NeverEnding Dungeon - Mistah C (Jarian)

[NeverEnding DM]

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The entire room is surrounded by heavy black curtains.

There is a table to your west. There are seven sheets of parchment on the table, six with writing of some sort on them, while the seventh is blank. There is also a red lacquered inkpen resting near the blank sheet, with a note attached to it.

DM notes:
Sheet. (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=213797)

[Jarian]

Before materializing, Mistah C will realize that he forgot to bring any sort of ranged weapon, and grab a sling and thirty slingstones, which go in the sack.

He then casts and persists via Divine Metamagic the following spells:

Detect Magic
Shield of Faith (raising his AC to 23)
Lesser Vigor
Magic Weapon (on the longsword)
Ghost Touch Armor (his full plate's AC now applies to incorporeal attacks)
Balor Nimbus (any creature in a grapple with Mistah C takes 6d6 fire damage at the start of his turn)

This done, he opens the curtains at D-1 and heads west toward the Allip.

[Saph]

With Ghost Touch Armour, I'm almost tempted to just give you the XP and not bother rolling. Still, I suppose you might take one hit if you're very unlucky.

Mr. Allip is there as before.

Initiative: [roll0] and a Will save.

[Jarian]

Will: [roll0]

Initiative: [roll1]

[Jarian]

Douse the Flames
Crusader's Strike
Stone Bones
Charging Minotaur
Vanguard Strike

Manuevers granted, in order: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Jarian]

Move up, longsword away!

[roll0]
[roll1]
Incorporeal miss: [roll2] miss on 1.

[Saph]

Babble babble swipe.

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis

[Jarian]

Return fire!

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2] 1 misses

*grumble grumble*

I could have had 7 Destroy Undead uses instead of detect magic. Blah.

[Saph]

If you want to do multiple attack rolls in one post, it'd speed this up.

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis

[Saph]

On second thought . . . :smalltongue:

Crit Confirm Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] more Wis

[Jarian]

If Mistah C dies to an undead, I'm going to be very unhappy.

Turns, in order: [roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]

[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]

[roll6]
[roll7]
[roll8]

[roll9]
[roll10]
[roll11]

[roll12]
[roll13]
[roll14]

[roll15]
[roll16]
[roll17]

[roll18]
[roll19]
[roll20]

[roll21]
[roll22]
[roll23]

[roll24]
[roll25]
[roll26]

[roll27]
[roll28]
[roll29]

[roll30]
[roll31]
[roll32]

[roll33]
[roll34]
[roll35]

Edit: So... much... fail...

Edit2: HURP DERP. Wasn't accounting for the magic weapon bonuses. All rolls should be 1 higher.

[Saph]

. . . Okay, so with the +1 from Magic Weapon, that makes the first one a hit instead of a miss.

Even so, that's 11 misses in a row right afterwards.

And to think I complained because I missed the Allip 6 times in a row on my run. I thought MY luck was bad.

Allip's counterattacks:

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll2]
On hit: [roll3] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll4]
On hit: [roll5] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll6]
On hit: [roll7] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll8]
On hit: [roll9] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll10]
On hit: [roll11] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll12]
On hit: [roll13] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll14]
On hit: [roll15] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll16]
On hit: [roll17] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll18]
On hit: [roll19] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll20]
On hit: [roll21] Wis
Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll22]
On hit: [roll23] Wis

[Jarian]

I surrender. This is too much fail on Mistah C's part, and too much Wis drain to deal with later.

Do over, but I'll save 7 Destroy Undead uses instead of persisting Detect Magic.

[Saph]

The dice officially hate you, it seems.

Crit Confirm Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis

[Saph]

Heh. Well, at least it was on the first encounter.

Allip Initiative: [roll0]

[Jarian]

[roll0]

Will: [roll1]

[Saph]

Will succeeds. Babble babble swipe.

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis

[Jarian]

"By the infinite grace and might of Mistah T, I bid you DIE, FOO."

Destroy Undead: [roll0] Will DC 13 half.

[Saph]

Does the incorporeal miss chance apply to that?

Will save: [roll0]

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll1]
On hit: [roll2] Wis

[Jarian]

It does not.

"I said DIE, FOO."

Destroy Undead: [roll0] Will DC 13 half.

[Saph]

Will: [roll0]

[Saph]

It refuses to die, foo.

Incorporeal Touch Attack: [roll0]
On hit: [roll1] Wis

[Jarian]

"Resistance is futile, foo."

Mixing my genres. :smalltongue:

Destroy Undead: [roll0] will 13 half.

And again, if it doesn't die.

Destroy Undead: [roll1] will 13 half.

And again, if it still doesn't die.

Destroy Undead: [roll2] will 13 half.

Back after breakfast.

[Saph]

It dies, foo. (First attack kills it regardless of saves.)

Have 450 XP.

[Jarian]

Go south to the room with the eyeless creature (a Wrackspawn, if my research is correct).

Edit: ...I completely forgot that Mistah C has Knowledge Devotion. :smallannoyed:

[Saph]

Well, wouldn't have made that much difference in this case.

You find the Wrackspawn.

