Island Empire Part 2, Mermaid's Rest

[Scotley]

OOC: I got a little carried away with the attacks of opportunity for both H'Roosh and Radoon. They were only moving 5' steps and should not have been vulnerable. Fortunately, H'Roosh's foe was distracted and didn't attack and Radoon's missed. Now the attacks made for longer moves within the 10' area threatened by the Scrag Zombie's reach were correct. Mig and Anson can retreat a 5' step without risking attacks of opportunity. Unfortunately, I can't access the map I posted due to firewall issues. I did it on my laptop which I don't have with me. Here's my concern. The Scrag Zombie's have a reach of 10', so stepping back 5' won't put you out of range. I can't remember exactly where Anson and Mig are. Geffrey's move will provoke an attack of opportunity, but everyone else gets to act before him since his action doesnt' really come until the top of next round. With luck you'll finish the Zombie off before I have to decide who it will attack this time.

 

[Scotley]

Anson calls out, "Back" to Mig and she falls back. Marienna raises her crossbow (1d20+6=13) and fires, but the shot goes wide of the mark. Featherwind continues to circle watching for additional foes. H'Roosh also puts his attention on watching. He focuses on the gate. Radoon hurls a pair of daggers and one sinks into the creature's chest, but fails to hit the heart by a hair's breadth. (Radoon will be able to recover 4 of his thrown daggers after the battle.) Mingo prepares to cast her spell, but waits until Anson is within reach. Gnurl quickly reaches into his Heward's Handy Haversack and grabs his wand of magic missile: "Entschuldigung!" and sends five glowing darts of force speeding unerringly into the Scrag Zombie. Anson falls back and calls upon magic from his belt for healing as Mingo reaches out to Anson saying, "May the water cleanse your wounds." Anson relaxes for a moment as the healing warmth from Mingo's touch spreads through his body. As the creature before him falls, Geoffrey will scan the area quickly. Seeing the smaller members hard pressed but still fighting, Geoffrey will move towards their foe where he can shield Gnurl and Ming from the brunt of the creature's attack (1d20+14=32) he feels the icy sting of claws and frost (1d6+8+1d6=15) then replies with his heavy mace. Connecting with his second attack; the mace flares with divine might, but the creature is already going down, it drops to its knees and the knuckles and claws of rattle on the planks as its long arms reach the ground. He topples over on his face at Geoffrey's feet. The Captain of the Radiant Sun's reputation as an undead fighter seems well earned. Marienna lets her crossbow fall to hang from a shoulder strap and raises her staff of curing and moves to examine the wounded.


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Scrag Zombie 2 Turned
Scrag Zombie 1 no actions for round one, 15 damage cure, 14 damage H'Roosh, 7 Radoon, 19 Geoffrey, 5 H'Roosh, 5 Radoon, 33 Geoffrey Down!
Scrag Zombie 3 7 damage cure, 6 Mingo, turned into a bullfrog and fled
Scrag Zombie 4 15 damage cure, 0 Mingo, 10 Mingo, 33 Gnurl, 13 Anson, 8 Radoon, 18 Gnurl, 12 Geoffrey Down!
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OOC: Spot checks please Featherwind, H'Roosh and Radoon. Please post your hit points, total and current, if you want healing.

Will Save (1d20+6=26)

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling, Battered, Bruised Gnome Wizard

"Is it really over? Did we win?" mutters Gnurl. He then takes his place in line for Marienna's healing attention, allowing the others to go ahead of him.


[sblock=OOC FYI]Lou, I'm glad that my revisions to my previous comment began to sorta maybe make a little sense. When I read what I first wrote, it didn't make any sense to me, either, so I thought I'd try to explain better. But I still think that first recourse should probably always be to the actual books, not SRD, when there is a real rules question that needs to be resolved accurately.


Furthermore, I thik Anson would have been best served by WITHDRAWING FROM COMBAT instead of making a 5-foot step. As you accurately observed, the 5-foot step would not get him out of the troll's reach, but by Withdrawing from combat, he could move up to his full allowance without provoking attacks of opportunity. He just wouldn't have been able to attack in the round when he withdrew, but one or two lost attacks is a small price to pay for staying alive.[/sblock]

Gnurl only has 27 hit points left out of his total of 70 HELLLP MARIENNA, PLEASE?

