[Active Thread] The Hall of Harsh Reflections

[smeltdm]

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Scent...found this Pat: This extraordinary ability lets a creature detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell. A creature with the scent ability can detect opponents by sense of smell, generally within 30 feet. If the opponent is upwind, the range is 60 feet. If it is downwind, the range is 15 feet. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at twice the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk or troglodyte stench, can be detected at three times these ranges. The creature detects another creature’s presence but not its specific location. Noting the direction of the scent is a move action. If the creature moves within 5 feet (1 square) of the scent’s source, the creature can pinpoint the area that the source occupies, even if it cannot be seen. A creature with the Survival skill and the scent ability can follow tracks by smell, making a Survival check to find or follow a track. A creature with the scent ability can attempt to follow tracks using Survival untrained. The typical DC for a fresh trail is 10. The DC increases or decreases depending on how strong the quarry’s odor is, the number of creatures, and the age of the trail. For each hour that the trail is cold, the DC increases by 2. The ability otherwise follows the rules for the Survival skill in regards to tracking. Creatures tracking by scent ignore the effects of surface conditions and poor visibility. Creatures with the scent ability can identify familiar odors just as humans do familiar sights. Water, particularly running water, ruins a trail for air-breathing creatures. Water-breathing creatures that have the scent ability, however, can use it in the water easily. False, powerful odors can easily mask other scents. The presence of such an odor completely spoils the ability to properly detect or identify creatures, and the base Survival DC to track becomes 20 rather than 10.

 

[patransom]

Were attacks of opportunity considered for spell casting spiders...yes, they did cast defensively, but still should of been attacks of opportunity, I think.

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From the SRD (emphasis added): Casting a spell while on the defensive does not provoke an attack of opportunity. It does, however, require a concentration check (DC 15 + double the spell’s level) to successfully cast the spell. Failure means that you lose the spell.

 

[smeltdm]

Were attacks of opportunity considered for spell casting spiders...yes, they did cast defensively, but still should of been attacks of opportunity, I think.

OUT OF CHARACTER

From the SRD (emphasis added): Casting a spell while on the defensive does not provoke an attack of opportunity. It does, however, require a concentration check (DC 15 + double the spell’s level) to successfully cast the spell. Failure means that you lose the spell.

 

[JPetherick]

Worrel tries to discern the actual position of the spider before attacking.

JPetherick: D20 + 11#perception → 27(16 + 11)#Perception
JPetherick: D20 + 11#longswordattack → 29(18 + 11)#longsword attack

OUT OF CHARACTER

Forgot to include flanking

 

JPetherick: D8 + 4#dmg → 12(8 + 4)#dmg

JPetherick: D20#D20 + 8#2ndatk,withflanking → 55#1d20+8 #2nd atk, with flanking

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Screwed that up ... hit AC 13

 

[patransom]

ROUND 5 CONTINUES

Ardrea points out “This may be obvious but that last used a spell and went invisible.” She cackles to extend the protective hex on Cyrius and casts another on Prost. The whip continues to grapple A4.

Worrel tries to discern the actual position of the spider before attacking. He swings at the area in front of him and connects with nothing.

Charging his mind blade with psychic energy, Cyrius again thrusts at Spider A4 and manages not to impale himself.

“Blimy, that first spider disappeared too,” says Prost as he tumbles into a flanking position on A4. With a clever and balanced reverse-stroke, he executes the spider [20 hp damage kills A4]. Prost looks for other spiders, then adds “Fluffy find the hidden spiders.” Fluffy does not seem to understand Prost's rushed and unfamiliar command.

Tex sees no enemy to attack with his axe...

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Go ahead and post what Tex would do given that Prost crit-stealed him. I'll account for it next validation, so you'll effectively have some extra actions.

 

Fluffy growls and bites at the air (attacking square 1919).

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Might seem like he's following Prost's new command, but he's actually still following the previous "Guard Cyrius"

 

Lola moves next to Worrel and swings at place where A2 was last seen. She connects with nothing.

ROUND 6 BEGINS

Spider A4 appeared dead but actually wasn't quite there yet. Unconscious, it quietly bleeds to death [3 more hp finish off A4].

No spiders can be seen. However, everyone notices drops of what appears to be spider blood on the floor at various locations (marked on the map with bloody "footprints").

The doppelganger remains unconscious.