Initiative: [roll0]

[Jarian]

Knowledge (Planes): [roll0] +2 bonus on attacks/damage

Init: [roll1]

[Jarian]

Maneuvers (I'll remember to put them in the same post... eventually.)

[roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Jarian]

Charging grapple attack!

[roll0] vs touch

Opposed grapple: [roll1]

Both should be +2 higher due to Knowledge Devotion.

[Saph]

Hits.

Opposed grapple: [roll0]

[Jarian]

So that's a tie, due to Knowledge Devotion.

Reroll: [roll0]

[Saph]

Well, a grapple check isn't actually an attack roll as far as I know . . .

[Jarian]

Ah. Well then, Mistah C continues to fail spectacularly.

[Saph]

It tries to spear and claw you.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save
Claw: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

edit: Also, since you got a 22 on the Know (Planes) I should probably also tell you that Wrackspawns have a degree of fire resistance.

[Jarian]

"STONE BONES!"

[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, gain DR 5/Adamantine

I know. I trust that fire resist 10 will give me less trouble than DR 5/-

Or would have, if I could grapple it before it got an AoO. Not now, though.

[Saph]

Hit. The creature's DR absorbs most of that, though.

Counterattack:

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save
Claw: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

[Jarian]

Withdraw 40 feet north.

[Saph]

You go through two sets of curtains into the Allip room.

It pursues you, and ends its turn next to you.

[Jarian]

"Foo, quitcher stalkin'. Mistah T don't like stalkers."

Douse the Flames.
[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, target cannot take AoOs for a round.

New maneuvers: [roll2] [roll3] [roll4] [roll5]

[Jarian]

Critical confirmation
[roll0]
[roll1]

I wonder how many more 1s I can roll for damage.

[Saph]

Well, you crit. That does a fair bit of hurt.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save
Claw: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

[Jarian]

Fort: [roll0]

Yay, more terrible rolls!

[Saph]

You take [roll0] more damage and you're sickened for a round. Your turn.

[Jarian]

Fast healing takes care of 1.

Crusader's Strike
[roll0] +2 hp from Martial Spirit
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]

[Jarian]

Huh.

Crit confirm
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Saph]

Well, no confirm, but you hurt him some more.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[Jarian]

Stone Bones
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
DR 5/Adamantine on hit

[Saph]

Hits.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[term1nally s1ck]

Jarian, you have the worst dice luck. I've never seen that many nat 1s.

[Jarian]

Blahhhh.

Fort: [roll0]

And yes, Saph is having an affair with the RNG. I have photo evidence that I will use for blackmail when the time comes.

[Jarian]

Douse the Flames
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
Can't take AoOs for a round on hit.

[Saph]

Hit.

Counter:

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[Jarian]

[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]

Maneuvers: [roll2] [roll3] [roll4] [roll5]

[Saph]

Miss. Its AC is 14, by the way, I'll let you work out hits from now on.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

edit: Heh. I think that Shield of Faith just saved your life.

[Jarian]

Crusader's Strike, fighting defensively
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]

[Saph]

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[Jarian]

Oh COME ON. :smallsigh:

Stone Bones
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
DR 5/adamantine on hit

[Jarian]

Drrrr...

Fort save: [roll0]

[Saph]

It's below half HP.

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

edit: Did it just exactly hit your AC again?

[Jarian]

Mistah C is dead. :smallyuk:

Allip again.

*sends manila envelope with damning photographs to T.S.*

[Saph]

Actually, just realised something . . . the Pain attack only takes effect on injury. So if you've got DR 5 . . .

[Jarian]

It's a miracle! Praise be to Mistah T!

Fighting defensively
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]

[Saph]

LOL. :smallbiggrin:

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)
Claw: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[Jarian]

Fighting defensively
[roll0] +2hp
[roll1]

[Saph]

You take it to 0 HP.

It makes a final attack:

Spear attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and on injury, an extra [roll2] damage and sickened for 1 round (Fort save DC 18 halves extra damage and negates sickened effect)

and drops.

[Jarian]

"Foo."

Fast heal up to full, investigate the room with the longswords.

Edit: I do get xp for that one, right? :smalltongue:

[Saph]

You gain 450 XP, some piecemeal armour, and a bone shortspear.

You go north. The longswords and room are as before. Want me to describe them again?

[Jarian]

Swap out longsword for flail, take off shield, two hand flail.

Knowledge (Arcana) [roll0]

[Jarian]

Maneuvers: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

Why am I trying to sunder those when I have a fire aura...?

Replace shield, replace longsword.

Charging grapple on the closest one.

[roll4]

Opposed grapple: [roll5]

[Saph]

You identify them as Small Animated Objects. They're not attacking at the moment, though.

[Saph]

. . . but you are. Right then. :smalltongue:

You grapple one. All four animate and try and stab you.

Grappled one opposed grapple to escape: [roll0]

Others, slice attack (note that you're in grapple, so your AC will be lower)

Slice attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Slice attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
Slice attack: [roll5]
Damage: [roll6]

[Jarian]

I lose my dex bonus. Oh no, 1 AC. :smalltongue:

Fire damage: [roll0] 1/2, minus hardness.

Hold grapple until it melts or things get hairy.

Edit: Take total defense each round.

