Tellerian Hawke
Defender of Oerth
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Combat is imminent! State your intentions! (Sphynx has already done so.)
Hawke and Nimbar are both preparing to cast spells!
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Combat is imminent! State your intentions! (Sphynx has already done so.)
Hawke and Nimbar are both preparing to cast spells!
Aust Thale
Adventurer
Quixt:
As a child, Quixt has seen a similar creature, but much smaller. A sickly creature being starved for over a year in wizard’s lab. He took pity on it until he realized it was dangerous. He still has scars on three fingers from the acid.
It’s weapons are acid and paralysis, and it’s tactics are strikingly straightforward: it simply tries to roll over its target where it stands, stun it, and then digest it.
“Sphynx, wait, I’ll draw it off. You three go through the door. I’ll pull it back down the way we came. Close the door behind you, deal with what’s on the other side, let me draw it back out as far as it will go. If we do this right, we can explore the caves and avoid this fight for the moment.”
As a child, Quixt has seen a similar creature, but much smaller. A sickly creature being starved for over a year in wizard’s lab. He took pity on it until he realized it was dangerous. He still has scars on three fingers from the acid.
It’s weapons are acid and paralysis, and it’s tactics are strikingly straightforward: it simply tries to roll over its target where it stands, stun it, and then digest it.
“Sphynx, wait, I’ll draw it off. You three go through the door. I’ll pull it back down the way we came. Close the door behind you, deal with what’s on the other side, let me draw it back out as far as it will go. If we do this right, we can explore the caves and avoid this fight for the moment.”
MacConnell
Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Sphynx responds to Quixt. "While I appreciate the selflessness of your offer. I cannot let you try this alone. I am keen on the use of magic, and I am adamantly certain that this abomination must be destroyed. I will keep pace with you and continue to bombard it with magical assaults."
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Tellerian Hawke
Defender of Oerth
The DM said:
Nimbar gives a sideways glance at Quixt: "This door ain't going anywhere in the amount of time that we have to mess with it. Do you have a Plan B?"
Both Nimbar and Hawke begin to back up, as each continues casting their spell. Now that the party can tell where the gelatinous matter is, you all realize that the cube is a lot closer than you thought it was. It won't be long before it's right on top of you... perhaps MOMENTS from now!
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MacConnell
Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Sphynx will, of course, continues backward at a reasonable pace, having no desire to come into contact with some autonomous mass of digestive goo. If it appears that his magical assault is having some positive effect, he will continue it. "Whatever diabolically malevolent wizard originally generated such a thing does not deserve to have his spirit continue on in a next existence, and I hope the thing ate him, but I doubt that."
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Tellerian Hawke
Defender of Oerth
GM NOTE: Went ahead and rolled for Quixt since he wasn't responding.
(He had a good reason.)
GM NOTE #2: It seems we have a tie; initiative ties are broken by Dex scores.
Sphynx 18 [Dex 19]
Hawke 18 [Dex 18]
Quixt 18 [Dex 16]
Nimbar 7
Cube -4 (Rolled a 1, has -5 initiative score) - The cube definitely goes last, lol.
Cube has suffered 8 pts. of damage so far. (From Sphynx's Magic Missiles.)
(He had a good reason.)
GM NOTE #2: It seems we have a tie; initiative ties are broken by Dex scores.
Sphynx 18 [Dex 19]
Hawke 18 [Dex 18]
Quixt 18 [Dex 16]
Nimbar 7
Cube -4 (Rolled a 1, has -5 initiative score) - The cube definitely goes last, lol.
Cube has suffered 8 pts. of damage so far. (From Sphynx's Magic Missiles.)
Sphynx takes notice that both Hawke and Nimbar both seem to be casting Scorching Ray. He decides that this is a good option, since he can fire two such rays per casting. He moves in front of Hawke to get line-of-sight for his spell, knowing that Hawke and Nimbar will do the same.
Spell Criticals in Combat
Normally, when a person fails a saving throw vs. damaging spells, he or she takes full damage, rather than half. For example, a 6d6 Fireball will inflict an average damage of 21 points, or half damage (10 points) on a successful save.
