[3.5] A Dark and Stormy Night

Graybeard · Mar 24, 2009

Norim will enter the room and duck behind the nearest pillar hoping it will provide him with a bit of cover in case the beast charges.

Mark Chance · Mar 24, 2009

Holy Crap! An Ogre! (Round 1)

Xenon starts to turn back toward the stairs, saying, "Dangerous brute ahead. I think he has seen me!"

But then, with surprising speed, the monster lurches from the behind the column and rushes Xenon. As it comes, its cloak billows, revealing a hide-armor clad creature nearly nine feet tall, with long arms corded by ropy muscles. Its features are brutish, primitive even, and soon Xenon cannot help but smell the ogre's fetid breath as its platter-sized hands reach for him. Xenon tries to twist away, but to no avail. The ogre is far too powerful, and Xenon is pulled into his crushing embrace. Pain flares up and down Xenon's tortured back!

Norim rushes into the room, sword raised high. He brings the blade to bear against the ogre, slashing it mightily across the flank. The giant bellows in rage as its thick blood flows. Nemos moves next, sheathing his blade and readying his bow as does so. He takes up position in the room, nocking an arrow, making ready to let fly.

Dacen reacts slowly. Moving into the room and then hesitating uncertainly. He then moves towards the doors, attemtping to block escape routes or possible reinforcements. As he does, he fires a crossbow bolt, which embeds itself in the ogre's meaty shoulder. Gordon is close on Dacen's heels for part of the rush into the room. The gnome's arcane words and gestures send a missle of force cutting into the ogre's flesh.

During this violence, the undead beggar slinks into the room and huddles in the corner.

OOC: Given the sudden turn for the worse due to the monster's surprising high initiative, I took liberties with Norim. We'll pause here to give Xenon a chance for new actions in response to being grappled.

[sblock=Combat Box]
Initiative Order: Ogre, Norim, Nemos, Dacen, Gordon, Xenon.
Dacen: 8 nonlethal; +12 hp (false life)
Gordon: 1 nonlethal
Norim: 6 nonlethal; +12 hp (false life)
Xenon: 3 lethal; 9 nonlethal
Nemos: uninjured
Ogre: 19 lethal; 6 nonlethal
Current Map
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[sblock=Dice Rolls]
Initiatives for Norim, Xenon, Nemos, and the Monster: 1d20+1=14, 1d20+3=4, 1d20=13, 1d20-1=17.
Ogre Melee Touch Attack: 1d20+7=26.
Opposed Grapple Check: 1d20+16=36, 1d20+1=14.
Grapple Damage: 1d4+5=7.
Norim's Power Attack: 1d20+1=18, 1d8+4=12.
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Thondor · Mar 24, 2009

Dacen drops the crossbow and his hand falls on his mace, then he pauses, trying to decide if he should cast enlarge person on Xenon, or Norim.

(OOC: He'll cast it on Xenon unless he gets free, or passes out.

cool discription and glad you took liberties. I was actually firing the crossbow one-handed so I guess that roll should have been a 11, oops. Not sure what to do about that :-S

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Walking Dad · Mar 25, 2009

Xenon tries to wriggle free of the ogre's grasp.

[sblock=ooc]
+2 for Hide and Move Silently, with ACP.
Will move at half speed (20 ft)

Escape artist check
1d20=13
with +3 for Dex, it's a booming 16

[sblock=Stats]
HP: 16/16 - 7 non-lethal
AC: 14 / 13 / 11
Armor bonus: +4

Saves:
Fortitude: +2
Reflex: +6
Will: +4
+1 racial bonus on saving throws against powers,
spells, and spell-like effects.

Init: +3

Mindblade: +2 [1base + 0str +1WF], 1d6 dmg, Threat 19-20/x2
Dagger: +1, 1d4 dmg, Threat 19-20/x2
Sickle: +1, 1d6 dmg, 20/x2
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Mark Chance · Mar 25, 2009

Holy Crap! An Ogre! (Round 1.2 & 2.1)

Xenon tries to wriggle free of the ogre's grasp. He shifts and twists, but the ogre changes its grip to match Xenon's every move. The next thing Xenon knows is that he nearly upside-down while the ogre has him gripped by the belt with one hand. The giant straight-arms Xenon into the eastern wall of the chamber. The impact jars bones, but causes no damage. Then, when the ogre releases its grip, Xenon falls from a height of nearly seven feet.