[Saph]

No, you auto-won the initial grapple check, I didn't even bother rolling that. You need to make a grapple check to maintain the hold on the one trying to escape.

[Jarian]

Ah. Mi reading comprehenshun is gud.

[roll0]

So, as above. Take total defense each round until it escapes or melts.

Edit: Or not.

[Saph]

You burn it to death. Or whatever happens to dead animated objects. You get the idea.

The others slice at you:

Slice attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Slice attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

[Jarian]

"Hello boys."

5ft step so I'm only threatened by one, if possible.

Grapple touch attack: [roll0] <- provokes AoO
If AoO misses, grapple: [roll1]

[Saph]

Miss. Some flank you.

AoO slice attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

Slice attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Slice attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]

[Jarian]

5ft step again, repeat.

Touch: [roll0] Provokes an AoO
Grapple: [roll1]
Inevitable opposed grapple to prevent escape: [roll2]

[Saph]

AoO: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

If miss, grapple: [roll2]
If fail, grapple: [roll3]

Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Slice attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]

Edit: It escapes.

[Jarian]

"Pesky."

Crusader's strike sunder
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]

Edit: Don't think you can use sunder with CS.

[Saph]

Hit, but minimal damage.

Slice attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Slice attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

[Jarian]

5ft step, grapple.

[roll0]
Opposed1: [roll1]
Opposed2: [roll2]

[Saph]

AoO slice attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

If miss, grapple: [roll2]
If fail, grapple: [roll3]

Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Slice attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]

Edit: Heh. Slippery little thing, isn't he?

[Jarian]

Wash, rinse, repeat. These aren't very threatening, just time consuming. :p

[roll0] Sigh.
[roll1]
[roll2]
If fail both: [roll3] 1/2 minus hardness

[Saph]

Slice AoO: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Slice attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Slice attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]

[Jarian]

[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3] 1/2 minus hardness <- Fail

[Saph]

Slice AoO: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

Grapple check: [roll2]
Grapple check: [roll3]

Slice attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]
Slice attack: [roll6]
Damage: [roll7]

[Jarian]

Total defense.
Inevitable opposed grapple: [roll0]
[roll1] 1/2 minus hardness.

[Saph]

Grapple check: [roll0]

Slice attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Slice attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]

[Saph]

You kill one. Other crit threats:

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[Jarian]

Crusader's Strike headbutt!

[roll0] +2 hp
Damage is irrelevant
Healing: [roll1]

Inevitable opposed grapple: [roll2]
If fail: [roll3] 1/2 minus hardness.

Edit: I thought small animated objects had 15 hp. Oh well.

[Jarian]

Crusader's Strike longsword on the longsword
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]

[Saph]

They do, but technically, once they're animated, they're not "objects" anymore. Doesn't make much sense, I know.

Flank, slice.

Slice attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Slice attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

[Jarian]

5ft, grapple
[roll0]
[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3] minus hardness

[Saph]

Bored now.

You engage for many more rounds in a thrilling and drama-filled battle, after which they die.

Have 450 XP.

[Jarian]

:smalltongue:

Well, that's all the rooms I know of.

Let's see what's east of here.

[Saph]

Want to level first?

[Jarian]

Maaaaybe. :smalltongue:

One minute.

[Jarian]

Crusader//Cloistered Cleric
Gain 5+2 hp, Indomitable Soul, Bolstering Voice stance
Add 1 rank to Concentration, Heal, Kn. Religion, Kn. Planes, Kn. Nature, and Spellcraft.

Ready to go.

Edit: And +1 fort/will.

[Saph]

*Ding dong*

This is your captain speaking. We apologise for the holdup. It turns out the presence of the creature you are about to be fighting has been questioned by its original creator, Tanaric. Apparently phrases such as "unfair" and "completely overpowered as written" were used.

Since the creature in question has killed Terran's character once already, this creates an unfortunate dilemma. Please hold.

[Jarian]

*fastens seatbelt*

[Jarian]

Out of curiosity, what does Terran's death have to do with me being slaughtered horribly? :smalltongue:

[Saph]

Oh, I'm just trying to figure out if you should be fighting the thing that killed Terran, or something easier.

[Jarian]

*flips to Ammunition Revelations, Chapter 6, Verse 9, of Mistah T's Big Book O' Holiness*

"More firepower is always good - when it's on your side."

I don't mind smashing easier things. :smalltongue:

[Jarian]

Mistah C will take on the tougher opponent, if you're torn between using it and not.

The worst that could happen is a brutal slaughter followed by a restart, right? :smalltongue:

[Saph]

Eh, it's midnight and I have to get some sleep soon anyway, so I'll wait on a decision from TS. I'm running you and Terran in parallel, so it's more convenient if I can know for sure. :smallsmile:

Besides, the powerful thing is really really powerful. It killed Terran's character even though he had an unhittable AC and Abrupt Jaunt.

[Jarian]

...ah.

Probably best to wait, then. :smalltongue:

[Saph]

Where are you based, by the way? I'm guessing US from the timezone.

[Jarian]

East coast, US.

Or were you looking for something more specific?

(My timezone listed here is Central US, incidentally. I never bothered to change it.)

[Saph]

Nah, just curious. You're 5 hours off me, then.

Duskranger's in the Netherlands, which was convenient when I was running his game as we were awake at pretty much the same periods.

