Carrion Crown: The Haunting of Harrowstone, Pt. II [IC]

[lostsole31]

R13T15: "Brother, this guy is not being cordial, " Angelo quips. He then utters an arcane phrase and shoots a beam at the Splatter Man, hitting the ghost in the face for 6 PE.

R13T14: Hargrimm, roll a Fort save. You are prone. What do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Lexi in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Spoiler: Fortitude save

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(1d20+14)[15]

Hargrimm stands on unsteady legs and throws a vortex at the Splatter Man.

Spoiler: Combat

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Move action: Stand from prone.
Standard action: Attack the Splatter Man with Banelight Vortices.

Attack: (1d20+4)[11], (6d6)[15]

[lostsole31]

R13T14: With all that Hargrimm has suffered, even his dwarven hardiness has trouble fighting off the poison that still exists in his system, despite the summoned octopus having disappeared. He is now weakened by the poison. It is so bad that he can't carry his own gear and his limbs drop to the ground in the ability to lift them. He tries to stand, but can't even move, can't even aim to let off a vortex.

R13T13.5: Zauberei, what do you do?

Lexi on deck, Splatter-Man in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

Zauberei incants a spell a points at the Splatterman.

Spoiler: scorched earth

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SA: casts scorching ray

(d20+4)[12] to hit with with spell

(4d6)[14] fire damage

[lostsole31]

R13T13.5: Zauberei incants a spell a points at the Splatterman, but misses.

R13T13.2: "Rip spells out!" yells Wren to Lexi, pointing at the spellbook still in Zauberei's hand.

Lexi, what do you do?

The Splatter Man on deck, Marius in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Alexandru closes to Zauberei and grabs the spellbook, reaches for a handful of pages and tries to tear them out.

[lostsole31]

R13T13.2: Lexi drops his longsword to the ground, reaches over, and pulls out all the remaining pages of the Splatter Man's spellbook, doing 11 damage to the Splatter Man, even as the rest of the moldering spelbook falls apart to pieces out of Zauberei's now empty hands. He picks his sword back up off of the ground.

R13T13: The Splatter Man screams in pain and darts south and west to avoid Marius' lucerne hammer, and through the wall of the southern cell on the western side. Spellcasting is heard briefly.

R13T12: Marius, what do you do?

Wren on deck, Paula in the hole ...

[Ason]

Marius moves southward to the southernmost door on the western wall and slams the hammerhead of his polearm against the door, attempting to break it down with supernatural speed.

Should Marius damage the door enough to see beyond it, he calls out "He's here!" or "He's not here!" depending on whether or not he sees the Splatter Man in the room beyond.

Spoiler: OoC

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Note: A lot of this turn revolves around the exact functioning of the Harbinger's Dark Claim ability, particularly the second clause dealing with knowing a claimed creature's location.

• I interpret this clause to mean that Marius starts his turn knowing the precise square in which the Splatter Man currently is, even without line of sight, beyond what all the other PCs know from their vision alone. The would mean that Marius can try to move toward the ghost's precise location but that the ghost still has concealment until Marius can directly see him again.
• If my interpretation of that rule is incorrect, then my second set of listed actions will take effect instead. I do ask for a rules clarification in that case so that I know how the locating half of this ability works in the future.

If Marius' Dark Claim means he knows where the Splatter Man is...

• Free: use Dark Claim to know the exact square where the Splatter Man is + call out to the party his best guess of which door leads to that spot, using either memory or Kn (engineering) to make that guess
• Move: move to that door
• Standard: Temporal Burn, targeting the door
  
  • Risky Strike Attack Roll: (1d20+8)[9]
    
    • CMB (if CMB is required for this maneuver because of sundering, instead of attack roll): (1d20+9)[19] (using Dex per Elephant Feat Tax rules)
    
    
  • Damage: (1d12+3)[12] + (2d6)[10], ignores hardness (-2 dmg from losing risky if CMB was required instead)
  
  
• Free: Marius calls out to the party that he has or has not found the Splatter Man

If Marius' Dark Claim means he does not know where the Splatter Man is (beyond what all PCs saw when he moved away)...

• Free: use Dark Claim to learn whatever he can about the Splatter Man's location + call that information out to the party
• Move: move 20 feet south, avoiding falling into the pit as he goes
• Temporal Burn, targeting the door
• Risky Strike Attack Roll: (1d20+8)[13]
  
  • CMB (if CMB is required for this maneuver because of sundering, instead of attack roll): (1d20+9)[11] (using Dex per Elephant Feat Tax rules)
  • Damage: (1d12+3)[5] + (2d6)[11], ignores hardness (-2 dmg from losing risky if CMB was required instead)
  
  
• Free: Marius calls out to the party that he has or has not found the Splatter Man

[lostsole31]

R13T12: Marius moves southward to the southernmost door on the western wall and swings the hammerhead of his polearm with supernatural speed in a miss, nearly toppling over himself. He calls out, "He's here!" sensing the Splatter Man in the room beyond.

