Island Empire Part 2, Mermaid's Rest

Gnurl Whiskerling

Gnurl enters and casts Fever Dream on the eerie singer. (save DC=22)

OOC: Sorry I'm so late, having computer trouble at home. I'm in my office right now. My appearance in this fight will probably be sporadic at best......

H'Roosh

[sblock=Scotley]I did remember about the DC going up - I just got lost in the effort to think through combining Tumbling across a room full of people with checking 5 AoO avoidances. Thanks for catching it .

H'Roosh's AC comes entirely from Dex/Wis bonuses and his bonus for his Monk level - I think that means his touch AC is the same as his regular AC, right? That would be 20.

My take was also that Tumbles don't stop when one is hit with an AoO - I wondered, but couldn't find anything in the description to indicate that it does.

My next question - if I remember, one can make a full move and still get one attack. So he should get to attack the priest this round, I think. Should he also get an attack of opportunity against the priest, since the priest cast a spell while in a threatened square? Let me know, and I'll amend this post to include these attacks as well. If he gets only one AoO in a round, he'll take it against the priest for certain sure - he's gotta be aware the dude is casting and that he can be there this round, so he'll forgo the AoO against the Slave to get one on the Priest.[/sblock]

[sblock=Combat Rolls]AoO vs. Slave 6:
To Hit: 1d20+10=22
Damage: 1d10+2=12)

Attack vs. Priest:
To Hit (1d20+10=22)
Damage (1d10+2=6)[/sblock]

H'Roosh vaults and tumbles down the open lane along the west side of the room, lashing out with a quick backfist at a mindless slave that has the temerity to try to stop the Genasi's flowing advance. He comes to a halt as he faces off against a Quarterstaff wielding slave and the priest at the back of the room. He staggers as he ends his run - the staff man jabs with the end and catches the monk on the hip. As he comes to a halt facing the staff man and the priest, his preturnatural awareness warns him of an impending attack. He dips a shoulder just enough to avoid a sizzling ray of foul energy lancing out from the priest's pointing finger. His return attack catches the caster a glancing blow on his outstretched arm, but seems to do little damage.

[sblock=H'Roosh]The priest wisely cast on the defensive, but you are entitled to an attack. I'll use the one you rolled for the priest as H'Roosh's attack for the round, since it just hits. You can roll an AoO against the slave now if you wish.[/sblock]

[sblock=Radoon]I am honestly not sure about the 'two with one blow' is that a class ability or a feat? Do you know where it came from so I can look it up. I just can't remember that one off the top of my head. So many rules, so little time...[/Sblock]

[sblock=Gnurl, Mingo and Company]I appreciate your eagerness to get in on the action, but my intention with this room was give you an individual post about what your character's unique perception of the battle was as you entered the room. Perhaps this was a poor choice on my part, or I should have made my intentions clear. You individual posts will be forthcoming. As usual, please don't read the other sblock for other characters. Leif, once you read your's you may change your stated action if you choose. I also need initiative from you all.[/sblock]

[sblock=Mingo]Mingo eagerly follows the Monk into the room, only to find that there is little space left even for her small form. The quick agile monk easily tumbled the length of the room despite the press of people. The room does seem to take up the entire upper floor of the building. She is face to face with a hulking brute of a human with a morning star. The fellow is dressed in some sort of costume or uniform like he was serving drinks in a high class bar, but he is unkempt and unshaven. There is a strangely vacant look in his eyes, and for a moment Mingo suspects that he is undead, but as she prepares to defend herself against him, she realizes that he is under some sort of compulsion or spell. Indeed most of the people in the room seem to have a similar vacant look, most of them aren't even armed, but they seem determined to block your path. The greater threats in the room seem to be some sort of priest that casts a particularly foul necromantic spell at H'Roosh. The ray missed but the lingering dark magic stained the wall behind him. An even more disturbing form is sitting up on what appears to be a slab of ice carved into a large altar of some sort. The room really isn't cold enough to keep it frozen, yet the block remains. The figure is casting some arcane magic. Finally, a strange creature that Mingo can sense is undead, is singing an haunting wordless song. The song touches something deep in Mingo and makes it difficult to think of focus. DC: 14 will save please.[/sblock]