[Jarian]

It's a conspiracy! All of the DMs are from Europe!

[Saph]

As far as I can see, the NED started over in the States, but it seems to have gravitated over here. :smallwink:

[Jarian]

I don't have any sort of witty retort to that without sinking to mention of the Boston Tea Party in some way.

...what is the crazy-evil-super-eye-lasers-nuke-deployed monster, anyway? I'm either going to identify it with knowledge or look it up later, anyway. :smalltongue:

[Saph]

It's a homebrew creature called Tanaric's Rage Mage. I doubt looking it up will help. :smallwink:

[Jarian]

That's not nearly as comforting as I was hoping it would be.

[term1nally s1ck]

Think a barbarian crossed with a spellcaster who quickens every spell while raging. Then run.

[Jarian]

Sounds appropriately frightening. Is that what Mistah C is going to be fighting? :smalleek:

*fervently prays that it doesn't have an absurd grapple modifier*

[term1nally s1ck]

You will not be fighting him.

+15.

[Jarian]

Oh.

...yeah, really glad I didn't charge ahead.

Would you mind telling me what I am fighting, if you're not too busy? :smallbiggrin:

[term1nally s1ck]

Make a spot check :smallamused:

[Jarian]

[roll0]

Noticing things isn't Mistah C's strong point.

[term1nally s1ck]

Saph:
The thing is hiding on the ceiling. If they don't see it...well..this happens.

You get stabbed from above:

[roll0] for [roll1]
[roll2] for [roll3]

If either hit, make a trip check: [roll4] to resist being pulled up into the air by the fangs on the web.

[Jarian]

Miss.

Where did the attacks come from?

If more than 10 ft up, sheathe longsword and draw loaded sling out of sack.

If not, melee attack TBD.

Maneuvers: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[term1nally s1ck]

He's on the ceiling, 20' above you.

You're looking at a spider the size of a horse, with 10 legs.

[Jarian]

Knowledge (Nature) (?): [roll0] subtract 6 if for anything other than Religion, Planes, or Nature.

Edit: Fail. +1 bonus regardless.

Sheathe sword, draw sling while move twenty feet east.

[term1nally s1ck]

It moves 20' on the ceiling, and harpoons you again:

[roll0] for [roll1]

[Jarian]

Miss. Mistah C has an AC of 23 currently.

Sling attack: [roll0] for [roll1]

Reload. End turn.

[term1nally s1ck]

[roll0] for [roll1]
[roll2] for [roll3]

[Jarian]

[roll0]
[roll1]
Reload.

This could take a while.

[term1nally s1ck]

Want to speed it up?

[roll0] for [roll1], [roll2]
[roll3] for [roll4], [roll5]

If tripped, you're dragged 20' up, he bites you:

[roll6] vs prone AC for [roll7] and a fort save.

[Jarian]

9 rounds of slingstones.Round1:[roll0]
[roll1]
Round2:[roll2]
[roll3]
Round3:[roll4]
[roll5]
Round4:[roll6]
[roll7]
Round5:[roll8]
[roll9]
Round6:[roll10]
[roll11]
Round7:[roll12]
[roll13]
Round8:[roll14]
[roll15]
Round9:[roll16]
[roll17]

[Jarian]

Crit confirm times two.

[roll0] for [roll1]
[roll2] for [roll3]

[term1nally s1ck]

Round 1:

Hit, not confirmed.

[roll0] for [roll1],
If hit, [roll2] vs [roll3]
[roll4] for [roll5],
If hit, [roll6] vs [roll7]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll8] vs prone for [roll9] and fort save or [roll10] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll11] damage.

Round 2: Miss.


[roll12] for [roll13],
If hit, [roll14] vs [roll15]
[roll16] for [roll17],
If hit, [roll18] vs [roll19]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll20] vs prone for [roll21] and fort save or [roll22] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll23] damage.

Round 3: Hit.


[roll24] for [roll25],
If hit, [roll26] vs [roll27]
[roll28] for [roll29],
If hit, [roll30] vs [roll31]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll32] vs prone for [roll33] and fort save or [roll34] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll35] damage.

Round 4: Confirmed Crit.


[roll36] for [roll37],
If hit, [roll38] vs [roll39]
[roll40] for [roll41],
If hit, [roll42] vs [roll43]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll44] vs prone for [roll45] and fort save or [roll46] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll47] damage.

Round 5: Miss.


[roll48] for [roll49],
If hit, [roll50] vs [roll51]
[roll52] for [roll53],
If hit, [roll54] vs [roll55]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll56] vs prone for [roll57] and fort save or [roll58] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll59] damage.


Round 6: Miss.


[roll60] for [roll61],
If hit, [roll62] vs [roll63]
[roll64] for [roll65],
If hit, [roll66] vs [roll67]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll68] vs prone for [roll69] and fort save or [roll70] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll71] damage.


Round 7: Miss.


[roll72] for [roll73],
If hit, [roll74] vs [roll75]
[roll76] for [roll77],
If hit, [roll78] vs [roll79]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll80] vs prone for [roll81] and fort save or [roll82] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll83] damage.

Round 8: Miss.