R13T10: Wren hustles ... moving south along the eastern side of the oubliette, then west, dipping south of Marius to nearly the far southwestern corner and then upwards through a hole in the cell wall. "Right here! In this cell outside Marius' door!"

End Round 13, Begin Round 14 ...

R14T15: Angelo, what do you do?

Hargrimm on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Angelo does his best to hurry over to where Wren went to and gets out a wand.

Spoiler: getting those steps in

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Moves 25 feet south and then 10 to the west.

Gets out the wanderer of cure light wounds.

[lostsole31]

R14T15: Angelo does his best to hurry over to where Wren went to and gets out a wand(erer).

R14T14: Hargrimm, roll a Fort save vs. the poison. You are overwhelmed by the weight you carry, and therefore practically paralyzed. What do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Lexi in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

Zauberei says to Hargrimm, "Get your wand..."

[SwordChucks]

"You make it sound so easy." Hargrimm grumbles from the ground.

Spoiler: Fort save

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(1d20+14)[33]

Hargrimm fumbles at his belt to draw the wand and attempts to stand again.

Spoiler: Combat

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Assuming he's able to:
Move action: Draw the wand of Lesser Restoration.
Move action: Stand.

[lostsole31]

R14T14: Zauberei says to Hargrimm, "Get your wand..."

"You make it sound so easy." Hargrimm grumbles from the ground, his dwarven constitution burning out the last of the poison in his system. His fingers twitch and fumble around, but he cannot move his arm, let alone stand.

R14T13.5: Zauberei, what do you do?

Lexi on deck, The Splatter Man in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

"Let me have it for a moment, please.", He says to Hargrimm.

Spoiler: crunch

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MA: takes the wand from Hargrimm if he is willing
SA: will use the wand on Hargrimm to restore some of his strength
(d4)[1]
If Hargrimm refuses Zauberei will ready an action to cast Scorching ray at the Splatterman as soon as he is visible and in range.
(d20+4)[8] to hit
(4d6)[13]

[lostsole31]

R14T13.5: "Let me have it for a moment, please," Zauberei says to Hargrimm. Hargrimm offers no resistance, so Zauberei takes the wand and taps it to Hargrimm, removing the weakness that the poison had inflicted.

R14T13.2: Lexi, what do you do? Warhammer and longsword had been dropped, but your shield is readied.

The Splatter Man on deck, Marius in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Alexandru stays by Hargrimm and holding his shield to protect them both, reaches down and touches him with his other hand. Then he picks up longsword.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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Emapthic Transfer: (2d10)[11]

[lostsole31]

R14T13.2: Alexandru stays by Hargrimm and holding his shield to protect them both, reaches down and touches him with his other hand; Hargrimm heals 11, but Lexi takes 11. Then he picks up longsword.

R14T13: The Splatter Man moves through the wall back into the main room and carefully concentrates as it casts another magic missile where two missiles strike Marius for 5 force and two missiles strike Angelo for 7 force.

R14T12: Marius, what do you do?

Wren on deck, Paula in the hole ...

[Ason]

Marius rushes at the Splatter Man with his polearm, the weapon's point taking on a white sheen matching Marius' haggard face as he stabs at the ghost.

Spoiler: OoC

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Move: move toward ghost until he is in range of Marius' polearm (I can't tell how high the ghost is flying above the ground, so I'm not 100% sure where Marius needs to move to be in range)
Swift: Ghost-Hunting Blow boost
Standard: risky strike on Splatter Man (1d20+8)[17]; damage (1d12+3)[11]

AoO (if triggered by Splatter Man): risky strike (1d20+8)[21]; damage (1d12+3)[10]

[lostsole31]

R14T12: Marius attacks the Splatter Man with his polearm, the weapon's point taking on a white sheen matching Marius' haggard face as he stabs at the ghost even as his old claim on the ghost ends. Unfortunately, his hammer comes so close before it is deflected by supernatural power.

R14T10: Wren comes around the corner and closes on the Splatter Man and gives a wide upwards slash to the ghost's head for 6 mod.

End Round 14, Begin Round 15 ...

R15T15: Angelo, what do you do?

Hargrimm on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...

[Moriar]

Angelo stumbles back a bit from those last impacts and utters a phrase that ignites his hand with a glow. Then with a wink touches his chest and wounds knit up.

Spoiler: getting low

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Casts cure moderate wounds on himself for (2d8+4)[10]

[lostsole31]

R15T15: Angelo stumbles back a bit from those last impacts and utters a phrase that ignites his hand with a glow. Then with a wink touches his chest and wounds knit up for 10 healing, effectively doubling his health, but also causing a flash of fleeting warmth as his most powerful bardic spells are depleted.

