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

[Pinotage]

Avril - Human Druid (Crocodile) - AC 24 - hp 42/49 - Spot +13 - Listen +13

From her position of cover, Avril the crocodile surveyed the scene. Magic and energy flew about the battle, as dark eldritch beams of power splattered across the rooftops of the old town hall. The storm and rain assisted her powers, though she cursed herself for being in this form, and not one where she had more options. It was best to end this battle quickly, so she called on the storm again, and it answered with another cracking bolt of lightning that seared through the sky and the struck the dragon and its rider.

[SBLOCK=OOC]OOC: Call another bolt of lightning onto the dragon and its rider. Damage: 3d10 hp. Reflex DC 16 for half 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, 6 rounds)
Call Lightning (7 minutes, 4 bolts)
Shield of Faith (Siobhan, 7 minutes)

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]

Warren moved to the door to my understanding, and I didn't have an action from you last round other than to try to get inside it, since nobody else was within range for him when his round came up. If you have something you'd rather have done at that point (keep in mind the greenspawn were all out of sight then) go ahead and tell me. You also need an action for this round, but I'm going to guess it somehow involves maiming the greenspawn razorfiend you can get into melee with.

Tyrla fires an eldritch blast against the goblin rider, but the rider manages to avoid the attack.

Initiatives
Pender 26 <-Starting Here
Warren 15
Siobhan 14
Tyrla 19
Wyrmlord 13 (delaying for dragon most likely)
Avril 11
Dragon 9
Greenspawn 9 <-ending here
Larian 8
Warlock 6

Pender: Pender attacks the greenspawn in his face with both of his attacks. Both hit, dealing a combined 28 points of damage.

Warren:

Siobhan: Siobhan swings into the greenspawn razorfiend dealing 13 points of damage.

Tyrla: Tyrla blasts the goblin again, this time hitting and dealing 17 points of damage.

Saarvith: Saarvith rains down a volley of arrows at Larian. A group of three arrows strike into Larian, nearly scoring a critical hit. In total, Larian takes 23 damage from the barrage. Larian falls to the ground at -8 hp.

"Elves don't belong in the territory of the Red Hand!"

Avril: Avril snaps, and another bolt of lightning strikes the rider and mount. Both fail their saves, and they each take 13 damage. The rider slumps in his saddle, unconcious, but pinned to the safety of his mount.

Dragon: The black dragon hovers in place and reals back to use his breath weapon again. This time, however, it's different. The breath is a stream of normal caustic acid without the ensnare effect and in a line. The dragon Targets Avril and Tyrla, both of which make their reflex save. The damage was 25, but halfed and reduced by Larian's spell, it results in no damage at all. The floorboards for the boardwalk crack and splinter as they quickly melt away and their structure can't handle what weight is put on them.

Razorfiends: The big one stikes heavily into Pender, his wing scoring a critical, but everything else protected by both Siobhan's spell and his own armor. Pender takes 24 damage from the critical.

The two smaller fiends, realizing the ineffectiveness of their grenades, and without much room to manuever, start to move around the building in the opposite direction.

 

[Arkhandus]

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

(well, Warren was trying to reach the goblin on top of the smaller building, so he was looking up when the goblin fell off and onto the dragon...and probably saw the magical blast fly overhead towards his allies. So he would've continued his original plan of climbing up the small building to go kill whatever's on the roof)

Warren tries to scurry up the wall, ignoring the door, since the only threats he saw were up top. He figures his magic sword won't get damaged by using it as an impromptu climbing piton for assistance...

Once he reaches the roof, Warren heads for whatever target presents itself up there, since the goblin has flown out of his range on the dragon's back. With a short gesture, he stops the shadows from flowing around him. Dashing in with his magic boots, Warren executes a quick flourish and then strikes once with great speed, a blue gleam along his blade.

[sblock=ooc]Warren's first turn after reaching the door would be to climb up the building. Second turn would be moving in on the enemy warlock that appeared on the roof, and attacking him. Swift action change to Assassin's Stance, and initiating Sapphire Nightmare Blade. I dunno if he still has another turn left to complete or no?

His climb checks were 28 and 29, Concentration check was 30, attack roll versus flat-footed AC was 20, and damage was a pitiful total of 14 points. I forgot to roll SNB's bonus damage until after the first set of rolls.

Climb checks to scale the small building (1d20+10=28, 1d20+10=29)

Concentration check versus Warlock's AC for Sapphire Nightmare Blade, attack roll, base damage, sneak attack damage (1d20+12=30, 1d20+11=20, 1d4+5=7, 3d6=5)

Bonus damage from Sapphire Nightmare Blade (1d6=2) [/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

On the previous round, Warren climbs to the top of the building.

I need you to make a balance check (or I can roll it) against DC 15 to get to the hobgoblin warlock. Or you could jump, but I imagine the balance is the easier check. Supposing you make it, you get across and deal the damage. If you fail it, you fail to move (but can try to move again with your standard action).

Edit: And this is still just catching you up for the previous round. You'll still need your action for this round.