Featherwind's Spot Check 1d20+6=12 http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1424303

"Did anybody keep and eye on where that turned zombie went? We sure don't want it coming back on us!"

 

[J. Alexander]

Resolution

"These were most foul, gentlemen, I fear our labor may be more intense than we even anticipated" Geoffrey comments.

 

[Lou]

Mingo Frasse (HP76/76 AC26) Anson (HP39/63 AC21) Mig (HP19/35 AC19)

[sblock=OOC FYI]Lou, I'm glad that my revisions to my previous comment began to sorta maybe make a little sense. When I read what I first wrote, it didn't make any sense to me, either, so I thought I'd try to explain better. But I still think that first recourse should probably always be to the actual books, not SRD, when there is a real rules question that needs to be resolved accurately.


Furthermore, I thik Anson would have been best served by WITHDRAWING FROM COMBAT instead of making a 5-foot step. As you accurately observed, the 5-foot step would not get him out of the troll's reach, but by Withdrawing from combat, he could move up to his full allowance without provoking attacks of opportunity. He just wouldn't have been able to attack in the round when he withdrew, but one or two lost attacks is a small price to pay for staying alive.[/sblock]

"Did anybody keep and eye on where that turned zombie went? We sure don't want it coming back on us!" mutters Gnurl.

Anson stops to rub Mig's fur to warm her up. Anson asks Marienna, "Do you heal animals, too?" Mig and I are both wounded.

Mingo, standing to the side, pulls out a small wand and points it at herself, mumbling something about purifying water. After a short time, she looks around, assessing the situation, as Marienna heals the wounded.


[sblock=OOC FYI]I wanted Anson to get some healing, but I also wanted him to make a full attack next round, if necessary. A 5-foot step was all that was needed to reach Mingo for a healing spell. I hated to leave Gnurl in front of the monster, but Geoffrey's advance gave Anson, Mingo, and Gnurl the cover needed. Plus, if Anson withdrew, to get back into combat, Anson would have given the monster an additional AoO due to its long reach, for passing through the second 5 foot block to get to attack range.[/sblock]

[sblock=wand, spells, equipment]Mingo expends 2 charges from her Wand of CLW on herself:
CLW from wand (1d8+1=2)
CLW from wand (1d8+1=7)

50-2=48 charges remain

Mingo's Spells
(5+0+0) 0 Level: Create Water; Guidance (x2)(1m); Mending; Read Magic
(3+1+1) 1 Level: Bless (5r); PFE(5m); Magic Weapon(5m); PFE(5m) + Longstrider(5h)
(2+1+1) 2 Level: Lesser Restoration; Spiritual Weapon(5r); Spiritual Weapon(5r) + Locate Object
(1+1+1) 3 Level: Prayer(5r); Spark of Life(5r); Ghost Touch Weapon (5m) + Water Breathing

Anson's Spells
1. Longstrider (3hr); Resist Energy

Healing Belt Armor: Mingo 3 charges remain for the day; Anson 2 charges remain for the day.

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[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling

[sblock=OOC FYI]Anson wanted to get some, but I also wanted him, if necessary. A 5-foot step was all that was needed to reach Mingo for a healing spell. I hated to leave Gnurl in front of the monster, but Geoffrey's advance gave Anson, Mingo, and Gnurl the cover needed. Plus, if Anson withdrew, to get back into combat, Anson would have given the monster an additional AoO due to its long reach, for passing through the second 5 foot block to get to attack range.[/sblock]

Gnurl clears his throat, waves his hands side-to-side in a dismissive gesture and says, "Anson, Mingo, no, no, NO. Listen, you both worry too much. I knew the risks when I signed on with this bunch of yahoos. Hell, the fact that I'm still alive after so long means that I've been cheating death blind for what? Months now!"

