The Second Face of Evil

[CGM3]

Cyrius will continue trying to climb the rockslide towards 0627. (Apparently, it will take him another three rounds to make it).

[Duniagdra]

Marcus would attempt to use a skill to identify the creatures and take a shot at C1.

[JPetherick]

Round 1

Worrell realizes that he will not be able to scale that pile of rubble so he drops his sword and shield and draws his bow. If he has time, he launches an arrow at the first creature (C1).

Attack
[dice]0[/dice]

Damage
[dice]1[/dice]



Round 2

Worrell continues firing his bow at the first creature (C1).

Attack
[dice]2[/dice]

Damage
[dice]4[/dice]

[ooc]Please ignore the damage roll with incorrect modifier (1d8+7)[/ooc]
[dice]3[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

[ooc]well... super. I'll post an action for tex after the quick validation.[/ooc]

[patransom]

Marcus recognizes the creatures and provides the following information: “The creatures are chokers. Their long tentacles are particularly well-suited to reaching out and strangling people. They are also extremely quick-moving.” [In game terms: they have reach and improved grab and they get an extra move action each round]

Round 1 Begins

Worrell realizes that he will not be able to scale that pile of rubble so he drops his sword and shield and draws his bow. Then, he launches an arrow that embeds itself in the first creature [12 hp damage]

Choker 1 lashes out at Tex with its tentacle-arms. It manages to slap him once, but does not succeed in its attempt to grab hold of the dwarf [5 hp damage, but not grappled]

Choker 2 cannot make contact with Prost at all [uncanny dodge saves his bacon]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Like everywhere you've been so far, the entire floor of the cavern is difficult terrain. Ascending or moving around on the rock pile requires a DC10 Acrobatics (balance) check at half speed (DC15 if moving at full speed). From the top of the rock pile, it's a relatively easy (DC15) climb 10 feet up and reach the corners of the ledge at 0227 or 0628.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Round 1 Continues Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 21 bolts left, 1 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade longsword readied and charged, 11 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, 7 bolts left, darkvision 168 min, uninjured Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 9 arrows left, 14 hp damage Lola: sunrod and short sword readied, 31 bolts, 1 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, uninjured Round 2 Begins Worrel: longbow readied, longsword and shield dropped at 523, 112 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, uninjured Choker 1 - 12 hp damage Choker 2

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will take a shot at C1 and reload.

[CGM3]

With Marcus' identification of the creatures, Cyrius moves to 0725 and flings his mind blade at Choker #2.

To Hit: 1d20+8
[dice]0[/dice]
Damage: 1d8+3+1d8
[dice]1[/dice]

[smeltdm]

Prost Withdraws to 0624

[patransom]

Prost Withdraws to 0624

[ooc]Perfectly reasonable, but still requires a DC10 Acrobatics check because of being on the rock pile[/ooc]

[smeltdm]

Prost Withdraws to 0624

[ooc]Perfectly reasonable, but still requires a DC10 Acrobatics check because of being on the rock pile[/ooc]

Prost's Acrobatics check: [dice]0[/dice]

[tdsprouse]

Tex will withdraw to 0324

Arcobatics
0

[JPetherick]

[ooc]Worrell's actions for Round 2 were posted previously.[/ooc]

[kabkal]

Lola will step back to solid ground since she was not high up on the pile and put away her sword and draw and load crossbow and be ready to attack next round.

[patransom]

Round 1 Continues

Marcus takes a rather nice shot at C1 and kills the creature! Then he reloads.

With Marcus' identification of the creatures, Cyrius moves to where he has a clear shot. Flinging his mind blade at Choker #2, he badly wounds the creature [12 hp damage].

Prost withdraws down the rock pile away from the remaining creature.

Tex also withdraws.

Lola steps just a little bit back to solid ground, puts away her sword, drops the sunrod, and draws her crossbow.

Round 2 Begins

Worrell fires his bow at the remaining creature, plugging it through the neck and killing it!