[roll84] for [roll85],
If hit, [roll86] vs [roll87]
[roll88] for [roll89],
If hit, [roll90] vs [roll91]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll92] vs prone for [roll93] and fort save or [roll94] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll95] damage.


Round 9: Hit.


[roll96] for [roll97],
If hit, [roll98] vs [roll99]
[roll100] for [roll101],
If hit, [roll102] vs [roll103]
If tripped, you're dragged up and bitten [roll104] vs prone for [roll105] and fort save or [roll106] dex damage.

You then fall, taking [roll107] damage.

I *hope* I got your trip check right..

[term1nally s1ck]

Cconf:

Round 2:

[roll0] for [roll1]

Round 4:

[roll2] for [roll3]

[Jarian]

On round two, Mistah C abandons this plan of attack and withdraws west forty feet, taking him out of the room. Falling hurts.

Fort: [roll0]

Edit: Make that a full run sixty feet west. He doesn't have a dex bonus to keep anymore.

[term1nally s1ck]

You'd be prone, I think..

Regardless, you see nothing.

[Jarian]

Falling automatically puts me prone?

Ready action to move away if the spider comes into view, assuming this still counts as combat.

Let fast healing get to work.

[term1nally s1ck]

Being tripped puts you prone.

Anyway, you get away..

He comes through the curtains, on the floor this time.

It gets exactly into reach.

[Jarian]

Oh, duh. I missed the trip in all that, somehow.

I assume I can interpret "move away" as a readied action to just move, right? If so, move into melee range, provoking an AoO.

If not, let me know, and Mistah C will just move further away when it comes into sight.

[Jarian]

Provided the movement works, drop sling (free), draw longsword (move) and attack with Stone Bones.

[roll0] +2hp
[roll1]
On hit, gain DR5/Adamantine

I see the RNG isn't having an affair solely with Saph. :smallannoyed:

[term1nally s1ck]

Moving in provokes:

[roll0] for [roll1], and a fort save.

It picks you up, and impales you on the spines covering it's body.

[roll2] damage.

(Officially the weirdest ability mechanically I've seen in a while. The function is just straight damage no save, and the flavour is basically grapple. Odd.)

[Jarian]

If this is a Harpoon Spider (I don't know of anything else that shoots trip fangs and has an impale ability) that requires a helpless opponent and a full round action.

Crusader's Strike, if on the ground and not impaled.

[roll0] +2hp
[roll1]
[roll2] healing.

[term1nally s1ck]

Aha!

Now I understand that ability :smallbiggrin:

Ok, bite.

[roll0] for [roll1]+fort save.

[Jarian]

...should have fought defensively.

Fort: [roll0]

Aaaand the string of failures continues.

[Jarian]

Ugh. Well, assuming the dex damage doesn't bring Mistah C to 0 dex, he'll do the following anyway.

Free: Whirling frenzy.
Full attack.
Longsword 1: [roll0] +2 hp
Damage 1: [roll1]

Longsword 2: [roll2] +2 hp
Damage 2: [roll3]

[term1nally s1ck]

[roll0] dex damage.

Make a reflex save for each attack, or take: [roll1] for the first one, and [roll2] for the second.

It attacks:

[roll3] for [roll4]

[Jarian]

Reflex 1: [roll0]
Reflex 2: [roll1]

[Jarian]

Full attack, Whirling Frenzy style.

Attack 1: [roll0] +2 hp
Damage 1: [roll1]

Attack 2: [roll2] +2 hp
Damage 2: [roll3]

Reflex as needed: [roll4] [roll5]

*pokes Saph*

[Jarian]

Can't beat Mistah C, foo!

Crit confirm, attack 2: [roll0] for [roll1]

[Saph]

Uh . . . right.

Don't suppose you could give me a running tally of damage, could you? TS might have been keeping track somewhere, but I haven't been.

DC for the Reflex saves is 17, by the way.

edit: make that 16.

[Jarian]

I was at 34-36 damage dealt before this series of attacks. It should be dead afaik.

[Saph]

The second shot criticals, so it is indeed dead.

You take [roll0] and [roll1] from the spines, but it goes splat.

450 xp, and wait a bit while I roll you some treasure. You'll have to do some secondary saves in a bit too.

[Saph]

Treasure rolls:
[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]

[Saph]

Huh. That's pretty good.

You get [roll0]x100 gp, two gems (amber and amethyst) and two scrolls.

[Jarian]

Attempt to identify scrolls, because hey, it could happen.

Spellcraft 1: [roll0]
Spellcraft 2: [roll1]

Secondary fort 1: [roll2]
Secondary fort 2: [roll3]

Note to self: Persist Delay Poison.

Assuming those pass, and the spellcraft doesn't, head east.

[Saph]

You reach the wall. You've hit the northeast corner of the floor.

South and west are curtains, 75' long by 30' high. Pick a spot to go to.

[Jarian]

Er... have I explored to the southwest corner as well? If not, go back in that direction. Trying to create a border.

[Saph]

Dividing it into a 3x3 grid:

You've explored the northwest, north centre, and northeast. (Swords and Harpoon Spider.)
You've explored the west and the centre. (Allip and starting room.)
You've explored a bit of the southwest but not all of it. (Wrackspawn.)