R15T14: Hargrimm, you are currently prone, but no longer weakened. What do you do?

Zauberei on deck, Alexandru in the hole ...

[SwordChucks]

Hargrimm forces himself to stand on wobbly legs as he asks Folgrit to bless his friends with her power.

Spoiler: Combat

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Move action: Stand from prone.
Standard action: Cast Bless.

[lostsole31]

R15T14: Hargrimm forces himself to stand on wobbly legs as he asks Folgrit to bless his friends with her power.

R15T13.5: Zauberei, what do you do? Your quarterstaff is many feet from you. You have Hargrimm's wand of lesser restoration in hand. You are suffering WIS damage from just before the battle, and your mage armor is working strong.

Alexandru on deck, The Splatter Man in the hole ...

[Tippnick]

Zauberei will target Splatter Man again with a scorching ray. "Hargrimm, you can have your wand back if you still need to recover your strength."

Spoiler: crunch

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SA: cast Scorching ray at Splatterman Man

(d20+4)[19] range touch
(4d6)[19] fire damage

[lostsole31]

R15T13.5: Zauberei will target Splatter Man again with a scorching ray that goes through his feet for 9 fire. "Hargrimm, you can have your wand back if you still need to recover your strength."

R15T13.2: Alexandru, your collective is with Hargrimm, Marius, & Zauberei. Your warhammer dropped, you are fighting with sword and shield. You suffer from WIS damage. What do you do?

The Splatter Man on deck, Marius in the hole ...

[BuckGodot]

Alexandru moves south after deciding to see what he can do with this guy... He brings his sword to bear and swings at Splatterman.

Spoiler: Technical Information

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MA: Move south 10'

Attack using Risky Strike

Attack: (1d20+7)[25]

Damage: (1d8+9)[15]

[lostsole31]

R15T13.2: Alexandru moves south after deciding to see what he can do with this guy... He brings his sword to bear and swings at the Splatter-Man, sword going right through the chest for a relatively mighty 7 mod.

R15T13: The Splatter-Man takes a quick jaunt west through the wall, quickly enough to keep anyone from being able to hit him, and through the cell door casting is briefly heard.

R15T12: Marius, what do you do now that the Splatter Man again evades your immediate reach by being on the other side of a wall? You are in aura of misfortune stance, have strong WIS damage, ant haul is still working, and you have polearm and shield readied in hand.

Wren on deck, Paula in the hole ...

[Ason]

Marius weaves southwest to be directly south of the southernmost western cell, looking for the hole by which Wren earlier saw the Splatter Man.

Spoiler: If Marius can easily fit through that opening

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Marius then walks through the opening, squeezing past any tight spots as necessary, and advances on the Splatter Man. He then lunges at the ghost again with his polearm, calling out, "The southern wall's cracked! I've found him"

Spoiler: If Marius cannot easily fit through that opening

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Marius looks through the opening, frustrated by its small size. "I can't reach him here!" he calls out with irritation. Marius then stalks back into the main area, positioning himself directly south of Lexi, ready to impale any monsters that come near.

Spoiler: OoC Breakdown

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Move: 5' southwest, 5' west... and using remaining 30 feet of movement to enter the hole (if possible) and move within polearm attack distance of the Splatter Man. Marius relies on his dark claim to better locate and chase after the Splatter Man, if necessary.

• If Marius cannot fit through the western wall's southern hole normally or by squeezing through, he gives up on this strategy and uses the remaining 30 feet to move back into the main area, directly south of Lexi. Marius will not choose to remain in a squeezed space, but he will try to attack the ghost through the hole, if the ghost is close enough for that.

Standard (if Marius can get into polearm range of a monster): risky strike attack (1d20+8)[9], damage (1d12+3)[13]

Immediate (if triggered): Bad Karma counter vs the first hostile creature to target him with a spell, attack, ability, etc.

AoO (if triggered by any enemy): risky strike attack (1d20+8)[18], damage (1d12+3)[11]

[lostsole31]

R15T12: Marius weaves southwest to be directly south of the southernmost western cell, looking for the hole by which Wren earlier saw the Splatter Man. He has to feel around to find. Then, in complete darkness he steps through, feeling against the western wall, only to bump into a wall to the north a few feet in. He doesn't sense the Splatter Man, as his dark claim on the fell creature lapsed prior to this point.

R15T10: Realizing Marius just went strolling into the darkness, Wren moves after him. He enters the cell - which is now lit up with the light on his lab coat - and says to Marius, "You have to be aware of where your light is, man, or the Splatter Man will get you. Darkness is his ally."

There is no Splatter Man in this cell.

End Round 15, Begin Round 16 ...

R16T15: Angelo, what do you do?

Hargrimm on deck, Zauberei in the hole ...