then after bull rush, move
4 squares to west and then up stairs for remaining movement.

If bull rush unsuccessful, use fighting defensive (or full defense if able) and enter stalwart stance.

[lostsole31]

R24T14: Knowing that his time is limited and not being allowed through, Vivino lines up to shove Red out of the way (after self-healing 5), but not before the inevitable counter as such a maneuver is tantamount to throwing himself on his enemy's weapons. Brown and Green only catch armor, but Red's strike catches Vivino in a way he can't shift his organs to defend against, taking a soft-crit of 8 mod. Still, the insanely powerful man tosses the guardian off of the cliff, and seconds later a splash is heard far below. Vivino immediately begins moving, but gets struck by Brown for 8 mod as he gets past his aggressors. Unfortunately, because he moved into the space of Red during the attack, he has no more in him to continue moving west.

End Round 24, Begin Round 25 ...

R25T16-14.1: This time, it is Brown's turn to throw itself at Vivino, whose claw scratches powerfully against the rager's armor. Brown fails to throw Vivino off the ledge before adjusting west of Vivino. Green moves to flank and strikes Vivino's back for 7 mod, and then the back of his thigh for 7 mod.

R25T14: Vivino, here you are ... flanked again. Mutagen/ rage in effect (elemental stance). Still just inside the poison cloud, so another Fort save is required. What do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino tries once again to get around his foes watching them very carefully.

Spoiler: until the end

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Continues raging

Fort save: (1d20+16)[21]

SA: total defense

Spontaneous healing for another 5

Then trusting total defense and mobility to leave.

Steps 5' NW

Walk 3 squares west.

Then rest of move up the stairs.

[lostsole31]

R25T14: Vivino tries once again to get around his foes watching them very carefully. Both of them hit very hard against his armor but his defensive focus saves him as he moves away and gets to the base of the stairs.

End Round 25, Begin Round 26 ...

R26T16-14.1: Brown charges Vivino, but misses. Green moves in and around and hits Vivino's armor.

R26T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino continues to watch carefully and defend himself to move up the stairs.

Spoiler: first time not hit...keep it going?

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Continue raging

Total defense and mobility to keep moving up the stairs.

[lostsole31]

R26T14: Vivino continues to watch carefully and defend himself to move up the stairs. Predictably, they both swing at him, but he moves up and away from them. He moves 30' up the stairs until stone blocks further movement.

End Round 26, Begin Round 27 ...

R27T14: Vivino, the guardians have not followed you up the stairs to the blockage. what do you do?

[Moriar]

Seemingly cornered, Vivino drinks an extract and pushes against the stone blocking the stairs.

Spoiler: Push!

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Drink extract of cure moderate wounds: (2d8+7)[12]

Then push with all he can to dislodge/move/break through the stone blocking the stairs further up

[lostsole31]

R27T14: Seemingly cornered, Vivino drinks an extract for 12 healing and pushes against the stone blocking the stairs. It doesn't even begin to budge. He remembers the massive stone statue in the garden and it surely is far heavier than he can even remotely budge, especially now that he's weakened. Now that he's as close to the top as possible, he isn't sure that he found victory. It just might be that the tiger-headed man lied to him! The compulsion nagging at him to go higher and higher - while one he is free to explore on his own as he desires - is no longer present.

What does he do?

End Round 27, Begin Round 28 ...

R28T26: Vivino hears the sound of a man casting a spell, the echoes make it hard to tell how far it is.

R28T14: Vivino, now that your mind is yours again - albeit in the fog of rage - what do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino shakes head to clear it. Then he begins to calm down and drinks another extract.

Spoiler: moment of peace

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Stopping rage.

Drink extract of cure moderate wounds. Heal: (2d8+7)[21]

Then if able will stay at the top of the stairs until recovered from fatigue.

[lostsole31]

R28T14: Vivino shakes head to clear it. Then he begins to calm down and drinks another extract for 21 healing, though he is now fatigued.

End Round 28, Begin Round 29 ...

R29T26: Creeping up the stairs with a kukri in his hand is the tiger-headed man. It seems he thinks that you can't see him, but when he casts a spell, unfortunately Vivino has no weapon to react even though he can see his invisible form. A lightning bolt zaps forth that Vivino doesn't evade and takes 25 electricity. At that point, the tiger-man is visible to the rest of the world.

