Serpent's Skull [Racing to Ruin] (IC)

[lostsole31]

R1T18-17: Gelik takes a 5' step back from the beasts and as he does so emit a shrieking sound, far more powerful in volume than Pim's (who was really just shouting, as the spell effect is ultrasonic). The yellow and red-green charau-ka are both staggered by the sonic onslaught.

R1T16-14: Pink goes into a shrieking fury and throws a rock at Fronaldo. Red-blue also goes into shrieking fury, but throws a rock down at Aronnahar.

R1T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

[silphael]

Still dancing on the battleground, Xhanfaerd gets closer to Fronaldo, before changing his stance, his face turning grim and fearsome as his resolve, as he unleashes a spell, stones and dirt falling from the sky, his voice adding thunder to this sudden storm.

"It is still time to give up !"

Spoiler: OOC

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Ok, big turn here !
Move action : going 3 square NW, for a total of 20'.
Swift action : Entering the stance Black Seraph's Glare.
Standard action : Casting Stone Call, centering in on the intersection that is : from green dotted charau-ka, 2 square down, on the SW corner. That should hit all charua-kas but the red one, and no ally.
Free action : Intimidate from Black Seraph's Glare, against each of those damaged.
Damage - (2d6)[4]
Intimidate - (1d20+17)[35]

[lostsole31]

R1T12: Still dancing on the battleground, Xhanfaerd gets closer to Fronaldo, before changing his stance, his face turning grim and fearsome as his resolve, as he unleashes a spell, stones and dirt falling from the sky, his voice adding thunder to this sudden storm. "It is still time to give up !"

R1T11: Tor-ber, what do you do? You have no active effects left over from last battle.

Remaining charau-ka on deck and in the hole ...

[Robert821]

"I feel late to the party!" As Torber swiftly enacts Dragon style, and charges towards pink, stopping right in front of Xhanfaerd and Fronaldo.

Manifesting a weapon, calling forth from space and time, a silvery horse-chopper, during his charge, and swinging it mightily at the Charau-ku(Red/Blue)

Spoiler: Let's party

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Manifesting call weaponry with a PP and risky striking at Red/Blue:

Spoiler: Let's party

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(1d20+12)[16], damage (1d10+14)[22]

[lostsole31]

R1T11: "I feel late to the party!" As Torber swiftly enacts Dragon style, calling forth a weapon from space and time .... and goblin society, bringing forth a glinting horse-chopper and swinging it mightily at pink charau-ka. Now, if only goblins could make horse-choppers that looked that fine, though surely Fronaldo could appreciate the workmanship, especially as it splashes deep into his foe's right shoulder and torso, dropping him.

R1T9-4: Green, purple, blue, and yellow all go, each entering their shreking fury. Green scrambles north to throw a rock at Fronaldo. Purple hits Tor-ber in the neck with a rock for 5. Blue also throws a rock at Tor-ber. Yellow was a little woozy from a previous effect; it shrieks and throws a rock down at Xhanfaerd, hitting him in the belly for 5.

End Round One, Begin Round 2 ...

R2T31: Fronaldo, you are enjoying doing the "matrix dodge" against all the rocks thrown at you while still juiced on your mutagen. Your dagger returns to your hand. Meanwhile, rocks fell out of the sky over a large area, just barely missing you (thanks, X!). What do you do? Note most of the enemy is in difficult terrain, though you could 5' step due north to attack those charau-ka (or stayin missile combat). Then again, you also have alchemist's fire in your hand. So many options for a goblin full of mischief!

Aron on deck, brown in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

The shiny dagger flies back to Fronaldo’s waiting hand, splashing a little Charau-ka blood as slaps into his palm. With a flourish, he slings the flask he is carrying at enraged monkey-man. He then takes a vial of clear fluid from his pouch of alchemical mystery (TM) and concentrates on it. A riot of purple and green colors swirl in the vial and it starts to glow.

Spoiler: crunch

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Throw alchemist fire at blue Charau-ka.
to hit - (1d20+13)[17]
to dam - (1d6)[6]
create arcanotoxin: Int, inhaled DC=13, increase frequency +2=4 then halved =2 via inhaled.

[lostsole31]

R2T31: The shiny dagger flies back to Fronaldo’s waiting hand, splashing a little Charau-ka blood as slaps into his palm. With a flourish, he slings the flask he is carrying at enraged monkey-man, just barely catching him on the side of the head, but erupting about him for 6 fire (and on fire)! Brown, purple, and pink likewise get seared for 1 fire.

He then takes a vial of clear fluid from his pouch of alchemical mystery (TM) and concentrates on it. A riot of purple and green colors swirl in the vial and it starts to glow.