OUT OF CHARACTER

We will remain in rounds for the time being. I will be out of town this weekend and most of the following week (6/7-6/13). If posts happen very quickly, I'll try to respond before I leave. If not, I'll catch up the weekend of the 15th.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 47.3 minutes remaining, grappling A4 Protective Luck (Cyrius and Prost): Attacks must roll twice and use the worse result (ends on Ardrea's turn in Round 6) ROUND 6 CONTINUES 6. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used, 5 hp damage, needs a DC14 Fort save to avoid 2 STR damage (1 save or 5 rounds left) 7. Cyrius - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, uncharged mind blade rapier readied, 30 hp damage, 3 STR damage 8. Worrel - 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left 9. Prost - masterwork short sword readied, slingstaff dropped at 1920, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 10. Tex - axe readied, 75 arrows left, 9 hp damage 11. Fluffy 12. Lola - short sword readied, loaded crossbow dropped at 2217, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left, 3 hp damage ROUND 7 BEGINS 13. Bloated Spider A1 - 1 mirror image, disappeared at 2021, 24 hp damage, 3 bleed X. Bloated Spider A3 - 49 hp damage, dead X. Bloated Spider A4 - 0 mirror images, 52 hp damage including 5 nonlethal, dead 14. Bloated Spider A2 - 0 mirror images, disappeared at 2120, 28 hp damage, 3 bleed 15. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 39 hp damage including 13 nonlethal, unconscious, tied around the waist with ropes

[ElectroZman]

Seeing Prost dispatch the spider in front of him, Tex would step to 2218 and try swinging at 2219. He'd swing again if he connects wit something. If he fails to connect, he'd swing at 2318.


*edit*

If Tex hits nothing, on the next turn (this turn?) he'll move back to 2017 and retrieve and ready his bow.

[JPetherick]

Worrel again tries to determine the actual position of the spiders before attacking.
JPetherick: D20 + 11#perception → 19(8 + 11)#Perception

And, again tries hitting the spiders that he firmly believes are right there.

JPetherick: D20 + 11#1statk → 31(20 + 11)#1st atk[url=https://rolz.org/info?
JPetherick: D20 + 11#critconfirmation → 25(14 + 11)#crit confirmation
JPetherick: 2D8 + 8#critdmg → 12( (3 +1) + 8)#crit dmg


He continues to attack.

[Silverstone]

Lola tries a perception check, THINKING: hrm these are spiders...they says outloud “They could be on a wall...”


if she has an idea where one is she moves next to it and swings, if no clue she steps to 2222 and swings at 2321

if hits, damage

[smeltdm]

Prost not knowing about attacking invisible spiders comments, “ does anybody have any kind of powder, like flour. Maybe if we throw some in the area, the flower or powder will stick to there bloodied wounds revealing their location.” Prost begins looking for anything dusty, dirt or anything..

[CGM3]

Following one trail of bloody prints, Cyrius moves to 2320 and stabs into 2420.

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea will cackle (move action) to keep up the protective hex on her allies. She will take her standard action and direct her familiar 'Ahm Shere' to tell her where it senses the unseen foes using Speak with Master.

Familiar is a Greensting scorpion. Senses include Tremorsense 60ft.

Fort Save attempt:

[patransom]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Sorry friends, I'm not going to get to this before I leave. Next update will probably be the weekend of June 15th.

 

[patransom]

ROUND 6 CONTINUES

Ardrea avoids taking STR damage from poison, then cackles to keep up the protective hex on her allies. She directs her familiar 'Ahm Shere' to tell her where it senses the unseen foes using Speak with Master. A scorpion crawls out of her robes onto the floor and chitters at her. Ardrea reports that the spiders are located at 2022 and 2420.

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This is a great plan that would work better in person instead of play by post. I took the liberty of adjusting your actions to account for the new information. Assuming Ardrea continues to want Ahm Shere to help, I'm going to have her report the scorpion's findings at the end of the round, too, so that your Round 7 actions can take advantage of it.

 

Based on Ardrea's advice, Worrel tries hitting into 2022. Both of his swings fail to hit anything.

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Good rolls, but there's still a 50% miss chance

 

Following one trail of bloody prints, Cyrius moves and stabs into 2420, feeling extra confident thanks to Ardrea's report. His clever underhand jab results in a gristly spurt of spider ichor appearing as if from nowhere [4 hp damage to A2]

Prost may not know about attacking invisible spiders, but he hears Ardrea and sees Cyrius' success, so he moves into position and stabs into 2420. He doesn't connect with anything.

Tex's swings from last turn hit nothing. This turn, guided by Ardrea, he moves and takes a swing into 2420. He hits nothing.

Fluffy follows Cyrius. Sniffing the air in front of him, he growls and bites into 2420. He misses.

Since Lola now has an idea where a spider is, she moves next to Worrel and swings into 2022. With an almost casual flair, she manages to wound a spider she couldn't see [7 hp damage to A1]

ROUND 7 BEGINS

No one sees what the spiders do, but Ardrea reports that they have both climbed to the ceiling.

