Age of Worms OOC

[Medic!]

search, reflex, fort?

[Eurus]

Aaaand Another fort save - (1d20+6)[23]

[Answerer]

Wait, we're trapped?

[gparali]

No we are not trapped. I meant no exits beside the one we used to get in.

[Eurus]

Well, there's one now! Maybe. Or it's another deathtrap.

[Medic!]

Or maybe it's an ancient telephone booth that works like the one in Bill and Ted!

[Answerer]

So I have no power. Flooding destroyed the transformers to my house. Don't know when I'll next get a chance to post. Sorry. (We're all safe, just no electricity)

[Eurus]

Originally Posted by Answerer

So I have no power. Flooding destroyed the transformers to my house. Don't know when I'll next get a chance to post. Sorry. (We're all safe, just no electricity)

Oh dear. Well, I'm glad you're safe. Let us know when things are up and running again.

[Answerer]

Oh, well that wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been.

For once, I am impressed with Con Ed.

[Eurus]

On reflection, it is a little silly that this is apparently one of those "do random things until you figure out how to get farther" dungeons. WotC likes those. I would've revamped it, but I'm terrible at dungeons.

[Answerer]

Especially since the players aren't really given much reason, in-character, to want to try random things.

[gparali]

Well it doesn't give enough clues to do something not random. The clues are enough to point you at turning the sarcophagus but that's it. To tell you the truth if we were really in there, I think most of us would go "A, no exits, seems this is it. Let's go for a beer!"

[Eurus]

Pff. This is D&D-land. Exploring tombs always brings treasure, the more improbable and dangerous the better!

[Answerer]

Well, Thrae in particular was sent here with a particular purpose that includes disturbing as little as possible, which was part of the problem. I think she needs to be less responsible.

[gparali]

I am guessing we are trying the same with the next lantern?
Also, does anyone have detect magic?

[Eurus]

My apologies for the -- frankly excessive -- delay.

[gparali]

Originally Posted by Eurus

My apologies for the -- frankly excessive -- delay.

No problem

[Eurus]

I hope you have a way to deal with swarms, folks, because otherwise this could be very nasty. Initiative, please, and I'll whip up a map shortly. The swarm is currently occupying Strigz and Wei's spaces, and the other creature (Knowledge: Dungeoneering to identify) is about ten feet away from them.

[Medic!]

Where there's a wind-trap, there's a way!

Granteds:
(1d5)[1]
(1d4)[2]
(1d3)[2]

[THEChanger]

I knew there was a reason I packed those Alchemist's Fires....

(1d20+3)[19]

[Answerer]

Well, here's initiative.

Initiative - (1d20+3)[20]

[gparali]

Posting Initiative. Rushing to work now so I will post actions when I return.

(1d20+2)[20]

[Eurus]

Enemy init: (1d20+3)[12]

EDIT: PC actions will probably resolve before enemy actions, then. We need Corbin's move, then I'll post up the first round's bloodshed and map.

[Medic!]

I guess an initiative would help huh? Dunno how I forgot to do that...
Initiative - (1d20+2)[22]

- he who hesitates goes first

[Eurus]

I know I'm still waiting on Corbin, but I'll speed ahead a little bit here. THEChanger, feel free to take your skipped action when you post and I'll retroactively include it -- it's probably not going to finish off either target this round, no offense.

Spoiler

Swarm reflex vs. twister: (1d20+3)[23]

Wei fortitude vs. acid: (1d20+4)[17]

Swarm damage: (1d6)[1]
Acid damage: (1d4)[1] (cut in half, but minimum 1)

Eyeball attack 1: (1d20+6)[18]
Eyeball dmg 1: (1d8+1)[6]
Crit confirm (if needed): (1d20+6)[26]

Eyeball attack 2: (1d20+6)[20]
Eyeball dmg 2: (1d8+1)[8]
Crit confirm (if needed): (1d20+6)[16]

I forgot the initial fortitude rolls vs. nausea, so don't worry about it. But in future turns, bear in mind that anyone starting their turn in a swarmed square must make a DC 11 fort save or be nauseated for a round.

EDIT: Oh my. That's enough to drop Wei, if I'm not mistaken. Welp, I'm sure Thrae will get a Lesser Vigor on him before he bleeds out.

[gparali]

Poor poor Wei .

My heroic stand didn't go as I hoped

Thrae, does the whirlwind count as an AoE? It would cause 50% more damage to the swarm if it did.

Edit: Eurus, you don't have to wait for my stabilization checks. Feel free to do them to speed up play.

[Eurus]

On the plus side, Strigz's attack connected, so the healing went through!

[Answerer]

Originally Posted by gparali

Thrae, does the whirlwind count as an AoE? It would cause 50% more damage to the swarm if it did.

It does, yes. I mentioned that in my post even, so I assume that the damage was tallied that way. With the nat-20 on the save, it's still just 4 damage, though.

[Eurus]

Yes, I took that into account.