(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

[VLAD the Destroyer]

OOC: Sorry, weekends are bad for me especially a holiday weekend. Will get a post up first thing tomorrow.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Quinn raises his shield deflecting the orcs strike. He then speaks a quick word and gestures with his sickle at the orc. The thorny vine lashes out and wraps around the orcs throat yanking it off it's feet. With the threat now taken care of Quinn moves to see what dangers the fleeing orcs were calling.

OOC: Casting Thorn Whip on Orc 2. Thorn Whip attack against Orc2: 1d20+10 25 2d6 8 That should kill it so will move to R39. Quinn: AC17* HP 60/62 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc18 4/4 2/3 3/3 3/3 0/1 WS 1/2 GB 1/4 CO 2/4 ET 1/1 DS 1/1 H 1/1 MS 1/1 Ba 1/1

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Having killed the orc wielding a fire poker, Quinn passed between the body of the giant chef and the trestle table while an orc flung another hunk of firewood at him, that fell far short. He watched as an orc and an orog fled out a door into the courtyard. There, the dire wolves whined and howled, as if they were expecting kitchen treats.

Another orog moved through the doors on the north wall and closed them behind him, while an orc moved through a heavy curtain in the north-east corner of the kitchen into a small room and by the sound, began to rummage for something there.

An orc that had nearly been forgotten in all the chaos, passed behind Quinn and stabbed Eoghan with a kitchen knife.

OOC: Yup, Quinn killed orc2. Orc3 missed him. Orc7 critted Eoghan for 8.

Spoiler: Rolls

Orc3 vs Quinn Log: 1D20+5 = [1]+5 = 6
Orc7 vs Eoghan
Knife: 1D20+5 = [20]+5 = 25 crit for 2D4+3 = [2, 3]+3 = 8

 

[FitzTheRuke]

GM: Encounter: Hill Giant Steading Kitchen

Spoiler: Map

(General Features) Difficult Terrain: Tables, Barrels, Insect Swarm; Visibility: Dim (Braziers); Cover: Tables, Barrels

Spoiler: Allies

Name * AC * HP * Hit Dice * PasPrc * Spells (Etc) * (Notes)
(PCs)
Bible AC19* HP 58/85 THP 0/0 HD 9/9 PP16 AS 1/1 2W 1/1 Ind 1/1
Eoghan AC15 HP 75/75 THP 0/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc17 3/4 3/3 3/3 2/3 1/1 BI 3/5
Jack AC17 HP 66/66 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP20 LK 2/3
Quinn AC17* HP 60/62 THP 0/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc18 4/4 2/3 3/3 3/3 0/1 WS 1/2 GB 1/4 CO 4/4 ET 1/1 DS 1/1 H 1/1 MS 1/1 Ba 1/1
Tenibor AC13(16) HP 49/56 THP 0/8 HD 9/9 PP16* SSdc16 2/4 1/3 3/3 3/3 1/1 WoMM 4/7 LK 2/3
Valda AC19* HP 75/83 THP 1/8 HD 9/9 PP15 AS 1/1 2W 1/1 RNdc15 3/3 GM 4/4 RS 4/4 Ind 1/1
(NPCs)

Spoiler: Enemies

Name * AC * HP * PP * (Notes)
(BGs)
Hill Giant Chef AC15 HP 0/125 PP12* (dead)
Hill Giant Schlub AC11 HP 17/59 PP8
Orogs AC13 HP42ea PP10*
-Orog1 0/42 (dead); Orog2 32/42; Orog3 21/42; Orog4 0/42 (dead);
Orc Servant AC11 HP15ea PP10*
-O1 0/15 (dead); O2 0/15 (dead); O3 15/15;
-O4 15/15; O5 0/15 (dead); O6 15/15;
-O7 15/15; O8 0/15 (dead); O9 15/15;
Dire Wolves AC14 HP37ea PP13(18)*
-DW1 37/37; DW2 37/37; DW3 37/37
Young Dire Wolf AC13 HP 22/22 PP12(17)*

GM: End Round Three; Begin Round Four

 

[Blue]

Eoghan let out a little shriek as the orc's knife went deep, unbecoming of a man-at-arms but quite in line with the normally gentle giant. With an effort he pulled a mantle of dignity about him, fey glamour rushing in momentarily like the water after a diver submerges. Without breaking eye contact, Eoghan backed up -- and the orc let him. This same feywild magesty danced over those in his via - Quinn and Bible, Tenibor, and finally Valda. By the time his gaze met Jack there was no more magic in it to bestow. His back ended up against the double doors, getting pushed the rest of the way closed as he rested against them.

