(IC) Against the Giants PBP Group 1

[FitzTheRuke]

Eoghan spoke, but his words were too late coming to stop the surprised and frightened orc from striking Jack in his shoulder. A second orc came out of the tunnel and heard Eoghan's words. He grabbed his kin and dragged him back, telling him, "Be calm! They will free us!" (Orcish)

OOC: Jack would probably win if we rolled Init, but this is more exciting. Won't happen often anyhow, with the way I do PBP Init, PCs go first 95% of the time. Here's the rare exception: O3 did 5 to Jack with a pick before O4 grappled him when Eoghan got O4 on your side.

Spoiler: Rolls

Orcs
O3 pick vs Jack: 1D20+5 = [15]+5 = 20 for 1D6+3 = [2]+3 = 5
O4 grapple O3: 1D20+5 = [8]+5 = 13

 

[Lidgar]

Jack flinched at the blow to his shoulder and then shook is head angerly at the orcs. "Bloody fools," he muttered in orcish before letting his quarrel fly at the Orog.

OOC: I'm assuming the Orog is not surprised, therefore no sneak attack damage, but rolled it that way just in case. It's 8 damage if not a sneak attack. Sneak attack with light crossbow: 1D20+10 = [19]+10 = 29 1D8+6+5D6 = [2]+6+[5, 5, 5, 1, 1] = 25

 

[Shadowedeyes]

Valda advances forward, wincing a bit, feeling the bruises from previous fights. Drawing out her bow, she takes some shots at Orog that Jack shot at, staying in the more narrow cavern.

OOC: Forgot that I was down some hit points. Woops. Longbow Attack Rolls: 1D20+7 = [5]+7 = 12 1D20+7 = [17]+7 = 24 Longbow Damage: 1D8+3 = [8]+3 = 11

 

[Hriston]

Bible raises her axe at the orc's charge but holds back from striking, seeing that Eoghan's words have had the desired effect. She runs forward past the orcs and hurls her axe at the dwarf-tormenting orog. Drawing the other axe from her belt, she throws again, seeking to bury its blade in the orog's skull.

::Let the dwarves be!:: she shouts as her axes fly. ::You oughta have sympathy for them that's smaller than you!::

OOC: Bible moves to DE-88 and attacks Og3. Handaxe attack: 1D20+9 = [15]+9 = 24 Damage: 1D6+7 = [2]+7 = 9 Handaxe attack: 1D20+9 = [10]+9 = 19 Damage: 1D6+7 = [6]+7 = 13

 

[TerraDave]

Tenibor heads about 15 feet south--though he tries to otherwise stay out of the way.

He is not worried about the current combat and does not attack. He is worried about the current combat getting much harder, and will keep his eyes and ears very open for any sound of encroaching giants.

(Perception 22).

 

[Blue]

OOC: @VLAD the Destroyer , what is Quinn doing?

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Quinn move forward to support the others. He winces as Bible shouts hoping it doesn't awaken the sleeping stone giants. He watches the others drop one orog but does not see any other threats. The druid conjures a ball of fire in his hand and prepares to throw it at any new threats that might appear.

OOC: @Blue Sorry about that, I thought I had already posted for this round. Thanks for the ping. Move: Moving up behind the others, probably to DC82 or somewhere near there. Action: I am readying a cantrip to attack any new enemies that appear. Produce Flame attack against Orog.: 1d20+10 14 2d8 13 here is the roll.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

The group pushed forward into the narrow, worked tunnels. Jack fired his crossbow at the orog bully before Bible rushed down the tunnel, throwing axes and Valda lobbed arrows past her. The orog staggered, pin-cushioned and bloody, but raised an axe and charged at Bible. Quinn, who was working his way through the rubble into the tunnel, thought for a moment that the orog would fall, but as it rushed toward Bible, he changed his mind and sent a burst of flame into the orog's face, which caused the bully to wheeze and drop, just a moment before reaching the sailor.

