(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

[FitzTheRuke]

Quinn stepped down the stairs, stopping just short of Bible and sent out a twisting vine that dragged a bugbear close enough to the wall of fire that the hairy goblinoid burst into flame, and fell to the ground on fire.

The misshapen giant in the north room began to squeeze through the doorway there, but he felt the heat and saw the bugbear go down in flames. Thinking better of it, he flung an enormous stone toward Jack, while hollering, "Take THIS ya lousy small!"

OOC: Quinn killed BB2. "The Keeper" did 38 to Jack (who I assume uses Uncanny Dodge to make it into 19.)

Spoiler: Rolls

BB2 dc18 DEX Save: 1D20+2 = [6]+2 = 8
Keeper
Rock vs Jack: 1D20+9 = [10]+9 = 19
4D10+6 = [8, 9, 9, 6]+6 = 38

 

[FitzTheRuke]

GM: Encounter: Bugbear Barracks

Spoiler: Map

(General Features) Difficult Terrain: Crates; Visibility: Dim (Braziers); Cover: Crates & Pillars; Spells Wall of Fire

Spoiler: Allies

Name * AC * HP * Hit Dice * PasPrc * Spells (Etc) * (Notes)
(PCs)
Bible AC19* HP 76/85 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 55/66 THP 0/8 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 1/3 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 51/83 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)
The Keeper AC17 HP 128/128 PP14
Apes AC13 HP 27ea PP12
-A1 27/27; A2 27/27
Bugbear Captain AC17 HP0/65 PP11* (dead)
Bugbear Guards AC16 HP27ea PP10*
-BBG1 8/27; BBG2 dead;
Bugbears AC16 HP29ea PP10*
-BB1 29/29; BB2 dead; BB3 6/29; BB4 29/29;
-BB5 6/29; BB6 dead; BB7 dead; BB8 29/29

GM: End Round Two; Begin Round Three

 

[Blue]

Eoghan gestures like a conductor, sending half the arrows into each of the closest standing bugbears. Seeing the arrows doing a poor job, he called out a vile insult to the closest one, ::Are you what happen when the houndsmaster mates with his pups?::

OOC: Bonus action to command the animated arrows. Animated arrow, 5 and 5.: 1D20+8 = [10]+8 = 18 1D4+4 = [3]+4 = 7 1D20+8 = [6]+8 = 14 1D4+4 = [3]+4 = 7 1D20+8 = [1]+8 = 9 1D4+4 = [2]+4 = 6 1D20+8 = [10]+8 = 18 1D4+4 = [2]+4 = 6 1D20+8 = [19]+8 = 27 1D4+4 = [1]+4 = 5 Damage to BB8: 18 1D20+8 = [3]+8 = 11 1D4+4 = [4]+4 = 8 1D20+8 = [5]+8 = 13 1D4+4 = [3]+4 = 7 1D20+8 = [6]+8 = 14 1D4+4 = [4]+4 = 8 1D20+8 = [1]+8 = 9 1D4+4 = [1]+4 = 5 1D20+8 = [16]+8 = 24 1D4+4 = [2]+4 = 6 Damage to BB4: 6 damage Vicious Mockery to BB4: DC 17 or 5 psychic damage and disadvantage on next attacks. Vicious Mockery damage: 2D4 = [3, 2] = 5

 

[Hriston]

Seeing the boulder fly across her field of vision towards Jack, Bible makes a beeline to the Keeper's door.

::No one plays skee-ball with me fren's and gets away wit' it, you big palookah,:: she says as she crosses the room and jabs her sword at the giant through the open doorway.

OOC: Position: CR-43 Longsword, +1, attack: 1D20+10 = [9]+10 = 19 Damage: 1D8+8 = [4]+8 = 12 Longsword, +1, attack: 1D20+10 = [20]+10 = 30 Critical damage: 2D8+8 = [4, 5]+8 = 17 AC19* HP 72/85 THP 0/8 HD 3/9 PP16 AS 1/1 2W 1/1 Ind 1/1 (I think you forgot to subtract the 4 fire damage from Bible getting wrapped in the blanket upstairs.)