R2T22: Aron snaps the whip up, and catches red/green to trip him. Because of the imperfect surface of the statue, red/green falls to the ground prone (1) as she steps away.

R2T21: Brown moves back a little and throws a rock at Tor-ber to catch him on the cheek for 7.

R2T20: Pim, you set up defending (but still offense until otherwise noted), and you have Avalanche (LE) in your hand. What do you do?

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Pim Will draw two cards, as he sends one of the large spell effects forward to summon another creature. He places the cards down in mid air where they reveal their faces just before granting their power to the summoned monster. Pim will have the glowing "card" effect land just north of the [red-green] enemy he damaged before. Then, the remaining spell cards floating around him will put up their barriers, granting him their full defensive property.

Pim will Summon a "dark" eagle and direct it to attack the [red-green] monkey man.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard:Cast Summon monster 1 from arcana pool for a dark eagle
Free: Direct the eagle to attack red-green
Free: Allocate 2 enhancement from cards to AC

(1d20+3)[10] talons (1d3)[1] bite [roll]1d20+3 = 13 [/roll] (1d3)[2]

[lostsole31]

R2T20: Pim Will draws two cards, as he sends one of the large spell effects forward to summon another creature. He places the cards down in mid air where they reveal their faces just before granting their power to the summoned monster. The second card drawn, for fate demands execution of a prior Harrow card, not drawing a lot and choosing the desired, is The Inquisitor (LN, Int) to match with the Avalanche (LE, Dex). Again this summons will last only half as long, but will be fast and clever.

Pim has the glowing "card" effect land just north of the [red-green] enemy he damaged before, the one Aron knocked down to the ground. Then, the remaining spell cards floating around him will put up their barriers, granting him their full defensive property. Pim will Summon a "dark" eagle and direct it to attack the [red-green] monkey man, slashing it with one of its talons for 4.

R2T19: Red zooms over and throws a rock at the little guy making creatures on the field (Pim), hitting Pim square on the hip for 6.

R2T18: Gelik, what do you do?

Several charau-ka on deck and in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Gelik, wishing to be as supportive as possible to his fellow adventurers, turns and heads west about 15 feet. As he does so, his voice rises above the melee... "Well, my fine fellows! Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or... Strike and strike hard at the heart of our enemies! This foe will be overcome! They may seem to have numbers to array against us, but we have proven that our skill and teamwork can vanquish worse than this..." He continues, bolstering the group with courage and skill.

Spoiler: Speak now and you can forever hold my piece...

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He uses his powerful monologing to Inspire Courage.

[lostsole31]

R2T18: Gelik, wishing to be as supportive as possible to his fellow adventurers, turns and heads west about 15 feet. As he does so, his voice rises above the melee... "Well, my fine fellows! Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or... Strike and strike hard at the heart of our enemies! This foe will be overcome! They may seem to have numbers to array against us, but we have proven that our skill and teamwork can vanquish worse than this..." He continues, bolstering the group with courage and skill.

R2T17-14: Red/green hops up, dodging a peck from the eagle. It steps down between the eagle and Aron, drawing its club. From atop the "safety" of the statue, red/blue tosses a rock at Xhanfaerd, zinging him in the lower left leg for 6, before throwing another rock and missing.

R2T12: Xhanfaerd, while they are in their shrieking fury, the charau-ka seem to be moving incredibly quickly .... throwing two rocks and being little bothered by the terrain of the rocks you left behind. Note that the two charau-ka due south of you (including the one that just pegged you) are both 15' up on a statue. What do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, green in the hole ...

[silphael]

As he had hoped for a more sizeable impact of his first spell, Xhanfaerd returns to his dancing stance, and add another spell, this one helping his allies instead of trying to hinder his foes.

Spoiler: OOC

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Swift action, return to Silver Crane Waltz.
Standard Action, casting Haste (all of us but the one all at right are affected)
Move action, going 1 up, 3 left.

[lostsole31]

R2T12: As he had hoped for a more sizeable impact of his first spell, Xhanfaerd returns to his dancing stance, and add another spell, this one helping his allies instead of trying to hinder his foes. Everyone except for Pim feels the world slow down a bit around them. Xhanfaerd moves up and over, and green snaps at him with a bite as he goes by.

R2T11: Tor-ber, what do you do?

Charau-ka on deck and in the hole ...

[Robert821]

"I plan to draw their attention." Torber rolls his shoulders to loosen up. "Growing up!"

Spoiler: Growing up!

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manifesting

Spoiler: Growing up!

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"Karak's Expansion" as a standard action. Calling upon "Martial Flexibility" to gain cleave as a move action. As a free action, 5' move to the most advantageous position to strike all with reach 15', possibly capitalizing on ​Combat Reflex.

