(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

[FitzTheRuke]

When the bugbears were out of their cots and geared up, the captain told them, "Right, you lot! Let's go see what's needed of us from the Chief. Form up!"

Though there was a lot of stretching and they were not quick to do it, the bugbears formed a double-file line. The captain led them out of the barrack's room and across to the stairs. The captain had time to place one foot on the bottom step, and then looked up to see Jack's crossbow leveled at him...

GM: Encounter: Bugbear Barracks

Spoiler: Map

(General Features) Difficult Terrain: Crates; Visibility: Dim (Braziers); Cover: Crates & Pillars

Spoiler: Allies

Name * AC * HP * Hit Dice * PasPrc * Spells (Etc) * (Notes)
(PCs)
Bible AC19* HP 79/85 THP 0/8 HD 3/9 PP16 AS 1/1 2W 1/1 Ind 1/1
Eoghan AC15 HP 74/75 THP 8/8 HD 3/9 PP19 SSdc17 0/4 0/3 1/3 2/3 1/1 BI 5/5
Jack AC17 HP 66/66 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP20 LK 2/3
Quinn AC17* HP 60/62 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc18 2/4 1/3 1/3 2/3 0/1 WS 1/2 GB 0/4 CO 2/4 ET 1/1 DS 1/1 H 1/1 MS 0/1 Ba 1/1
Tenibor AC13(16) HP 56/56 THP 8/8 HD 7/9 PP16* SSdc16 2/4 0/3 1/3 2/3 1/1 WoMM 4/7 LK 2/3
Valda AC19* HP 64/83 THP 0/8 HD 8/9 PP15 AS 1/1 2W 1/1 RNdc15 3/3 GM 3/4 RS 3/4 Ind 1/1
(NPCs)

Spoiler: Enemies

Name * AC * HP * PP * (Notes)
(BGs)
Bugbear Captain AC17 HP65/65 PP11*
Bugbear Guards AC16 HP27ea PP10*
-BBG1 27/27; BBG2 27/27;
Bugbears AC16 HP29ea PP10*
-BB1 29/29; BB2 29/29; BB3 29/29; BB4 29/29;
-BB5 29/29; BB6 29/29; BB7 29/29; BB8 29/29

GM: Begin Round One;

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Quinn speaks some words and draws a looped pattern with his sickle. At the same instant a wall of fire springs from the ground under the bugbear captains feet and streaks down across the left line of bugbears and then across the room cutting off access to the gongs.

OOC: Casting wall of fire starting in CR47 going diagonal to CW52 and then going across to wither DC or DD52. I have 60 ft. The fire will burn towards the bugbears out 10 ft. Not sure how many I can hit directly with the initial spell. But any will take Wall of Fire Damage (DC 18 Dex for half): 5d8 23

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

OOC: If anyone thinks that the wall of fire should be positioned differently speak up and I can modify.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

OOC: There will be a hole at DD52 where the bugbears could theoretically go through to ring the eastern gong. Eoghan can cover it if he likes, though.

 

[Blue]

Quick as a wink, Eoghan muttered a few arcane syllables and the Wall of Fire grew another five feet and blocked the opening as well. He moved up to right behind his Minor Illusion, drawing his rapier in case someone did try it.

 

[TerraDave]

Tenibor sees the bugbear captain torched by someone else's fire.

He carefully steps behind Jack and tells that bugbear that he will die horribly.

(Toll the Dead 10 dmg, Wis DC 16 for half).

 

[Lidgar]

Jack pulled Darling's trigger and heard a satisfying thunk as the bolt hit home.

~Need to cover those doors to the north,~ Jack projected mentally to the others. Suiting his words, he leapt down the stairs and skirted the surprised bugbears and wall of flame, situating himself in the doorway. Once there, he took a quick glance to the north.

"Gads, nothing worse than the smell of burning bugbears," he muttered.

OOC: Sneak attack with light crossbow: 1D20+10 = [9]+10 = 19 1D8+6+5D6 = [5]+6+[2, 5, 3, 5, 2] = 28 Jack moves to CR44, assuming he can avoid the flames. If not, he'll stay put at the top of the stairs.

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

OOC: I'll defer to @FitzTheRuke but I left a 5 foot square open at CR46 specifically so we could get down and fight them.

 

[Hriston]

Bible rounds the corner and starts down the stairs, throwing her handaxe at the burning captain.

OOC: Handaxe attack: 1D20+9 = [14]+9 = 23 Damage: 1D6+7 = [1]+7 = 8

Continuing down the stairs, she draws her sword and brings it down on him as she gleefully joins the melee.

OOC: Position: CQ-47 Longsword, +1, attack: 1D20+10 = [12]+10 = 22 Damage: 1D8+8 = [8]+8 = 16

 

[FitzTheRuke]

As Jack loosed a quarrel that struck the bugbear captain hard in the chest, Quinn caused a wall of flames to burst across the room running its way down the left-hand column of bugbear soldiers. Bugbear fur was dense and oily, and it burned with a terrible odour. Their discipline was tenuous at the best of times, and the ordered line fell apart immediately as bugbears ran for cover and/or patted at their flaming fur.

Jack hopped down the stairs and moved northward as Bible first threw an axe, and then ran her sword through the body of the captain, as Tenibor signalled the captain's demise with an ominous note of doom. The captain fell at the base of the stairs, still enough in the fire for the corpse to continue to burn.

The bugbears were entirely disorganized, but they instinctively moved for cover. The two original guards called out to each other. The one caught in the firewall managed to slip to the south, and after putting himself out, he headed for the eastern gong, taking no notice of Eoghan the orc nearby. The other threw a javelin at Bible, which bounced off her shield as one of the other bugbears escaped the flames by shoving his way past her on the stairs.

Jack peered into the room to the north, which was dimly lit by a hanging brazier, much like the rest of the place. In the room, behind a desk, sat the ugliest giant that Jack had ever seen. One eye was scarred shut and he had an enormous hunchback. As Jack watched, the giant rose to his feet and grabbed a large, double-bladed axe that was leaning against the wall. From under his desk scampered two ugly and fiendish-looking apes.

Then Jack was momentarily distracted from observing the room when a bugbear found itself next to him after fleeing from the heat of the wall.

OOC: Quinn did 23 to BBCpt, BB3,5,&7, & 11 to BBG2. Jack did 28, Tenibor did 5, & Bible did 24 to BBCpt; Bugbears scattered. Only BBG1 attacks, misses Bible. I'm going to roll the round because I have time now, but @Shadowedeyes Valda can go twice in round 2.

Spoiler: Rolls

Bugbears vs Wall of Fire (dc18 DEX save)
BBCpt: 1D20+2 = [3]+2 = 5
BB3: 1D20+2 = [13]+2 = 15
BB5: 1D20+2 = [9]+2 = 11
BB7: 1D20+2 = [1]+2 = 3
BBG2: 1D20+2 = [17]+2 = 19
BBCpt vs Tenibor Toll dc16 WIS
Save: 1D20+1 = [17]+1 = 18
BBG1
Javelin vs Bible: 1D20+4 = [7]+4 = 11