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

Anson calls out, "Back" to Mig and she falls back. Marienna raises her crossbow (1d20+6=13) and fires, but the shot goes wide of the mark. Featherwind continues to circle watching for additional foes. H'Roosh also puts his attention on watching. He focuses on the gate. Radoon hurls a pair of daggers and one sinks into the creature's chest, but fails to hit the heart by a hair's breadth. (Radoon will be able to recover 4 of his thrown daggers after the battle.) Mingo prepares to cast her spell, but waits until Anson is within reach. Gnurl quickly reaches into his Heward's Handy Haversack and grabs his wand of magic missile: "Entschuldigung!" and sends five glowing darts of force speeding unerringly into the Scrag Zombie. Anson falls back and calls upon magic from his belt for healing as Mingo reaches out to Anson saying, "May the water cleanse your wounds." Anson relaxes for a moment as the healing warmth from Mingo's touch spreads through his body. As the creature before him falls, Geoffrey will scan the area quickly. Seeing the smaller members hard pressed but still fighting, Geoffrey will move towards their foe where he can shield Gnurl and Ming from the brunt of the creature's attack (1d20+14=32) he feels the icy sting of claws and frost (1d6+8+1d6=15) then replies with his heavy mace. Connecting with his second attack; the mace flares with divine might, but the creature is already going down, it drops to its knees and the knuckles and claws of rattle on the planks as its long arms reach the ground. He topples over on his face at Geoffrey's feet. The Captain of the Radiant Sun's reputation as an undead fighter seems well earned. Marienna lets her crossbow fall to hang from a shoulder strap and raises her staff of curing and moves to examine the wounded.


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Scrag Zombie 2 Turned
Scrag Zombie 1 no actions for round one, 15 damage cure, 14 damage H'Roosh, 7 Radoon, 19 Geoffrey, 5 H'Roosh, 5 Radoon, 33 Geoffrey Down!
Scrag Zombie 3 7 damage cure, 6 Mingo, turned into a bullfrog and fled
Scrag Zombie 4 15 damage cure, 0 Mingo, 10 Mingo, 33 Gnurl, 13 Anson, 8 Radoon, 18 Gnurl, 12 Geoffrey Down!
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OOC: Spot checks please Featherwind, H'Roosh and Radoon. Please post your hit points, total and current, if you want healing.

Will Save (1d20+6=26)

What is the will save for?

spot check (1d20+5=19)

Radoon will go retrieve his daggers, he threw a total of 6, two were +1s, you said I could retreive 4, would two be the +1's?

Radoon is at 47 of 56 HP, he'd like another heal but can wait, Gnurl needs it more.

By the way, how did Gnurl get so many HP's? I thought we were taking 75% of the max?

 

[Scotley]

Marienna starts with a cure for the Gnome and make her way through the group. As the cures are dispensed you note that the strange ship is moving away at speed now and the wall is starting to close. The wall, the last wisps of fog and smoke from the swivel guns make it difficult to see how the Rumpled Bedsheet and the Radiant Sun are doing, but the noisy and the fact that no troops have come out to face you suggests that they are providing a distraction.

OOC: Cures for Gnurl, Mig, Anson, and Radoon respectively (2d8+8=23, 2d8+8=21, 2d8+8=14, 2d8+8=16) Anybody else? Anybody need a second dose? Still waiting on spot checks from Radoon and H'Roosh.

 

[mleibrock]

Radoon

Marienna starts with a cure for the Gnome and make her way through the group. As the cures are dispensed you note that the strange ship is moving away at speed now and the wall is starting to close. The wall, the last wisps of fog and smoke from the swivel guns make it difficult to see how the Rumpled Bedsheet and the Radiant Sun are doing, but the noisy and the fact that no troops have come out to face you suggests that they are providing a distraction.

OOC: Cures for Gnurl, Mig, Anson, and Radoon respectively (2d8+8=23, 2d8+8=21, 2d8+8=14, 2d8+8=16) Anybody else? Anybody need a second dose? Still waiting on spot checks from Radoon and H'Roosh.

see below

 

[Leif]

Gnurl Whiskerling

"Thank you, my dear, sweet Marienna! But, actually, if you have more curing to go around, I'm still hurt by an amount sufficient to put most wizards in their graves."

ooc: Gnurl is still down 20