[lostsole31]

R2T11: "I plan to draw their attention." Torber rolls his shoulders to loosen up. "Growing up!"

Spoiler: Tor-ber OOC

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Because of the square you were in, and are in inclusively, you are in difficult terrain, so you cannot make a 5' free move.

There is a smell of fresh-grown blossoms as he does so.

R2T9-4: Seeing the sudden change in the "terrain" and what it represents (Tor-ber), most of the charau-ka change their tactics. Green moves to flank Xhanfaerd and Tor-ber responds with his hose-chopper, but he overextends and misses. Green has its club out and attacks the Mwangi, hitting against Xhanfaerd's magical protection; it seems even though flanking, its fear of him kept from connection. Purple throws a rock at Tor-ber, who in turns hits it for 18, though Tor-ber is still struck for 5. Blue takes 6 fire; it foolishly tries to throw a rock at Tor-ber, who in turns cuts him down. Yellow throws a rock hits Tor-ber for 7, and Tor-ber - not used to his slower reflexes at this size, fails to respond.

End Round 2, Begin Round 3 ...

R3T31: Fronaldo, what do you do? You have your created arcanotoxin in hand, an inhaled poison (DC 13 with extras).

Aron on deck, Brown in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Fronaldo seeing an enlarged Torber already playing with all the monkey men in one direction, he hops over to a lone Charau-ka and introduces himself and his shiny friend.

Spoiler: crunch

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Free five foot move, difficult terrain-use acrobatics .attack green Charau-ka.
(1d20+17)[24]
FAA, risky strike dagger, +1 attack Haste
hit - (1d20+12)[22]
dam - (1d3+13)[16]
hit2 - (1d20+12)[32]
dam2 - (1d3+13)[14]

[lostsole31]

R3T31: Fronaldo seeing an enlarged Torber already playing with all the monkey men in one direction, he hops over to a lone Charau-ka and introduces himself and his shiny friend, but finds no matter how gymnastically brilliant he is, it is more effort than he wanted to expend. Still, a quick jab to the monkey-man's chest for 18.

Spoiler: Fronaldo

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Difficult terrain is difficult terrain. It makes a five-foot free move a five foot move action costing 10' worth of movement. Acrobatics can't mitigate that.

R3T22: Aron ducks past red/green (who misses with a bite) to move to a protected area on the other side of Tor-ber, and casts CSW on him for 23.

R3T21: Brown swings at Xhanfaerd with club and bite.

R3T20.1: Dark eagle fails to connect against its target with talons or bite.

R3T20: Pim, what do you do?

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Pim will turn towards the [red] enemy, holding his drawn card like a shuriken towards it. Instead of throwing, however, Pim casts a spell to command the monkey,
”Drop your weapon,” he demands, with heavy emphasis on the first word.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard : cast command “drop weapons, cant pick up for 1 round” selection

[lostsole31]

R3T20: Pim will turn towards the [red] enemy, holding his drawn card like a shuriken towards it. Instead of throwing, however, Pim casts a spell to command the monkey,
”Drop your weapon,” he demands, with heavy emphasis on the first word.

R3T19: Red drops his club, but takes attacks Pim at super-speed with rocks, but Pim's defending deck blocks them.

R3T18: Gelik, you are currently inspiring the party. Do you continue (FA)? What do you do?

Enemies on deck/ in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Gelik will continue to be inspirational.

[lostsole31]

R3T18: Gelik continues to be inspirational. I mean, when isn't he? *brushing palm on doublet in supreme confidence*

R3T17-14: Red/green misses its first attack, then hits dark eagle with the second for 5. Red/blue tosses rocks at Tor-ber, both hitting for a total of 12.

R3T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, green in the hole ...

[silphael]

Raising his hammer, Xhanfaerd ties two of the ape-men with metaphorical chains.

Spoiler: OOC

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Standard action : chains of doubt on orange, tying it with purple.

Attack - (1d20+11)[18]
Damage - (2d6+7)[12]
Extra dmg - (3d6)[7]
Will save DC 18 vs nauseate. If he fails, purple will have to roll the same save.

[Robert821]

Torber swings at Red/Blue, maybe continuing into yellow with cleave. Interim attack to purple. Hasted attack to Red/Green.

Spoiler: We will see!