You haven't yet reached the southern edge of the floor.

[Jarian]

Continue to follow the western wall south from the Wrackspawn.

[Saph]

Map:

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A3-C8 is the Wrackspawn room.

The four Gs are a mass of constantly shifting metal plates with the look of a misshapen suit of armor. Crackles of energy spark between the plates, drawing them together or pushing them apart seemingly at random. In its gauntlets it holds a large, two-handed sword.

You're at D9.

Initiative: [roll0]

[Jarian]

Oh bother. I assume the Wrackspawn's room is immediately to the west of D-9? Could a case be made for being further west, since I wanted to follow the wall?

Initiative: [roll0]

[Saph]

The left edge of the map IS the wall. You can put yourself anywhere in line of sight of the thing, though, according to where you wanted to be moving to.

[Jarian]

A-9, assuming that I was following the wall there, would probably be appropriate.

Maneuevers: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Jarian]

Also, Knowledge (Arcana, assuming it's a golem): [roll0] add 6 if for Religion, Planes, or Nature.

"Golly! It sure looks big and metal! I wonder what it is!"

[Saph]

The Definitely Not A Golem shifts into a giant, lithe, catlike form. It bounds across the floor and bites at you.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If hit, another touch attack: [roll2]
If that hits, dispel check: [roll3] vs your highest-level buff.

[Jarian]

5-ft step into longsword range.

Douse the Flames, fighting defensively.

[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, target cannot take AoOs for a round.

Query: Is a maneuver a valid target for retraining?

[Saph]

Yes, you can retrain maneuvers. That would count as "class feature retraining".

The golem shifts form back into its Assault configuration (humanoid with greatsword) and swings its greatsword.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If hit, another touch attack: [roll2]
If that hits, dispel check: [roll3] vs your highest-level buff.

[Jarian]

"AAAAAAAAAAGH-*HURK*"

What the hell. That takes Mistah C down to 8 hp in one hit!

Balor Nimbus/Ghost Touch Armor [roll0] is dispelled.

Crusader's Strike, fighting defensively.
[roll1] +2 hp
[roll2]
Healing: [roll3]

[Jarian]

Crit confirm: [roll0] for [roll1]

[Saph]

Hit. Construct, so immune to crits. However, its DR takes some of the damage.

This is, in my personal opinion, the nastiest encounter on the floor. It killed Terran's character once and almost killed mine. Tanaric named it "Tanaric's Lesser Golem" but I think "Borg Golem" is more appropriate.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If hit, another touch attack: [roll2]
If that hits, dispel check: [roll3] vs your highest-level buff.

[Jarian]

So it's not DR/magic or slashing... DR/bludgeoning, maybe? Here's hoping.

Drop longsword, draw flail, bash away!

Stone bones, fighting defensively
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
On hit, DR 5/Adamantine for a round

Failsauce.

[Saph]

It strikes back.

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If hit, another touch attack: [roll2]
If that hits, dispel check: [roll3] vs your highest-level buff.

[Saph]

That could be unfortunate.

Crit confirm: [roll0]
Extra damage: [roll1]

[Jarian]

*krmh*

Well then.

*composes self visibly*

Are you quite sure that wasn't the encounter that was supposed to be replaced? :smallwink:

Mistah C is a stain on the floor and a few bits of scrap metal, now.

Restart, except that he'll be using a Tower Shield instead of a Heavy Steel Shield now.

[Saph]

It might be one of the additional encounters that's supposed to be replaced. :smallwink: I'm going out for the evening, so you could ask TS or Tanaric for when I get back.

[term1nally s1ck]

*does some number crunching*

This encounter has caused some problems to a few people. While the thought process is very good, I think the execution is a little too far. Keep it as-is for now, I'll see how nasty it truly is.

[Saph]

Something that moves faster than a centaur, hits harder than an ogre, dispels better than a mage, and has a bunch of defensive abilities is going too far? Really? Who would have thought? :smalltongue:

[Jarian]

*pokes TS*

If you're not swamped, Mistah C will head on over to the Allip.

Persisting the following stuff first:

Shield of Faith (raising his AC to 25)
Lesser Vigor
Magic Weapon (on the flail)
Ghost Touch Armor (his full plate's AC now applies to incorporeal attacks)
Balor Nimbus (any creature in a grapple with Mistah C takes 6d6 fire damage at the start of his turn)

[term1nally s1ck]

[roll0]

Make a will save vs babble.

[Jarian]

[roll0] init

Will: [roll1]

[term1nally s1ck]

You are fascinated.

[roll0] inco touch for [roll1] wis drain.

You are no longer fascinated.

[Jarian]

Ghost Touch Armor gogo!

Destroy Undead!

[roll0] will DC 13 half.

[term1nally s1ck]

[roll0]

It attacks again:

[roll1] for [roll2] wis drain.

[Jarian]

Destroy Undead: [roll0] Will DC 13 half

If not dead, next round Destroy Undead: [roll1] Will DC 13 half

If not dead, next round again Destroy Undead: [roll2] Will DC 13 half

[Jarian]

Knowledge Religion for Devotion, retroactive: [roll0]

Add 2 to all damage rolls.