R29T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

"Why are you chasing me?" Vivino asks. "I will leave you alone if you leave me alone. I do owe you one for that lightning but past that is up to you."


Vivino unlimbers his axe and delivers a blow to back up his words.

Spoiler: payback

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Swing at Tigerman. to hit: (1d20+11)[27] and damage of (1d8+7)[11]

[lostsole31]

R29T14: "Why are you chasing me?" Vivino asks. "I will leave you alone if you leave me alone. I do owe you one for that lightning but past that is up to you."

Vivino unlimbers his axe and delivers a blow that gets past a strong deflection field, an outer layer of force, and barely penetrates a second layer of force before the lower tip of the axe brushes against its chest.

End Round 29, Begin Round 30 ...

R30T26: The tiger-headed man laughs. "No, for by seeing me, you know my family's secret ... we Arkona are rakshasa. Besides, the tiger does not submit to the water buffalo. The buffalo has mighty horns," and here he gestures to the axe, "but the buffalo is still prey."

Now it is his turn and he attacks. Vivino blocks the first kukri swing, but the second almost gets through his armor. He likewise fends the rakashasa's claw and bite.

R30T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

"That is so funny," Vivino says. "For I would not have put those pieces of information together about your family if you had not just told me."

Then hoping to catch him off guard, swings the axe twice with both hands.

Spoiler: Connecting the dots

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Swing 1: to hit of (1d20+11)[16] with damage of (1d8+10)[13] and cold of (1d6)[1]


Swing 2: to hit of (1d20+6)[13] with damage of (1d8+10)[13] and cold of (1d6)[5]

if elemental stance is gone, then ignore the cold.

[lostsole31]

R30T14: "That is so funny," Vivino says, "for I would not have put those pieces of information together about your family if you had not just told me."

Then hoping to catch him off guard, he swings the axe twice with both hands, but the rakshasa easily deflects the first and then just moves a little to be completely missed by the second attack.

End Round 30, Begin Round 31 ...

R31T26: "I didn't give anything away foolishly, you are just a mere mortal who has never heard of the greatness of the rakshasa. Surely, someone you would recount this story to would know more than you ... and we can't have that, now can we?" and that last question is asked with a truly malicious leer that comes to close to Vivino's face. Of course, that wasn't the danger, as the rakshasa's curved kukri takes advantage of Vivino's focus on the face and pulls out Vivino's feet so that he is now prone.

R3T14: Vivino, you are now prone on the stairs and backed into a "vertical corner" if you will. What do you do?

[Moriar]

Vivino recoils from the breath and drinks an extract of hope.

"Actually it's my sister who you should worry about," Vivino says as he taps his head.

Then he stands up.

Spoiler: maybe helps

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Drink displacement extract defensively if possible and then stands up.

[lostsole31]

R31T14: Vivino recoils from the breath, and attempts to drink an extract that might give a glimmer of hope, but not before the rakshasa slices his inguinal tendon with a soft crit that does 8 mod. Vivino takes the extract, and feels the strange, faint lurching sensation common to a displacement effect.

"Actually it's my sister who you should worry about," Vivino says as he taps his head as he stands.

End Round 31, Begin Round 32 ...

R32T26: "I am Avidexu, cousin to the lord. And what is the name of this brave morsel that has lasted so long?" he asks of Vivino, with all of his attacks failing to connect.

R32T14: Vivino, what do you do?

[Moriar]

"Vivino Dorso at your service," Vivino says with a slight flourish.

As part of the flourish, Vivino tries to hide drinking a potion.

Spoiler: Flourish

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MA to retrieve potion of cure serious

Drink potion to cure (3d8+5)[12]

[lostsole31]

R32T14: "Vivino Dorso at your service," Vivino says with a slight flourish. As part of that maneuver, Vivino tries to hide taking out and drinking a potion. The ruse fails (mainly because he has to reach into and fish around in his handy haversack), and Avidexu looks like he's going to knock the vial out of his hand, but the displacement protects him. The warming fluid goes down the alchemist's throat to provide him with 12 healing. The rakshasa even gives a nod of admiration for effect, only now realizing what Vivino took the round before.

End Round 32, Begin Round 33 ....

R33T26: Avidexu fails to land a blow, and her bite tried to trip him.

R33T14: Vivino, what do you do?