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Risky striking with cleave into Red/Blue: (1d20+8)[9], damage: (1d10+14)[20]. Maybe hitting Yellow: (1d20+8)[21], damage: (1d10+14)[20]. Risky striking Purple:(1d20+3)[13], damage: (1d10+14)[18]. Risky Striking Red/Green: (1d20+8)[9], Damage:(1d10+14)[24]

[lostsole31]

R3T12: Raising his hammer, Xhanfaerd strikes brown (not orange, just so we use common vocab) in the lower center chest for 21, causing him to instantly vomit. Purple, seeing that powerful blow, likewise becomes nauseous.

R3T11: Torber swings at Red/Blue, but misses wildly. Still, he recenters his grip on his horsechopper after the failed double-punch and readies against any actions the enemy may perform.

R3T9-4: Green swings twice at Fronaldo with its club. Purple vomits and withdraws in the rubble field to relative safety. Yellow seems to be doing better (though still a little worried like all of his kin) than when the battle first began and he was pummeled by sound waves. He goes to throw a rock at Tor-ber (who misses a counter-attack with a fist) to strike the offending, punching bicep with a rock for 5. When he tries again, Tor-ber is ready this time and comes down with a hammer fist on yellow's head for 24. That doesn't knock yellow down, but definitely rings his bell as his aim is thrown off with the second rock.

End Round 3, Begin Round 4 ...

R4T31: Fronaldo, you are fighting gobbo-y-chimpo right now, with that arcanotoxin still in your hand while standing on the edge of difficult terrain (1 sq east would take you out of it). What do you do?

Aron on deck, Brown in the hole ...

[Blackhawk101]

Fronaldo’s green iridescent scales are practically vibrating with the potential mix of mutagen and magical speed that is affecting him. His forked tongue darts out as he feints with the arcanotoxin and then slashes with blinding speed with his dagger.

Spoiler: crunch

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MA to feint
(1d20+9)[14] + 2 spending 1guile pool
Risky strike, sneak attack if feint is successful plus bleed plus debilitating injury: hampered.
to hit - (1d20+12)[32]
to dam - (1d3+13)[16]
sneak - (3d8)[16] plus bleed - (1d3)[2]

[lostsole31]

R4T31: Fronaldo’s green iridescent scales are practically vibrating with the potential mix of mutagen and magical speed that is affecting him. His forked tongue darts out as he feints with the arcanotoxin and then slashes with blinding speed with his dagger down low along the back of the charau-ka's left gastrocnumeous muscle and carve around and then longitudinally up its demoral artery to instantly kill it in a massive spray of blood (that gets all over Fronaldo).

R4T22: Aron shrugs and smiles as Tor-ber was beaten back down by rocks, but she just builds him up again with another CSW spell that fully heals the half-orc.

R4T21: Brown vomits on itself, and like his other buddy so afflicted, does a restricted withdrawal as well into the surprising safety of the rubble field.

R4T20.1: Dark eagle slashes red/green in the shoulder for 4 and 6 with its talons.

R4T20: Pim, what do you do? Red is currently tossing rocks at you, though your deck protects you.

Red on deck, Gelik in the hole ...

[GM_Dave]

Pim, jogs back, takes a deep breath, and smiles.
"Lovely day for a spree; a frolic, really," with a spirited energy.
As he backpedals away from the monster, Pim takes aim with his card, and flings it at the [red] monkey man.
The card ignites with a sudden burst of electricity, jolting forward at the target.

Spoiler: Actions

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Standard: cast shocking grasp, and throw card
(1d20+9)[28]
Damage [roll]1d3+3+5d6elec[/roll]
Move: walk 20' west

[lostsole31]

R4T20: Pim, jogs back, takes a deep breath, and smiles. "Lovely day for a spree; a frolic, really," he chirps with a spirited energy. As he backpedals away from the monster, Pim takes aim with his card, and flings it at the [red] monkey man. The card ignites with a sudden burst of electricity, jolting forward at the target. It catches his target in the neck for 4 + 14 electricity!

R4T19: Red is no longer moving quite as quickly. He tosses a rock at Pim with lackluster effort.

R4T18: Gelik, you are currently inspiring the party. What do you do?

Enemies on deck and in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Gelik will continue with his partyrific inspirational quotification and look around to see if anyone is in need of healing.

[lostsole31]

R4T18: Gelik continues with his party-rific inspirational quotification and looks around to see if anyone is in need of healing. Pim and Xhanfaerd are the only two who have any wounds at all, though neither one badly so.

R4T17-14: The shrieking fury of a couple other charau-ka seems to diminish as they are now temporarily winded by their previous efforts. Red/green staggers south to throw a rock at dark eagle. Red-blue ducks a counterpunch thrown by Tor-ber as he throws a rock at the half-orc, critting him in the left calf for 7.

R4T12: Xhanfaerd, what do you do?

Tor-ber on deck, charau-ka in the hole ....