::Naughty orc, striking your betters. I'll deal with you in a moment -- if you throw down that knife it will go better for you.::

With that he turned towards the giantess who had finally stopped laughing.

::Base-born and ill-conceived, your sense of humor betrays your nature. You should crawl on the floor with the lowest of roaches and still would be climbing above your station.::

The familiar rush of power behind the malicious jap thrums in the air.

OOC: Eoghan triggered his Mantle of Inspiration as a bonus action. Quinn, Bible, Tenibor, Valda and himself get 8 temporary HPs, and may use their reaction to move up to half their speed without triggering attacks of opportunities. (Sorry @Lidgar, Jack seemed to be fine with Darling and is the only one still with 8 tHP from earlier.) He then uses that movement to back away from the orc to R/S47, where he leans against the doors and closes them. He is leaning, so if someone pushed them giant-hard he will likely go flying. He attempted to intimidate the orc to drop his knife. Probably pretty hard to do in combat. Intimidation: 1D20+5 = [15]+5 = 20 For his action, he cast Vicious Mockery at the giantess. Wisdom save DC17, on failure 5 psychic damage and disadvantage on next attack. Vicious Mockery: 2D4 = [1, 4] = 5 Eoghan AC15 HP 75/75 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc17 3/4 3/3 3/3 2/3 1/1 BI 2/5

 

[Lidgar]

OOC: @FitzTheRuke - is the giantess standing now? And thanks @Blue, Jack's all good!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

OOC: @FitzTheRuke - is the giantess standing now? And thanks @Blue, Jack's all good!

OOC: She will stand when she has her turn (she had to roll the save at the end of her turn). If you mean, "can I shoot her without disadvantage" then, yeah, you can just post "when she stands Jack shoots her" and I will consider your turn to happen then (I guess you can think of it like readying an action, but I won't make you use your reaction, because the order of events is fluid in PBP.)

OOC: Eoghan attempted to intimidate the orc to drop his knife. Probably pretty hard to do in combat. Intimidation: 1D20+5 = [15]+5 = 20

OOC: That might be something I'd allow, but usually expect it to use your action, if you want me to take it as more that fluff. (I mean, if the target is already considering the action you suggest, I'd have it happen without using an action, with a decent roll, sure!) I guess just consider that I add "weight" to the action economy.

 

[TerraDave]

Tenibor uses his reaction to get out of the fire, heading SW.

He will toll the giant, tormenting it about its impending death. (Just rolled...it might actually finish her off).

He will then move to the other side of Jack.

(Toll the dead 18 dmg; DC 16 will for half, 8 temp HP).

 

[Hriston]

Bible peers through the cloud of locusts swirling in the middle of the kitchen as the orog on the other side of it exits to the north, deliberately closing the door behind itself.

"Tha's problisky where they're keepin' me sweet Corbit," she mumbles to herself.

She hops down from the table and skips across the kitchen to the wood-thrower, careful to skirt around the edge of the swarm and thinking as she goes, "Ahoy, Quinn! Can you shoo away these pesky flies? They're blockin' the entrance to the exit!"

As she arrives at the orc, she swings her sword.

OOC: Position: N34 Longsword, +1, attack: 1D20+10 = [12]+10 = 22 Damage: 1D8+8 = [8]+8 = 16

 

[Lidgar]

Jack canvases the room, hearing the wolves yapping and seeing the doors across the room firmly close. ~We need to contain this the best we can,~ he thinks to the others as he moved towards the ovens. Once repositioned, he carefully squares his crossbow at another orc.

OOC: Jack uses cunning action to move to L38 and then fires at Orc 3 by the woodpile. Orc7. Attack with light crossbow: 1D20+10 = [2]+10 = 12 1D8+6 = [7]+6 = 13