The doppelganger remains unconscious.

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 47.2 minutes remaining Protective Luck (Cyrius and Prost): Attacks must roll twice and use the worse result (ends on Ardrea's turn in Round 7) ROUND 7 CONTINUES 6. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used, 5 hp damage 7. Cyrius - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, uncharged mind blade rapier readied, 30 hp damage, 3 STR damage 8. Worrel - 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left 9. Prost - masterwork short sword readied, slingstaff dropped at 1920, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 10. Tex - axe readied, 75 arrows left, 9 hp damage 11. Fluffy 12. Lola - short sword readied, loaded crossbow dropped at 2217, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left, 3 hp damage ROUND 8 BEGINS 13. Bloated Spider A1 - 1 mirror image, invisible, 31 hp damage X. Bloated Spider A3 - 49 hp damage, dead X. Bloated Spider A4 - 0 mirror images, 52 hp damage including 5 nonlethal, dead 14. Bloated Spider A2 - 0 mirror images, invisible, 32 hp damage 15. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 39 hp damage including 13 nonlethal, unconscious, tied around the waist with ropes

[JPetherick]

“"We have driven them off,"” declares Worrel. “"I think."”

Worrel peers upwards, hoping to see signs of the creatures movement on the walls or ceiling.

“"I will guard, if they return. And guard our backs."”

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Worrel stands ready to attack, should the spiders return. I can roll attacks of opportunity, if required.

 

[CGM3]

Heeding Ardrea's pronouncement, Cyrius charges his mindblade with psychic energy and throws it at the ceiling of 2420. If there's any sign of a wound up there, he'll aim at that, else it's a blind strike.

[Jinxs-3d]

Ardrea will cackle to keep her protections up. She will continue to keep Ahm Shere close and relay information.

“Is there a way out of here?”

[patransom]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Waiting on Prost, Tex, and Lola.

 

[smeltdm]

Sorry been on vacation, will post later this evening

[Silverstone]

OUT OF CHARACTER

How high is the ceiling?

 

Lola tries to perceive the location of the spiders.


Assuming she doesn't detect a spider thats melee attackable (or would trigger AOO if she moves), Lola moves to 2217 picks up her crossbow, sheathing her shortsword. If something is still on reachable by shortsword (example enemy in 2022?) she would move <if needed> and swing instead.

damage just in case

[ElectroZman]

Tex will step to 2218 and switch back to his bow. He'll hold his shot unless he sees something definite to shoot at for this turn.

[smeltdm]

Prost will move to retrieve his sling staff @ 1920 and load it.

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If it is still loaded he will fire it at the closest spider reported by Adrea @ 2022.

 

and that is a miss if in fact the staff is loaded...

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Thinking about it ...even if sling staff is loaded, I still couldn't fire...too many actions, move, stow short sword, retrieve sling staff, and fire...not possible

 

[CGM3]

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How high is the ceiling?

 

Thirty feet.

[patransom]

ROUND 7 CONTINUES

Ardrea cackles to keep her protections up. She continues to keep Ahm Shere close and relay information [posted at end of round]. “Is there a way out of here?” she asks.

“We have driven them off,” declares Worrel. “I think.” He peers upwards, but sees no signs of the creatures movement on the walls or ceiling. “I will guard, if they return. And guard our backs.”

Heeding Ardrea's pronouncement, Cyrius charges his mindblade with psychic energy and throws it at the ceiling. With grit and determination, and in spite of the spider being invisible, he manages to pull off a flawless shot. There is crunching sound and a spatter of goo as something large lands on the floor right in front of him [14 hp damage to A2 and Ahm Shere confirms there's a dead invisible spider on the floor at 2420 now]

Prost moves and retrieves his sling staff.

Tex steps back and switches to his bow.

Fluffy remains guarding Cyrius.

Lola moves and picks up her crossbow.

OUT OF CHARACTER

For both Lola and Prost, moving and picking up an item is two move actions, so they have no other actions left to sheath their melee weapons. Tex only took a 5 foot step, so he had two move actions available to sheath axe and ready bow.

 

ROUND 8 BEGINS

Ardrea reports that the last remaining spider has exited the room by scurrying along the ceiling and going out through the illusionary mirror. Ahm Shere pokes its head through the mirror enough to know that the spider is now heading west on the ceiling of the long corridor. Ardrea passes along its location in case anyone wants to chase it.

The doppelganger remains unconscious.