From overhead comes a blood-curdling shriek. Prost, Tex, Lola, and Cyrius turn in time to see a humanoid figure leap from the tunnel overhead and come crashing to the ground. The creature twists in midair so that the damage from the fall is lessened, but still ends up prone next to Tex and Lola [Acrobatics check made; 6 hp nonlethal from the last 10 feet]. Now that the figure is on the ground, you can see that the creature is a female grimlock in studded leather, bearing a dagger in each hand, and with an evilly crazed expression on her face.

OUT OF CHARACTER

Unless someone decides to climb back up the rock pile, I've dispensed with the vertical map for the time being. Like everywhere you've been so far, the entire floor of the cavern is difficult terrain. Ascending or moving around on the rock pile requires a DC10 Acrobatics (balance) check at half speed (DC15 if moving at full speed). From the top of the rock pile, it's a relatively easy (DC15) climb 10 feet up and reach the corners of the ledge at 0227 or 0628.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Round 1 Continues Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 20 bolts left, 1 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: empty handed, 11 hp damage Evan Prost: loaded crossbow readied, 7 bolts left, darkvision 168 min, uninjured Texudus TreeBender: longbow readied, 9 arrows left, 14 hp damage Lola: loaded crossbow readied, sunrod dropped at 0425, 31 bolts, 1 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, uninjured Round 2 Begins Worrel: longbow readied, longsword and shield dropped at 523, 112 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, uninjured Female Grimlock - prone, 6 hp nonlethal

[CGM3]

[talk]Somebody keep an eye on the chokers,[/talk] Cyrius declares as he materializes his mind blade in its longsword configuration (a move action) and advances to 0525 (another move action). He won't get an ordinary attack this round, but should get an attack-of-opportunity if the grimlock (grimlockess?) stands up.

[Duniagdra]

Marcus delays to allow his companions to deal with her.

[tdsprouse]

Tex holds his bow in his off hand, draws his battleaxe as part of moving to 0325, and takes a swipe at the prone creature.

Atk w/Flank vs Prone (-4 AC)
0

dmg
1

[patransom]

[talk]Somebody keep an eye on the chokers,[/talk] Cyrius declares as he materializes his mind blade in its longsword configuration (a move action) and advances to 0525 (another move action). He won't get an ordinary attack this round, but should get an attack-of-opportunity if the grimlock (grimlockess?) stands up.

[ooc]Unless something stops her, she will stand up and take the AoO, so might as well go ahead and roll it, if you feel so inclined. Tex, too. And anyone else who ends up threatening with a melee weapon by the end of their turn can also add a roll for an AoO.[/ooc]

[CGM3]

Cyrius takes his attack-of-opportunity against the grimlockess (grimitch? If the males are grimlocks, wouldn't the females be grimitches?)

To hit: 1d20+8
[dice]0[/dice]
Damage: 1d8+3
[dice]1[/dice]

[patransom]

[ooc]Waiting on Lola, Worrel, and Prost[/ooc]

[smeltdm]

Prost moves forward to 0524, dropping his crossbow, draws his Rapier and attacks the prone Grimlock.
Rapier atk (flanking):[dice]0[/dice]
Rapier dmg:[dice]1[/dice]
Sneak attack while flanking, plus +2 damage Bleeding Attack
[dice]2[/dice]

[JPetherick]

Worrell drops his bow as he stoops to pick up the longsword that he dropped on the floor. The threat is immediate so he doesn't bother with his shield. Once his weapon is in hand, he swings at the female grimlock before she stands.

[ooc]Free - Drop bow
Move - pick up longsword
Standard - Attack
[dice]0[/dice]
Damage
[dice]1[/dice][/ooc]

[kabkal]

Lola pulls our her sword and attack the grimlock.

[dice]0[/dice] to hit
[dice]1[/dice] if hits

[patransom]

Round 2 Continues

Marcus delays to allow his companions to deal with the grimitch [I like that term for this female grimlock in particular; brownie points for Cyrius].

“Somebody keep an eye on the chokers,” Cyrius declares as he materializes his mind blade in its longsword configuration and advances to next to the grimitch.