However, if a person were to roll a 1 on their saving throw, that person has suffered the effects of a Spell Critical. In this situation, that same Fireball spell would inflict its full potential damage (36 points) to the victim who rolled the 1 on his save. This represents the fact that the victim was standing in precisely the wrong spot, at precisely the wrong time, when the spell was at its peak intensity.
Spell Criticals on Maximized spells are double the maximum potential damage; e.g., a maximized 6d6 Fireball spell, which normally inflicts the full 36 points on a failed Reflex save, would inflict 72 points of damage to a victim who rolled a 1. This doubling rule further applies to Intensified spells as well.
For spells which are subject to Ranged Touch Attack, spell criticals occur whenever the to-hit roll is a confirmed critical. The effect is maximized, just as if the victim had rolled a 1 on a saving throw.
Normally, when a person fails a saving throw vs. damaging spells, he or she takes full damage, rather than half. For example, a 6d6 Fireball will inflict an average damage of 21 points, or half damage (10 points) on a successful save.
However, if a person were to roll a 1 on their saving throw, that person has suffered the effects of a Spell Critical. In this situation, that same Fireball spell would inflict its full potential damage (36 points) to the victim who rolled the 1 on his save. This represents the fact that the victim was standing in precisely the wrong spot, at precisely the wrong time, when the spell was at its peak intensity.
Spell Criticals on Maximized spells are double the maximum potential damage; e.g., a maximized 6d6 Fireball spell, which normally inflicts the full 36 points on a failed Reflex save, would inflict 72 points of damage to a victim who rolled a 1. This doubling rule further applies to Intensified spells as well.
For spells which are subject to Ranged Touch Attack, spell criticals occur whenever the to-hit roll is a confirmed critical. The effect is maximized, just as if the victim had rolled a 1 on a saving throw.
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When the two rays from Sphynx strike the creature, something spectacular happens; Sphynx's spell hits it in just the right spot. The cube quivers for a moment, as it begins to bubble and boil. Its tiny appendages quiver violently, and then the front of the cube bursts open with a loud "Pop!" spilling goo all over the floor in front of it. The rest of the cube sags, and begins to deflate, as more and more boiling hot goo oozes out of the gaping wound.
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Hawke, Nimbar, and Quixt simply stare in amazement. All three of Sphynx's fellows end their castings, knowing they are now moot. Hawke is the only one who speaks.
Hawke chuckles, "Ya know, you could have saved some for us!"
COMBAT HAS ENDED! What do you do?
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MacConnell
Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Sphynx scratches his head with his left hand. "Hmm. I have never been lucky before. That was interesting. I guess we should wait a bit for that stuff to cool down before we go back to where we were or look through what fell out of that thing."
Tellerian Hawke
Defender of Oerth
Hawke nods, "Although it was intense, it was still only a short burst of flame, so the boiling goo should cool pretty quickly. I'd say less than 10 minutes. In the meantime, why don't we see if we can budge this door?"
Tellerian Hawke
Defender of Oerth
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Knowing that Hawke intends to ram the door with his shoulder, counting on brute force, Quixt decides to take a small, steel crowbar out of his pack, and insert it between the door and the frame, placing torque on the door, so that it will be easier to knock it loose. Everything goes according to plan, and Hawke is able to smash the door in a single blow, knocking it completely off of its hinges!
Hawke says, "Ow, that stung a little. My shoulder is numb. But I'm ok, I promise."
Hawke chuckles as he rubs his shoulder, half-serious, and half-joking.
Beyond the smashed door, a damp, musty, long-unused hallway goes 10 feet to the east, before descending down a flight of stairs. You can see this, because the area at the top of the stairs is lit with by an ever-burning torch, which is on the wall, in a rusty sconce. These torches are extremely rare, and are of Dwarven make. They glow with a dim, blue radiation, and put out the same amount of light as a regular torch, however, they are not detectable by creatures with Darkvision. Alas, you doubt that the stairwell is as well lit; in fact, you suspect that it is not lit at all.
Does anyone want to enter the damp hallway, and creep to the edge of the stairs?
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MacConnell
Creator of The Untamed Wilds
Sphynx looks at the others and says, "We should probably take that torch, though I am not one to be carrying it. I will scout the area ahead. Let me see if I can stay just beyond the light."
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