[Jarian]

Since this is just a "let's see if it manages to actually drain a point of wisdom" encounter to get the others started, here are its will saves (if this is crossing the DM-line, lemme know. Trying to get to the less snore-inducing stuff.).

[roll0]

Presumably followed by a touch [roll1] for [roll2] wis.

[roll3]

Presumably followed by a touch [roll4] for [roll5] wis.

[roll6]

Regardless of this save, it's dead by this point.

Sigh. Wis drained myself. :smallfrown:

If that all goes swimmingly, Mistah C then heads north to the harmless longswords, which he proceeds to melt over the course of about a hundred rounds, unless you want to roll it all.

[Saph]

Yeah, fine. I'm sick of running those two encounters anyway.

You get hit once by the Allip, kill it, earn 450 XP, go north, kill the swords in a long and exceedingly boring battle, earn 450 more XP, and heal up again.

[Jarian]

Sheathe flail, draw sling, head into the spider's room.

Spot: [roll0]

[Saph]

You don't spot it. Harpoon spider shoots at you from above.

Fang attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
If hit, make a trip check: [roll2]

Initiative: [roll3]

[Jarian]

Initiative: [roll0]

*stands around and picks nose, clearly oblivious to the huge spider right overhead*

[Saph]

"Hey, look at me when I'm shooting you!"

Fang attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Fang attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
If either hit, make a trip check: [roll4]

[Saph]

lol.

Crit confirm fang attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

[Jarian]

"Mistah T says you too ugly to look at, foo-- awaaaaah no mommy I don't want to fall againnnnnn!"

Opposed strength: [roll0]

Oh yes. The mocking continues. Bring on the poison.

[Saph]

Drag, chomp, drop, splat.

Bite: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save

Then drops you for [roll2] falling damage. Your turn.

[Jarian]

Misses. Flatfooted Prone AC is 19.

Knowledge (Nature, Dungeoneering?): [roll0] add 5 for nature. Edit: Doesn't matter. +1 bonus.

[Jarian]

Stand up, fire sling, 5ft out of the room.

[roll0]
[roll1]

[Saph]

It descends to ground level, comes after you, and bites.

Bite: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save

[Jarian]

Neener neener neener. Normal AC of 25. :smallwink:

Drop sling, draw flail... check for manuevers!

[roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Jarian]

Stone Bones!
[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, gain DR 5/Adamantine for a round.

[Saph]

Then update your sheet with it already. :smalltongue: (Yes, I know it's legit.)

Hits.

It attempts to trip you with its Improved Trip feat.

Melee touch: [roll0]
Trip check: [roll1]
If success, followup bite: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] and Fort save

[Jarian]

You know, in retrospect, I should have realized that this was going to happen.

Fort: [roll0]

[Jarian]

Douse the Flames from prone.
[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, target cannot take AoOs for a round.

Regardless of success or failure, stand up. Edit: And 5-ft step away.

[Saph]

Save pass, attack miss, AoO as you stand, then it follows and attacks again.

Bite: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save
Bite: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] and Fort save

Your turn. Oh, and you should start rolling Reflex saves DC 16 with your attack against its Spines ability (your DR protected you from the first hit).

[Jarian]

Crusader's Strike, fighting defensively
[roll0] +2 hp <- *kicks self*
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]
Reflex: [roll3]

[Jarian]

Next round maneuvers: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Saph]

Miss, as you know, since I'm pretty sure you've got the thing's statblock. :smallwink:

Trip attack melee touch: [roll0]
Trip check: [roll1]
If succeed, followup bite: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] and Fort save

[Jarian]

*slides MM3 under desk*

What? No! That would be wrong!

Douse the Flames
[roll0] +2 hp
[roll1]
On hit, move back 20 feet and mime shooting fangs with both hands.

[Saph]

You know what, it does.

Fang attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Fang attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
If either hit, make a trip check: [roll4]

[Saph]

Oh, and Reflex 16 or take [roll0] damage for the Douse the Flames hit.

[Jarian]

Charging Minotaur, just because I want to use it once.
Opposed strength: [roll0]
On fail, damage: [roll1]

Edit: Reflex doesn't matter, I fast heal that to full anyway.

[Saph]

Stable spider is stable.

[roll0] opposed

It 5-foot steps back and double-fang-attacks you again.

Fang attack: [roll1]
Damage: [roll2]
Fang attack: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4]
If either hit, make a trip check: [roll5]

[Jarian]

Hehe, I know. Ten legs and large sized. I just thought it would be funny while waiting for my next useful maneuver. And it came so close too.

5-ft up, Stone Bones
[roll0]
[roll1]
Reflex: [roll2]

[Saph]

Hit. Its hurt.

Trip attack melee touch: [roll0]
Trip check: [roll1]
If succeed, followup bite: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] and Fort save

[Jarian]

Vanguard Strike, snore...
[roll0]
[roll1]
On hit, allies gain +4 to hit against the spider. Yay.

[Jarian]

Dur, Reflex: [roll0]

Maneuvers: [roll1] [roll2] [roll3] [roll4]

[Saph]

Near death.

[roll0] spine damage.