 

[Dalamar]

Siobhan moves to Larian's side, a healing prayer finishing by the time she gets there. The wounds inflicted just a moment ago disappear almost completely as the positive energy flows into his body.
"Kord be thanked," the cleric breathes as the elf regains consciousness.
[sblock=OoC]Hopefully Pender manages to finish the Razorfiend before Siobhan's turns, otherwise she'll just take the AoO and hope she doesn't go down herself.
Cure Moderate Wounds (2d8+8=21)[/sblock]

 

[Creamsteak]

Larian drops to -9 on his turn.

The warlock's action depends slightly on Warren's success on his balance check. That will bring us to the top of the initiative order (Pender, then Warren).

 

[Arkhandus]

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

Balance check: 18
Balance check to reach enemy warlock (1d20+11=18)

Warren makes his way to the enemy warlock and delivers a kind of weak blow to the warlock's left femoral artery, sending blood gushing forth from the warlock's leg. Then he'll follow up with a quick blitz of attacks, turning himself invisible first with a gesture. A brief gleam of golden light streaks across the warlock's chest. Warren reappears seconds later, short sword covered in tons more blood and viscera, which the enemy warlock now lacks, judging from the two gaping holes in their chest.

(edit: if he still has a 5-foot step left after this and the warlock drops, he'll step towards his allies or off the roof, to get closer to the rest of the battle)

[sblock=ooc]Sorry, had to DM my weekly game today and had little time to read and post.

Warren's action this round will change if the Warlock moved too far for a full-attack, but for now, assuming that isn't the case, he initiates Cloak of Deception and then Flashing Sun for two invisible attacks on the warlock. If the warlock has See the Unseen active (Warren certainly wouldn't know it In-Character), then just subtract 2 from these attack rolls, since I factored in invisibility's +2 bonus for them.

First attack was a 21 for 25 damage, second attack was a 22 for 20 damage.

Cloak of Deception with Flashing Sun and Discipline Focus (Desert Wind), two attacks with Assassin's Stance for more sneak attack damage (1d20+11=21, 1d4+8=12, 3d6=13, 1d20+11=22, 1d4+8=11, 3d6=9) [/sblock]

 

[Pinotage]

Avril - Human Druid (Crocodile) - AC 24 - hp 42/49 - Spot +13 - Listen +13

Larian! Avril's inner voice cried out as her ally fell to the ground. Before she could move her reptilian form closer to administer what healing she had, Siobhan braved the razorfiends and healed the elf herself. An eye for an eye. One goblin down, but it would not take long before the dragon realised that it could not break them with its breath weapon. In combat this dragon would be much more dangerous.

The warlock or the dragon? She struggled for a moment to decide on her target, and eventually brought the bolt of lightning down on the warlock. The latter would likely fall quicker, but she hoped she was making the right decision.

[SBLOCK=OOC]OOC: Call another bolt of lightning onto the warlock. Damage: 3d10 hp. Reflex DC 16 for half 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, 5 rounds)
Call Lightning (7 minutes, 3 bolts)
Shield of Faith (Siobhan, 7 minutes)

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]

Initiatives
Pender 26 <-Starting Here
Warren 15
Siobhan 14
Tyrla 19
Wyrmlord 13
Avril 11
Dragon 9
Greenspawn 9 <-ending here
Larian 8
Warlock 6

Warlock: The warlock gets hit by the halfling who manages to move in next to him. The spellcaster turns, eyes blazing with a purple flame, and utters a curse upon Warren while managing to keep his opennings to a minimum. Warren feels his arms and legs suddenly become more stiff and taught, like they were being stretched and pulled by some unseen hand. Everyone can see as Warren's limbs and hands become covered with a strange black tribal marking.

Warren
[sblock]You take a -4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and skill checks.[/sblock]

Pender: Pender attacks, missing his first (rolled a 2) and hitting on his second strike for 22 points of damage thanks to the strength enhancement.

Warren: Warren takes two good attacks against he Warlock, but his body fights against him, and he doesn't hit. The flame-eyed enemy barely avoids the second strike.

Siobhan: Siobhan reaches to heal Larian, and he regains enough stamina and his conciousness.

Tyrla: ?

Goblin: Unconcious.

Avril: Avril's thunderbolt strikes down hard on the Warlock dealing 26 points of damage. Had Warren hit as well he'd surely be down.

Dragon: The beast dives down to the boardwalk and lands by Avril. He snaps at the crocodile but its tail slips out just before the dragon can bite down.

Greenspawn: The greenspawn sneaks keep going...

Razorfiend: The razorfiend tries to snap and slash at Siobhan, thinking that Pender's protective spells are only offering him protection. He's sadly mistaken, and misses all three attacks against he cleric.

I need an action from Tyrla obviously. Not sure if she wants to turn around to the Warlock or the razorfiend, or keep on the dragon.

 

[Arkhandus]

(ooc: what size is the enemy warlock?)

Warren snarls as his body resists, his two precise stabs coming up short from the slowed movement. "YOU'RE ABOUT TO DIE!" he shouts. To the others, he calls out "Just leave this one to me!"