Tenibor listened, trying to filter out the sounds of the battle for any sign of giants. The orcs from the side-tunnel had pulled back to get out of the way of the fray, but they had not been alone in the side-tunnel. Though it was not the threat that the elf had intended to listen for, he was able to warn Jack as another orog burst from that tunnel and swung a large axe, that grazed Jack as he rolled with the blow. The orog kept up the punishment, driving Jack on his back-footing as the two orc allies pushed their way forward to back him up, swinging their bugbear's morningstars to harry the half-ogre.

Down the tunnel, an orc, dirty enough to be a worker, came around a bend in the tunnel to see what was happening, and yet another orog appeared behind him. The orog threw a javelin at Bible, who ducked, and then turned to flee eastward.

At the rear of the fray, the dwarf Harmock chuckled softly to himself, only overheard by Tenibor, who was beside him and listening.

OOC: Jack did 8, Bible did 22, & Valda did 11 to Orog3, which left it at 1 HP, so I will say that Quinn changed his mind & finished him off. Orog4 did 16 & 8 to Jack (Uncanny Dodge, right? So 16 total.) Khalga (orc2) did 5 to Orog4.

Spoiler: Rolls

Orogs
Orog4 Axe vs Jack: 1D20+6 = [17]+6 = 23 for 1D12+4 = [12]+4 = 16
Orog4 Axe vs Jack: 1D20+6 = [12]+6 = 18 for 1D12+4 = [4]+4 = 8
Orog5 Javelin vs Bible: 1D20+6 = [2]+6 = 8
Orcs
O1 Morningstar vs Orog4: 1D20+5 = [2]+5 = 7
O2 Morningstar vs Orog4: 1D20+5 = [14]+5 = 19 for 1D8+3 = [2]+3 = 5

 

[FitzTheRuke]

GM: Encounter: Excavation Site

Spoiler: Map

(General Features) Difficult Terrain: rubble; Visibility: dim (torches); Cover: walls

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 0/1 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 1/3 0/1 BI 4/5
Jack AC17 HP 34/66 THP 0/8 HD 9/9 PP20 LK 1/3
Quinn AC17* HP 57/62 THP 8/8 HD 9/9 PP19 SSdc18 2/4 0/3 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 53/83 THP 0/8 HD 8/9 PP15 AS 0/1 2W 0/1 RNdc15 2/3 GM 3/4 RS 3/4 Ind 1/1
(NPCs - Going Forward)
Cordit AC12 HP 11/11 PP12
-as GiantApe AC12 HP 41/157 THP 8/8 PP14 (time remaining: 40 mins)
Dwarves AC10 HP 5ea PP10*
-D1 (Harmock) 1/5; D2 5/5; D3 5/5; D4 5/5;
Orcs AC13 HP 15ea PP10*
-O1 (Bakkog) 12/15; O2 (Khalga) 11/15; O3 15/15; O4 15/15;
(NPCs - Staying Back)
Commoner (Olwen) AC10; HP 4/4 PP10
Dwarves (horde) AC10 HP 25/25 PP10*
Guards AC13 HP11ea PP12
-G1 11/11; G2 11/11;
OrcMob (horde) AC11 HP 35/35 PP10*
Tamanar AC12* HP 36/52 PP12*
Zandor AC11 HP 9/9 PP12

Spoiler: Enemies

Name * AC * HP * PP * (Notes)
(BGs)
Stone Giants AC17 HP126ea PP14*
-SG1 126/126; SG2 126/126;
Orogs AC18 HP42ea PP10*
-Og1 42/42; Og2 42/42; (prisoners)
-Og3 0/42; Og4 37/42; Og5 42/42
Orcs? AC13 HP15ea PP 10*
-O5 15/15; O6 15/15

GM: End Round One; Begin Round Two

 

[VLAD the Destroyer]

Quinn sees the one Orog begin to flee east. Guessing that the creature was going to awaken the sleeping giants he began to pull the entangle spell stored in his ring. He completes the last words of the spell and points to a spot next to the orog. Roots snake down from the ceiling and up from the cavern floor grasping at the fleeing creature.

OOC: Action: Using the ring of spell storing to cast Entangle centered on orog 5. All within 20 ft must make a DC 18 strength save or be restrained. Move: Staying put Bonus: None