Against the Storm Part II: Luskan

[dead_radish]

*sigh*

If Elone would have provoked an AoO, she likely woud not have done the healing, but at least Alex is up.

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: umm.. I'm somewhat baffled/confused as to how this Big Bad is grappling competetively with Ubaar. Unless I've miscalculated, Ubaar's bonus to grapple attacks is: +6 BAB + 12 STR + 1 Aid + 3 Divine Favor = +22! What kind of vampire did you throw in here? It was also immune to the Searing Light, unless I misread your post when Ubaar nailed him with it. I made a grappling/Strength specialist, I thought that having the BB in close quarters is exactly the scenario I/we wanted. edit: oh, and Ubaar's hasted, and also has a Tail attack he should be thumping the BB with, I'd think. edit #2: oh, and Ubaar attacked first, then was upended by the BB, then this last round, Ubaar should have gone first, but you had the BB attack first with the fang and CON drain, THEN had Ubaar escape. This is why I suggested initiatives be posted/followed, and one round's actions at a time.

 

[DM_Matt]

OOC: umm.. I'm somewhat baffled/confused as to how this Big Bad is grappling competetively with Ubaar. Unless I've miscalculated, Ubaar's bonus to grapple attacks is: +6 BAB + 12 STR + 1 Aid + 3 Divine Favor = +22! What kind of vampire did you throw in here? It was also immune to the Searing Light, unless I misread your post when Ubaar nailed him with it. I made a grappling/Strength specialist, I thought that having the BB in close quarters is exactly the scenario I/we wanted. edit: oh, and Ubaar's hasted, and also has a Tail attack he should be thumping the BB with, I'd think. edit #2: oh, and Ubaar attacked first, then was upended by the BB, then this last round, Ubaar should have gone first, but you had the BB attack first with the fang and CON drain, THEN had Ubaar escape. This is why I suggested initiatives be posted/followed, and one round's actions at a time.

Ok, my bad regarding the init. Ubaar would have pin-->grappled once, causing the vamp to have to grapple-->pin instead of one of the drainings. That leaves him with a net change in con this round of 0 but ends him as pinned. frankly, I am not so sure if he wasnt better off that other way...


...What kind of a calssed vampire big bad is wrestling competitively against Ubaar? Good question, altohugh its apparently also a kind that can telekinetically fetch and smack down Elone in one round too. I think you guys can tell by now that I like throwing guys at you that can smack you around quite a bit (at least for a while) and balance them with weaker ones that let you all show your prowess (chalk this up to me watching too much buffy, perhaps). But these very powerful opponents can and do go down.

However, there is something painfully obvious that many of you guys are capable of that can tip the scales quite a bit.....

 

[GoldenEagle]

"Stake them!"

 

[DM_Matt]

"Stake them!"

Not what I had in mind...you still need to do a ton of dmg with the stake to kill, and slashing weapons work towards beheading anyway...I was referring to something else within the conventional dnd mechanic.

 

[reapersaurus]

OOC: well, considering the BB : a) was immune to Ubaar's biggest spell (Searing Light) b) got smacked by Ubaar's biggest attack (the Flying Leap for 42 damage), and it didn't faze him, even though the boots were considered blessed, from the MAgic Weapon c) is ignoring Ubaar's extra attacks (from Haste and Tail) d) is handily smacking Ubaar, even though he has every buff currently running.... this is about as max as Ubaar can get... ... it doesn't bode well for the battlin' priest of Uthgar. OOC:

 

[reapersaurus]

Ok, my bad regarding the init. Ubaar would have pin-->grappled once, causing the vamp to have to grapple-->pin instead of one of the drainings. That leaves him with a net change in con this round of 0 but ends him as pinned. frankly, I am not so sure if he wasnt better off that other way...

are you playing the grapple right?

Every attack you get, you have a chance to escape a pin, or do grapple damage, etc.
Ubaar has 2 attacks from BAB, and another from Haste.

It seems you are resolving only one attack each round. It's very hard to tell thoguh, since you don't post rolls. You are rolling all of our attacks, right? Do you use an online roller, or do it yourself?

Just some in-combat questions...
And who's still up in the fight? Could you do a status update, to let us know what enemies and allies are still up, and maybe what hp's they have?
Thanks.

 

[DM_Matt]

are you playing the grapple right?

Every attack you get, you have a chance to escape a pin, or do grapple damage, etc.
Ubaar has 2 attacks from BAB, and another from Haste.

It seems you are resolving only one attack each round. It's very hard to tell thoguh, since you don't post rolls. You are rolling all of our attacks, right? Do you use an online roller, or do it yourself?

Just some in-combat questions...
And who's still up in the fight? Could you do a status update, to let us know what enemies and allies are still up, and maybe what hp's they have?
Thanks.

I am givnig all the attacks, and posting the end results. You know that bludgeoning dmg isnt going to do perm dmg to a vampire unless you somehow crush his skull to the point of it being the equivalent of a decapitation. You can stake him or you can cut his head off or you can kill him with energy/light/force/fire/(possibly)acid, and you can beat him till he cant get up, but when it comes down to it a beating wont cut it. You cetrainly can beat this guy, though.

As far as ups n downs, Ubaar is wrestling the big bad, the cowering baddies and one wounded mage are running away.the Orc and one vamp fighter (both badly wounded) are cornered by Akharos, Alex, Rana (all at pretty low hp), and Emcat. Elone is out but not in danger of bleeding to death any time soon. Kelnar is unthreatened and able to cast unhindered.

 

[GoldenEagle]

Magic Missle the BB ugly guy...twice

(has anyone tried turning?)

GE

 

[DM_Matt]

Kelnar blasts the guy with more magic missiles (19dmg), but realizes that nibbling him to death this way may not be prudent.

The vamp tries to stab Cat!Emcat, but misses, and Cat!Emcat pounces anew, again latching onto the vampire's neck. This time, the fleash having already been torn off, he sinks his huge tusks into the vampire's spine, severing its head and reducing it quickly to a pile of dust, blood, and equiptment.

Akharos gets up.

Rana cautiously moves towards the Orc to finish him off. Suddenly he glows with black fire for a moment, a ring on his left hand glowing particularly brightly granting him a new anger and quickness and causing some of his wounds to heal. He eys his falcion on the ground and realizes that he cannot yet reach it. Rana slashes a deep wound accross his chest. The Orc screams a battle cry, grabs both of Rana's arms, ignoring the pain as the metal bracers shock him, and smashes his helmed forehead into hers. Rana sees stars and tries to recover, but the next thing she knows she is lying on the floor in a daze. The Orc continues forward, bats Alex away with one hand, and picks up his sword. Akharos, badly wounded, confronts the Orc yet again. As the Orc moves for his sword, Akharos lunges and steps down on the falcion, tearing it from the Orcs grasp. Akharos brings his sword down on the Orc's helm, cracking it and sending the Orc to the floor in a pile of blood.

Meanwhile, the Ubaar continues to wrestle with the BB. The BB taunts Ubaar "The might of your thunderbeast is no match for the stifling oppression of Shar," as Ubaar sees a glowing black energy continue to surge through the creature's body. Ubaar manages to escape the pin, but again the monster manages to pin him, and he prepares to feed again from Ubaar's neck (Ubaar is at 5, btw)...

He shouts to the others: "I want to see your weapons on the ground and your hands in the air or I eat this one..."