[sblock=Anson]Just manages to cram into a space vacated by Geoffrey with Mig slips in at his side. The wizard went the other way with Mingo, Marienna can't even get in. This is a tactical disaster. There are foes on three sides, though only one close by has a club. Even so he doesn't seem to be much of a threat. The others aren't even unarmed. They seem strange, hollow, and poorly maintained, like castaways or prisoners. No worse than that, so magic or compulsion is at work here. More distantly in crowded room he gets glimpses of spell casters and maybe undead. He starts to figure out the best approach to this fight. Then the song hits him almost like a blow. While wordless, it is sweet and compelling, where does it come from? There, that figure, Undead? Maybe, but that voice, so soothing, one could get lost in it and let all this chaos just slide away...Will save DC14.[/sblock]

[sblock=Mig]Follow the leader up the stairs, hmmm, interesting smells, unwashed people, no food no dogs. *snort* Nose burning herbs two-legs always burn to ruin the smells. Wait, dead, but that strange dead not dead smell that always means trouble. So many two-legs in here. That one has a stick, that one too. We fight. What does master want? Sounds, good sounds, like masters voice only better. Like mother's heart beat when I was a pup. So good, why are we fighting when such sweet sounds come. Will save DC: 14[/sblock]

[sblock=Gnurl]Gnurl makes his way up the stairs on the heels of Mingo, Anson and Mig. The room above seems to fill the upper floor of the building. Due to the press of people, Gnurl can barely make it off the stairs. A big burly man in a shabby bartenders' uniform faces Mingo and Gnurl with a morning star in hand. Gnurl's gnomish nose notes that these people haven't bathed in a couple of days and even the incense they've been burning can't really cut the smell. The people are strangely distracted as if under some sort of illusion or enchantment. They seem to be acting under some sort of complusion rather than of their own will. All of them are dressed in costumes or uniforms from some sort of party. A priest just cast a necromantic ray at H'Roosh across the room and some sort of figure is on top of an altar of ice at the back of the room casting an arcane spell, sounds like a conjuration (Spellcraft check DC: 22 times 2 to confirm the specific spells). Marienna stands halfway out of the open door in the floor behind you with no space to enter the room. The sound that has been gnawing at the back of your mind suddenly gets your complete attention. It is a powerful wordless song sung by an undead figure behind you. It reaches to something deep in Gnurl's core. It is a soothing relaxing feeling that makes him want to just let all his cares slip away and listen. DC: 14 will save. He considers casting a fever dream at the singer, but knows that undead are immune to phantasms. [/sblock]

[sblock=Geoffrey]There is a path to the undead singer, but if Geoffrey goes there he will be subject to half a dozen attacks of opportunity. Only a couple of the foes actually have weapons, so it won't be too bad, but I wanted to make sure you were aware of it before your move. I doubt that Geoffrey has enough tumble skill to use H'Roosh's trick and even with the skill he still took a couple of AoO. [/sblock]

Scotley said:

[sblock=Gnurl]Gnurl makes his way up the stairs on the heels of Mingo, Anson and Mig. The room above seems to fill the upper floor of the building. Due to the press of people, Gnurl can barely make it off the stairs. A big burly man in a shabby bartenders' uniform faces Mingo and Gnurl with a morning star in hand. Gnurl's gnomish nose notes that these people haven't bathed in a couple of days and even the incense they've been burning can't really cut the smell. The people are strangely distracted as if under some sort of illusion or enchantment. They seem to be acting under some sort of complusion rather than of their own will. All of them are dressed in costumes or uniforms from some sort of party. A priest just cast a necromantic ray at H'Roosh across the room and some sort of figure is on top of an altar of ice at the back of the room casting an arcane spell, sounds like a conjuration (Spellcraft check DC: 22 times 2 to confirm the specific spells). Marienna stands halfway out of the open door in the floor behind you with no space to enter the room. The sound that has been gnawing at the back of your mind suddenly gets your complete attention. It is a powerful wordless song sung by an undead figure behind you. It reaches to something deep in Gnurl's core. It is a soothing relaxing feeling that makes him want to just let all his cares slip away and listen. DC: 14 will save. He considers casting a fever dream at the singer, but knows that undead are immune to phantasms. [/sblock]

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[sblock=DM]Gnurl's Will save = 1d20+6 = 12 http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1468286/

Since Gnurl failed his save, I'm guessing that he can't take an action? If he can, then he'll cast fever dream at the necromantic priest.[/sblock]

[sblock=Gnurl]Gnurl is facinated with the singing in much the same way he would be if he failed his save vs. a hypnotic pattern. But it is sonic rather than an illusion. He will be out of the fight until somebody gets rid of the singer, which I suspect Geoffrey will do in short order.[/sblock]

Revised map

Here is the current map, though Geoffrey's position may change. I still don't have initiative for everyone yet either.