With a growl, the ogre clenches its hammer-like fists, ready to continue the fight.

N.B. Don't forget the ogre has 10 feet of reach it can now use since it's no longer grappling.

[sblock=Walking Dad]
Xenon took no damage, but the ogre has put him a position where he may end prone. Include a DC 15 Reflex save with Xenon's next actions. If he fails, he hits the floor and is prone. Xenon is in the square northeast of Norim's current location.
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[sblock=Combat Box]
Initiative Order: Ogre, Norim, Nemos, Dacen, Gordon, Xenon.
Dacen: 8 nonlethal; +12 hp (false life)
Gordon: 1 nonlethal
Norim: 6 nonlethal; +12 hp (false life)
Xenon: 3 lethal; 9 nonlethal
Nemos: uninjured
Ogre: 19 lethal; 6 nonlethal
Current Map
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[sblock=Dice Rolls]
Opposed Check vs. Escape Artist DC 13: 1d20+16=34.
Opposed Grapple Checks: 1d20+16=23, 1d20+3=23.
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Walking Dad · Mar 25, 2009

Xenon tries to prevent the fall, but falls badly. Grimly, he tries to stand up and gulp his false life potion.

[sblock=ooc]
+2 for Hide and Move Silently, with ACP.
Will move at half speed (20 ft)

Reflex Save (1d20+6=11)

[sblock=Stats]
HP: 16/16 - 7 non-lethal
AC: 14 / 13 / 11
Armor bonus: +4

Saves:
Fortitude: +2
Reflex: +6
Will: +4
+1 racial bonus on saving throws against powers,
spells, and spell-like effects.

Init: +3

Mindblade: +2 [1base + 0str +1WF], 1d6 dmg, Threat 19-20/x2
Dagger: +1, 1d4 dmg, Threat 19-20/x2
Sickle: +1, 1d6 dmg, 20/x2
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Thondor · Mar 25, 2009

Dacen calls for Norim to delay his attack, "Stay your hand a moment Norim!", then begins murmuring a prayer release the dwoemer of Enlarge Person. Norim's size rapidly increases untill he can look the ogre in the eye and match him pound for pound. His gear grows with him, he now holds a blade nearly the height of a man.

(OOC: +1 to attack and damage [from increased strength] large longsword damage 2d6, AC -2 [-1 for size, -1 for dex penalty. Duration 2min [20rounds] )

Dacen then draws his mace, holding the Torch aloft in his other hand.

[sblock=Dacen]
Dacen
HP: 12 Current: 12 Nonlethal: 8 temporary Hp: 12 (extra)
Armour Class: 15 Touch: 13 Flatfooted: 12 without shield 13

Armour: 4

Fort: +4 Ref: +2 Will:+5

Spells left:
DC 12 0th - Resistance, Guidance used, Detect Magic, Virtue
DC 13 1th - Magic Weapon, Magic Stone used, Enlarge Person used (Domain Spell), Inflict Minor Wounds

Abilities:
Turn Undead (4/day, 1d20+2, 2d6+2)
Protection Domain(Protective Ward 1/day, +2 Resistance on next saving throw, 1hr) used
Strength Domain (Feat of Strength 1/day, +2 Str 1/rd)

Weapon Attack Damage Critical
Heavy Mace +3 1d8+2 x2
Light Crossbow +3 1d8 19-20x2
Unarmed Strike +3 1d3+2 x2
Sickle +3 1d6+1 x2

Grapple: +7
Speed: 30' Init: +2 [/sblock]

Graybeard · Mar 26, 2009

Fight someone your own size beast! Norim yells at the Ogre as he strides to attack.

Attack and Damage:
attack=15; damage=12

1d20+6=15, 2d6+3=12

Giant Boy · Mar 27, 2009

Gordon Morringsruud

After realizing what has happened to the near-prone xeph soulknife after the fall with the nine feet ogre, he wields his longspear and aims at the ogre, and then takes a 5-ft step back.

"Stay away from our friend beast! Do what Norim says!", the now angered gnome says,"Have a taste of my fury!"

[sblock=Longspear Damage]
Gordon's Good Roll But Lousy Damage: 1d20+2=18, 1d6=1
It probably tickles the ogre instead of injuring it.

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Are you sure the ogre can't hit you Thondor when you casted the Enlarge Person spell on Norim?