(CSRHoD) Creamsteak's Red Hand of Doom II [IC]

[Arkhandus]

Warren, HP 37/44, AC 25, Assassin's Stance, invisible

(OOC: Just figured I'd get it posted now, though it doesn't occur until after Tyrla's action)

Warren thinks in annoyance 'Damn, I shouldn't have killed that ogre so quick, I gave this freak room to move in. Pender's in awful shape and I'm the only one close enough to help against the freak....' Warren shifts his focus a bit, looking for vital points instead of ways to overcome the giant's size advantage.

He tries to roll between the two-headed giant's legs and get behind it, then lashes out with his blade after a quick gesture to evoke a shadowy copy of it for just a moment. However, he bumps into the ettin's leg through a miscalculation in his tumble, and has to strike from there, worried....

"Retreat, Pender! Someone else help!" he calls out while stumbling away from the ettin's leg.

[sblock=ooc]Minor mistake with my last pair of attacks; when I changed to Giant Killing Style, my Shadow Blade feat no longer applied, since it's not a Shadow Hand stance, so Warren actually dealt 4 less damage with both of those attacks. I totally forgot about Shadow Blade's limitation when I rolled those attacks, ugh. Still, the 30+ damage he dealt was probably enough to drop the ogre....

Swift action stance change to Assassin's Stance (so Shadow Blade feat resumes working). Attempted a Tumble check to move through its space, got a cruddy 14 instead of the 25 necessary, so he failed to move. Only his invisibility keeps him from drawing an AoO. Used his remaining standard action to initiate Shadow Blade Technique against the ettin.

Since I rolled a 20 and a 25 for the attack rolls, I'll take the 20 as the real sword's attack and the 25 as the shadow blade's attack. So either he hits for 20 piercing damage and 4 cold damage, or he misses altogether. With the ettin unable to see Warren, that should suffice, I'm guessing.

Tumble through ettin's space, DC 25 (1d20+14=17)

Short sword vs Ettin, base damage, sneak attack damage, Shadow Blade Technique extra roll, possible cold damage if both hit, using Greater Invisibility and Assassin's Stance (1d20+13=20, 1d4+5=9, 3d6=11, 1d20+13=25, 1d6=4) [/sblock]

 

[Redclaw]

Uncomfortable in the cramped quarters of the building, Larian reaches for the wand at his belt, but hearing Warren's concerned shout he knows that he needs to do something more powerful. So instead he focuses on avoiding any attacks from the nearby enemies as he quickly casts a spell. As he finishes, two bright beams of blue light shoot from his outstretched hand toward the two-headed creature in front of him.

[sblock=ooc] Cast Scorching Ray defensively (+11 vs. DC 17) at the ettin, two ranged touch attacks, +7/+7 (with precise shot, so no melee penalty), each does 4d6+1 damage (thanks to point blank shot) [/sblock]
[sblock=spells]Spells Memorized
0--Detect Magic, Detect Magic, Light, Mage Hand, Lesser Acid Orb
1-- Color Spray, Shocking Grasp, Protection from Evil, Magic Missile, Mage Armor, Enlarge Person (trans.)
2-- See Invisibility, Scorching Ray, Scorching Ray, Knock, Bull's Strength (trans.)
3--(with bonus) Mass Resist Energy, Fireball, Dispell Magic, Displacement, Haste (trans.)
4-- Greater Invisibility, Greater Invisibility, Rary's Mnemonic Enhancer (trans.)
Spells In Effect
Greater Invisibility (Warren)-- 7 rounds
Mage Armor--14 hours from breaking camp
Mass Resist Energy 20(Acid) (Larian, Avril, Tyrla, Warren, Pender, Siobhan)-- 70 minutes

Rod of Extend--2 uses left
Pearl of Power--Available
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[pathfinderq1]

Tyrla felt a nearly overwhelming urge to retreat back down the stairs, out of the massive creature's reach. But she knew that she could not abandon her friends, and so she focused her will to stand, attempting to conjure another arcane bolt- with luck if the group could focus on this thing they could bring it down quickly...

OOC: Invoke another eldritch blast, casting defensively (+12vs. DC 16); if successful, then ranged touch +10, 4d6+1 damage.