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Bible lunged through the doorway and stabbed the misshapen giant in his leg, who roared in pain and dragged an enormous two-bladed axe into hand. The giant shoved the axe through the opening, and Bible was able to duck behind one of the open doors, but the blade caught her with its hooked flange and nearly pinned her to the door.

Eoghan sent two groups of flying arrows at two different bugbears, both of which began to swing their spiked maces through the swarms as the arrows pierced their flesh, pulled back out, and flew around them. One bugbear scored a hit that cracked an arrow's shaft, but it continued to fly around him.

OOC: Bible did 29 to the Keeper, who did 26 back. Eoghan did 18 to BB8 and 11 to BB4. BB8 does 11 to an arrow... which doesn't even "kill" it. Wow. Animate Objects is nuts! I like it!.

Spoiler: Rolls

Keeper
Axe vs Bible: 1D20+10 = [6]+10 = 16
Axe vs Bible: 1D20+10 = [9]+10 = 19 for 3D8+7 = [8, 6, 5]+7 = 26
BugbearsBB4 dc17 WIS Save: 1D20 = [7] = 7
BB4 Mace vs Arrows: 1D20+4 = [6]+4 = 10
BB8 Mace vs Arrows: 1D20+4 = [18]+4 = 22 for 2D8+2 = [6, 3]+2 = 11

 

[Lidgar]

Jack rubbed his shoulder where the boulder grazed it. "Damn, that hurt. Time to return the favor." Seeing Bible charge the big ugly, the thief reloaded his crossbow yet again and aimed at its throat. A familiar tingling sensation indicated that he should aim for the chest instead, just as he pulled the trigger. He then retreated back towards the gong and into the hallway to gain some cover.

OOC: Jack fires at the Keeper. Uses a luck point to reroll the attack. Then moves to CP53. Sneak attack with Darling: 1D20+10 = [1]+10 = 11 1D8+6+5D6 = [7]+6+[2, 6, 5, 2, 3] = 31 Sneak attack with Darling: 1D20+10 = [19]+10 = 29 1D8+6+5D6 = [2]+6+[2, 5, 2, 3, 5] = 25 Jack AC17 HP 55/66 THP 0/8 HD 9/9 PP20 LK 1/3

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Jack loaded and fired his crossbow and struck the ugly giant in the chest. The giant grunted and hooked one of the doors with his axe blade, dragging it shut to give him some cover. From the screeching in the hallway to the south west, Jack could tell that the apes that he had seen earlier had somehow circled around the stairs and were coming toward him from behind.

OOC: Jack did 25 to the Keeper. I'll show where the Apes are on the next map.

 

[TerraDave]

As the bard is doing the damage...the temptation to tell a joke in the Hibernian style involving the giant, two apes, a place to keep it, and the word gapes is resisted. Both for his own dignity, and as good Bible is standing right there. Instead a small tart is produced, and then propelled with the mallet.

(OoC: Tasha's Hideous Laughter on The Keeper. DC 16 Wis save or drops and rolls)

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Either the Keeper was a strong-willed giant, had no sense of humour, or just didn't get the joke. At any rate, the misshapen giant ignored Tenibor's laughter spell entirely. Unfortunately for the elf wizard, a bugbear took the opportunity to run out from behind a pillar, dash past the end of the wall of flame, and swing a morning star at him. Fortunately for him, the bugbear struck the wall as he ducked under the swing.

OOC: Keeper crit-saved the hideous laughter. BB3 missed Tenibor. @VLAD the Destroyer Quinn & @Shadowedeyes Valda to go to roll the round.

Spoiler: Rolls

Keeper vs Tasha's
dc16 WIS Save: 1D20+4 = [20]+4 = 24
BB3 vs Tenibor
Morningstar Attack: 1D20+4 = [3]+4 = 7 for 2D8+2 = [8, 8]+2 = 18 ouch.

 

[Shadowedeyes]

Valda still skirted the wall of fire, moving towards Eoghan. She wanted to get back on to the ground where she was more comfortable fighting. She still took a few shots from her bow while she moved to try to keep the bugbears in check.

OOC: Shooting at Bugbear 8. Longbow Attack Rolls: 1D20+7 = [8]+7 = 15 1D20+7 = [13]+7 = 20 Longbow Damage: 1D8+3 = [4]+3 = 7 1D8+3 = [8]+3 = 11