Prost moves forward, dropping his crossbow, and drawing his rapier. He then stabs the prone Grimitch [5 hp damage; unfortunately Tex has a bow in hand at the time Prost attacks, so there's no flanking and no sneak attack this round].

Tex holds his bow in his off hand, draws his battleaxe, and takes a swipe at the prone creature. He misses [I did not have you move, since Prost provides you a flank and Worrel, with a bow still in hand at this time, does not yet].

Lola pulls our her sword and attacks the grimitch, dealing a minor flesh wound [2 hp].

Round 3 Begins

Worrel drops his bow as he stoops to pick up the longsword that he dropped on the floor. As he picks up his sword, the grimitch slashes him across the ankle with a dagger [AoO hits for 11 hp damage]. Feeling the pain of this attack, Worrel notes that, in spite of the small size of her blades, the creature is extraordinarily strong as uses them to good effect. With his sword now in hand, he counterattacks the grimitch [7 hp damage].

Seemingly unconcerned with her personal safety, the grimitch stands up, proving an opening for each party member to stab at her. Cyrius misses. Prost hits [this time the sneak attack applies, so 10 hp total, including 2 bleed]. Tex hits [8 hp damage]. Lola misses. Worrel hits [11 hp damage]. With Worrel being the most recent to stab her, the grimitch turns her dagger on him, stabbing him in return [11 hp damage]

OUT OF CHARACTER

Unless someone decides to climb back up the rock pile, I've dispensed with the vertical map for the time being. Like everywhere you've been so far, the entire floor of the cavern is difficult terrain. Ascending or moving around on the rock pile requires a DC10 Acrobatics (balance) check at half speed (DC15 if moving at full speed). From the top of the rock pile, it's a relatively easy (DC15) climb 10 feet up and reach the corners of the ledge at 0227 or 0628.

 

ACTIVE EFFECTS

Round 3 Continues Marcus Tilsworth: loaded crossbow readied, 3 elemental rays left, 20 bolts left, 1 hp damage Cyrius of the Sudden Blade: mind blade longsword readied, 11 hp damage Evan Prost: rapier readied, crossbow dropped at 0624, 7 bolts left, darkvision 168 min, uninjured Texudus TreeBender: battleaxe readied, longbow in off-hand, 9 arrows left, 14 hp damage Lola: short sword readied, loaded crossbow in off-hand, sunrod dropped at 0425, 31 bolts, 1 channel energy, 5 storm burst left, uninjured Round 4 Begins Worrel: longsword readied, longbow and shield dropped at 523, 112 arrows left, 0 lay on hands left, 22 hp damage Female Grimlock - dual-wielding daggers, 49 hp damage (including 6 hp nonlethal), bleeding 2 hp/round

[CGM3]

Undeterred by his miss, Cyrius charges his mind blade with psychic energy (a move action) and strikes at the grimitch once more while shouting, [yell]Lola, shaift against the wall to bracket the creature with Worrel![/yell].

To Hit: 1d20+8
[dice]0[/dice]
Damage: 1d8+3+1d8
[dice]1[/dice]

[Duniagdra]

Marcus will delay again, instead readying his crossbow should she somehow get out of reach, or a new threat present itself. He keeps an eye above and behind.

[smeltdm]

Prost yells to Lola...[yell]Step left to flank with WORREL[/yell] as he attacks the Grimlock at 0524.
Rapier atk (flanking):[dice]0[/dice]
Rapier dmg:[dice]1[/dice]
Sneak attack while flanking
[dice]2[/dice]

[kabkal]

Lola moves as directed to form a flank. She then swings again.

[dice]0[/dice] to hit (add in flank if available this round)
[dice]1[/dice] if hits

[kabkal]

Lola moves as directed to form a flank. She then swings again.

[dice]89830:0[/dice] to hit (add in flank if available this round)
[dice]89830:1[/dice] if hits

[dice]0[/dice] Crit Confrim (add flank if available)
[dice]1[/dice] if crit confirmed

[tdsprouse]

Tex stays where he is, tries to whack the Grimlock again...

Atk, w/ Flank
0

Dmg
[dicetotoalonly]1d8+2[/dice]