OUT OF CHARACTER

I've kept us in rounds below in case you decide to pursue the spider. If you don't, we can end this combat.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 47.1 minutes remaining Protective Luck (Cyrius and Prost): Attacks must roll twice and use the worse result (ends on Ardrea's turn in Round 8) ROUND 8 CONTINUES 6. Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used, 5 hp damage 7. Cyrius - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, uncharged mind blade rapier readied, 30 hp damage, 3 STR damage 8. Worrel - 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left 9. Prost - masterwork short sword readied and loaded sling staff in offhand, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 26 hp damage 10. Tex - longbow readied, 75 arrows left, 9 hp damage 11. Fluffy 12. Lola - short sword readied and loaded crossbow in offhand, 30 bolts left, 1 channel energy left, 3 hp damage ROUND 9 BEGINS 13. Bloated Spider A1 - 1 mirror image, invisible, 31 hp damage X. Bloated Spider A3 - 49 hp damage, dead X. Bloated Spider A4 - 0 mirror images, 52 hp damage including 5 nonlethal, dead X. Bloated Spider A2 - 0 mirror images, invisible, 47 hp damage 14. Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 39 hp damage including 13 nonlethal, unconscious, tied around the waist with ropes

[JPetherick]

“"Have the spiders retreated?,"” asks Worrel. “"Or, seeking reinforcements? I will watch in case they return."”

[ElectroZman]

“Is anyone hurt?” Tex asks. “Maybe we should take a moment.”

With Worrel on guard, Tex will take some time to search this room. Was this merely a holding pen for the spiders or something else?

Ranger +2 to Survival to identify Tracks.
Stonecunning +2 to perception for unusual stonework, traps or hidden doors.


Perception:

24 if stonecunning comes into play.

Survival if it applies:

32 if Ranger skills are needed.

[CGM3]

“I could use some restorative attention,” Cyrius responds, materializing his mind blade as a rapier and looking about. “We have our duplicitous friend here, who may be more forthcoming when he wakes up,” he adds, indicating the doppelganger, “and somebody should check out that room we passed through.”

[Silverstone]

Lola sheaths her shortsword and readies her crossbow and says “Please make sure the prisoner is secure, and the spider stays gone - and I will do a burst heal” After waiting until knots checked, and when people grouped up, channels energy.

“Thats the last burst heal, and I am nearly tapped out of spells - so we need to be careful. If someone has a wand of curing with charges maybe help out the still more wounded people?”

[smeltdm]

“Thanks Lola”, Prost then finishes gathering his dropped sling staff, after receiving healing burst from Lola, and supplementing with a CMW potion from his Handy Haver Sack.
Prost then checks the area looking for hidden doors and generally just tring to help Tex seaching for any sign of where the spiders may of moved off to.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Pat, I think that leaves Prost at 6 hp dmg, and Prost just used one of two CMW potions, leaving him with one.

 

[smeltdm]

Prost comments, “So it seems that anything this changeling has to say is a lie. I would suggest we make a hasty retreat from this place, since the spiders may be bringing others down on us, unless they bleed out. I got them both good. ” Prost sneers, and continues his search hoping to stumble into the corpse of the invisible spiders.

[patransom]

Worrel keeps watch.

Tex and Prost search the room. They figure out the location of one dead invisible spider (at 2420) in addition to two dead visible spiders (somewhere in the room, I forgot where exactly), but find no hidden doors or anything else of interest or value.

Cyrius suggests some healing, and also searching the room with the illusionary mirror.

Lola gathers everyone together and channels energy [11 hp healing to all PCs; 11 hp lethal and 11 hp nonlethal to the doppelganger].

The doppelganger wakes up and, finding itself still tied up, looks very unhappy.

Prost uses a potion [9 hp healing]

OUT OF CHARACTER

I didn't change the map but Ahm Shere reports that the invisible spider has scurried away out of range of the scorpion's senses, so ignore A1 on there

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Feather Token Whip: +10 BAB, 1d6+1 nonlethal, free grapple attack (with a +15 bonus on its combat maneuver checks) if it hits; 46.1 minutes remaining Ardrea - staff readied, fly 1 minute used Cyrius - holding a rope tied around doppelganger, uncharged mind blade rapier readied, 19 hp damage, 3 STR damage Worrel - 17 arrows left, 1 lay on hands left, wand of CLW 20 charges left Prost - masterwork short sword readied and loaded sling staff in offhand, 37 bullets left, 18 bullets +1 left, 6 hp damage Tex - longbow readied, 75 arrows left Fluffy Lola - loaded crossbow readied, 30 bolts left, 0 channel energy left Doppelganger formerly known as Fake Prost - 17 hp damage including 2 nonlethal, conscious, tied around the waist with ropes