 

[Creamsteak]

Initiative
Pender 24
Avril 22
Tyrla 21
Warren 19
Larian 15
Ogres 14
Others 10
Siobhan 7

Tyrla's Eldritch Blast hits the Ettin for only 12 points of damage, but it still scathes the creature.

Warren Tries to tumble through the legs of the Ettin, but the creatures legs shift back and forth blocking his path. He ends up unable to pass by, but does manage to score another hit, this time dealing another 24 points of damage.

Larian barely manages to keep his spell as the Ettin's mace glides over his spell, but he maintains. Two fiery bursts strike the creature in it's chest. The first explodes knocking the creature off balance, while the second follows through and knocks him down to the ground.

The Ettin is knocked unconcious by the barrage of attacks from everyone involved.

Two large bodies now block half the hallway, making it extremely crowded.

No-one can see the two ogres around the corner, however, the one right in the middle of the hallway sneezes and takes a swing at Larian, thinking somehow the spellcaster must be the reason for all the sudden lacerations, lightning bolts, and flaming rays that killed the Ettin. His strike deals 15 points of damage to the Wizard.

"You dun knock the two-headed down! SMASH DA WIGGLEY-FINGERS!"

 

[Dalamar]

"I'm afraid I can't let you do that," Siobhan says to the ogre, swinging her warhammer squarely into its side.
[sblock=OoC] Warhammer vs Ogre (1d20+11=27, 1d8+5=13)
Much better than last time.[/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

Initiative
Pender 24
Avril 22
Tyrla 21
Warren 19
Larian 15
Ogres 14
Others 10
Siobhan 7

Siobhan and Pender both attack the remaining Ogre, dropping it.

Now only the two that fled after the fireball remain.

 

[Pinotage]

Avril - Human Druid (Crocodile) - AC 21 - hp 42/49 - Spot +13 - Listen +13

The battle temporarily concluded, and Avril snapped her jaws shut as she watched the bodies in front of them. There had been more ogres, of that she was sure. Snapping her jaws to get Pender to wait, she cast a spell and layed a serpentile paw on Pender, healing some of his wounds, but arguably not enough. She was starting to believe that returning to her human form might be the better option, rather than remaining as a crocodile.

[SBLOCK=OOC]OOC: Cast Cure Moderate Wounds on Pender. Healing 2d8+7 hp damage.

Spells and Abilities Active:

Wild Shape (Crocodile, 7 hours)
Extended Barkskin (140 minutes)
Resist Energy (Acid 20) (Larian. 70 minutes)
Cat's Grace (7 minutes)
Haste (Larian, 12 rounds)
Call Lightning (7 minutes, 6 bolts)

Spells Cast and Abilities/Items Used:

Wild Shape (1 Used)
Barkskin
Lesser Metamagic Rod of Extend (1 Used)
Cat's Grace
Call Lightning
Cure Moderate Wounds

Spells Prepared (Normal 6/4/3/2/1, Wis 0/1/1/1/0):

Level 0 (6): Cure Minor Wounds (3), Detect Magic (2), Guidance
Level 1 (5): Cure Light Wounds, Enrage Animal, Faerie Fire, Obscuring Mist, Produce Flame
Level 2 (4): Barkskin, Bull's Strength
Level 3 (3): Stone Shape
Level 4 (1): Flame Strike

Avril's Character Sheet [/SBLOCK]

 

[Creamsteak]

Fred the Gator is able to heal Pender. He gains back 17 hp.

 

[Creamsteak]

Fred the Gator is able to heal Pender. He gains back 17 hp.

Tyrla/Warren/Larian can all go at this point.

 

[Arkhandus]

Warren the halfling, HP 37/44, AC 25, Assassin's Stance, invisible

Warren sighs as the ettin and the nearby ogre both fall. "Search and destroy!" he calls out, then scrambles over and around the latest ogre body to look for any more critters deeper in the room or down any hallways. If he sees one and can reach it in time, he moves in to stab it once invisibly.

[sblock=ooc]Warren moves past the ogre to seek out any other target nearby...not sure if he could reach one at his 20-foot speed in one move. If he can, somehow, then he attacks it once at +13 for 1d4+5+3d6 damage. Otherwise, he just moves in close this round.

If he sees no targets after his first move, he spends other move action on heading down the passage to the right to look over there.[/sblock]