Trip attack melee touch: [roll1]
Trip check: [roll2]
If succeed, followup bite: [roll3]
Damage: [roll4] and Fort save

[Saph]

DM rolls:
[roll0]

[roll1]
[roll2]
[roll3]
[roll4]
[roll5]

[Jarian]

Mistah C is tripped most neatly. He breaks some of the spider's teeth with his tower shield while chuckling.

Douse the Flames from prone
[roll0]
[roll1]
Regardless of success, stand up.

[Saph]

Chomp chomp.

Bite AoO: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1] and Fort save

Trip attack melee touch: [roll2]
Trip check: [roll3]
If succeed, followup bite: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5] and Fort save

[Saph]

More DM rolls: [roll0]

[Jarian]

Fort: [roll0] Argh.
Opposed strength: [roll1]
On fail, Fort: [roll2]

[Saph]

Relax. I already factored the +4 into its attack rolls. It missed both bites.

[Jarian]

Stone Bones from prone.
[roll0]
[roll1]

NOT standing up this time. Stupid intelligent spiders...

Edit: Oh. Well then!

[Saph]

Dead.

450 XP, 6,000 silver pieces, some coral, and a potion.

You've got one secondary Fort save still to come.

[Jarian]

Fort: [roll0]

Leave the treasure where it is currently. 6000sp will put me into a heavy load.

Follow eastern wall south.

Edit: Grab the potion though.

Also, leveling up, same as last time.

[Saph]

Just realised . . . are you taking the Tower Shield penalties?

[Jarian]

Bah!

I thought that was the Hide shield, for some reason. Got the two mixed up.

I can swap Tower Shield proficiency for Extreme Shield Proficiency, which will give me basically the same stats.

Orrrrr I can remember that Crusaders are proficient in all shields anyway.

I'll swap that for an Extreme Wooden Shield, which gives +3 AC. If anything would have hit by 1, let me know.

[Saph]

Yeah, Crusaders are proficient with towers, it's just the -2 attack penalty I remembered.

Extreme Wooden Shield doesn't carry any extra penalties?

Eh, I think one of the bites would have hit, but it's not that big a deal.

[Jarian]

You strap a large or larger shield to your forearm and grip it with your hand.

These exotic shields are so heavy that you can’t use your shield hand for anything else while using one, nor can you make shield bash attacks.

Going south.

[Saph]

You follow the eastern wall south, go through a set of curtains, and see:

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/9290/chunli01ps7.jpg
Initiative: [roll0]

[Jarian]

Knowledge: Local? [roll0] add 6 if for Religion, Planes, or Nature.

Init: [roll1]

Room dimensions?

[Saph]

Yup, local.

25' by 55'. She's 20 feet away.

[Jarian]

Maneuvers: [roll0] [roll1] [roll2] [roll3]

[Jarian]

Move up, Stone Bones

[roll0] vs flatfooted
[roll1]
On hit, gain DR 5/Adamantine for a round.

[Saph]

You hit, and hurt her.

Kic-kic-kic-kick!

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

If two or more hit, you're thrown [roll6]x5 feet into the air before falling prone.

[Jarian]

...yup, definitely Chun-Li.

Misses all around.

Attack, fighting defensively.
[roll0]
[roll1]

[Saph]

Kic-kic-kic-kick!

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

If two or more hit, you're thrown [roll6]x5 feet into the air before falling prone.

[Saph]

Crit confirm: [roll0]
Extra damage: [roll1]

[Jarian]

"Wh- whoa, that almost hit m- ack, my teeth! - HEY!"

Crusader's Strike, fighting defensively
[roll0] +2hp
[roll1]
Healing: [roll2]

[Saph]

Hit. She's badly wounded.

Kic-kic-kic-kick!

Attack: [roll0]
Damage: [roll1]
Attack: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Attack: [roll4]
Damage: [roll5]

If two or more hit, you're thrown [roll6]x5 feet into the air before falling prone.

[Jarian]

Douse the Flames, fighting defensively
[roll0]
[roll1]

If it hits, move 15ft away.

[Saph]

She drops. You've killed Chun Li. Brute.

[Jarian]

I didn't have any choice! She tried to kick my teeth in!

Loot/xp?

[Saph]

You get 450 XP.

You get two gems worth 50 GP each, and a blue combat outfit, equivalent to a Monk's outfit. Perv.

Behind her are the vending machines and the exit.

[Jarian]

Purchases will be contingent on the golem being there or not.

Does a golem's body count as magical steel, for the purposes of lesser ironguard?

[Saph]

The golem isn't in front of you right now. This is a sealed room.

A golem would probably count as magical metal, yeah, though I'd have to check the wording. How would you get access to a level 5 arcane spell anyway, though?

[Jarian]

I meant it still being on the map.

I haven't figured that out yet, but I trust there's a way to do so with less than 2000 gp.

[Saph]

As for that, in-character, you have no idea. :smalltongue:

(Believe it or not, I actually toned the golem down from the version in the notes. Originally it was supposed to be immune to nonmagical metal.)

[Jarian]

There's a difference between in character and out of character knowledge here? :smallconfused:

Well, I'll see about purchases then. In the meanwhile, golem as magical steel, yea or nay?

[Saph]

Given that it's animated by magic, yeah, I'd say it probably counts as magical metal.

edit: And I'm out for the evening, so you'll have a bit of time to decide.