[Gameplay] 4. The Canny Jackal

Aug 6, 2023 5:17 am

Tabat does as planned and moves to attack the skeletal judge with his flail. "You judge no one else today, undead scourge!"

OOC:

Charging if able - if it applies he'll take +2 to attack, -2 to AC until next round. Without his shield, this puts him at 18 AC until then. Also using Risky Strike for -2 attack, +6 damage. Undead Crusader trait for +1 dmg to undead.

Kn: Religion to identify the skeleton judge, as needed.

Rolls

Risky Strike w/ Adamantine Heavy Flail - (1d20+8, 1d10+14)

1d20+8 : (17) + 8 = 25

1d10+14 : (5) + 14 = 19

Kn: Religion - (1d20+5)

(8) + 5 = 13

Khadi

LightOfMidnight

Aug 6, 2023 11:54 pm

'Iseret!' Khadi rushes in after Tabat close enough to catch athe judge and bailiffs in the light coming from the scarab around her neck.

Rolls

Channel DC16 - (2d6+7)

(24) + 7 = 13

Aug 7, 2023 1:29 am

Tabat strikes the judge hard, his bludgeoning weapon effective against the red skeleton's boney frame.

OOC:

Judge takes 19 damage.

Khadi's channeling: With 6 hit points, the four bailiffs are destroyed even upon a successful save. However...

Khadi rushes forward and unleashes her divine magic. A wave of energy crashes over the skeletal bailiffs and judge. The bailiffs glow white briefly, and then explode in a razor sharp bone fragments.

Only Iseret needs be within 10', so she needs to make four DC 10 Reflex saves or take 1d6 damage from each of them. While she has a +9, a natural 1 is an automatic failure.

Rolls

exploding skeletons - (4d6)

(1325) = 11

Judge Will save - (1d20+9)

(16) + 9 = 25

Jaware Clepati

Aug 7, 2023 1:33 am

Jaware sees the skeletons fall, and switches from trying to save Iseret from the grappling and face slashing, and switches to the judge. He has no real spells left to boost his attack, but includes some acid.

Iseret is up (including the 4 reflex saves), then the judge.

Rolls

Bow, damage, Bow spell attack, acid splash - (1d20+7, 1d8+1, 1d20+7, 1d8+1, 1d3)

1d20+7 : (17) + 7 = 24

1d8+1 : (2) + 1 = 3

1d20+7 : (2) + 7 = 9

1d8+1 : (2) + 1 = 3

1d3 : (3) = 3

Iseret

Aug 7, 2023 2:28 pm

Iseret feels the explosions and reacts immediately.

Rolls

Reflex save - (1d20+9, 1d20+9, 1d20+9, 1d20+9)

1d20+9 : (17) + 9 = 26

1d20+9 : (5) + 9 = 14

1d20+9 : (2) + 9 = 11

1d20+9 : (15) + 9 = 24

Aug 7, 2023 7:11 pm

OOC:

Iseret gets normal round actions, yeah? And I'm assuming Tabat didn't know anything with his Kn: Religion roll?

Aug 7, 2023 8:19 pm

OOC:

Iseret takes 5 damage, and she does get her normal actions, yes.

Nothing on the skeletal bailiffs or judge for Tabat, other than standard skeleton/undead traits.

Aug 8, 2023 2:17 am

Recovering quickly from the blasts, Iseret attempts to maneuver behind the judge. If successful, she strikes!

Rolls

Short sword vs. judge (flanking, sneak attack) - (1d20+6+2, 1d4+4+2d6)

1d20+6+2 : (1) + 8 = 9

1d4+4+2d6 : (3) + (42) + 4 = 13

Aug 8, 2023 11:05 pm

Iseret misses badly, her dagger limp in her hands and nearly dropped.

The red skeleton backs away from Khadi's holy might and attempts to beat down the powerful blows of Tabat.

His claws scrape over Tabat's armor, but don't tear any flesh.

You're all up. Kill this guy.

Rolls

2 claws - (1d20+6, 1d4+3, 1d20+6, 1d4+3)

1d20+6 : (14) + 6 = 20

1d4+3 : (2) + 3 = 5

1d20+6 : (10) + 6 = 16

1d4+3 : (4) + 3 = 7

Iseret

Aug 9, 2023 1:58 am

Again Iseret tries for the sneak attack with flanking.

Rolls

Short sword vs. judge (flanking, sneak attack) - (1d20+6, 1d4+4+2d6)

1d20+6 : (12) + 6 = 18

1d4+4+2d6 : (3) + (62) + 4 = 15

Aug 9, 2023 2:03 am

Iseret hits, and that's 5 points of damage, factoring in his 10/Bludgeoning damage resistance. Total damage so far: 24

Aug 9, 2023 3:25 am

"Not today!" Tabat shouts, bearing down on the skeletal judge, stepping aside as needed to take advantage of Iseret's positioning.

OOC:

Also using Risky Strike for -2 attack, +6 damage. Undead Crusader trait for +1 dmg to undead. +2 from flanking.

Rolls

Risky Strike w/ Adamantine Heavy Flail - (1d20+10, 1d10+14)

1d20+10 : (9) + 10 = 19

1d10+14 : (10) + 14 = 24

Aug 9, 2023 3:36 am

The skeletal judge is crushed under Tabat's powerful blow.

Combat is over.

Aug 9, 2023 3:42 am

Tabat kicks the pile of bones to make sure there is no ploy here. Satisfied, he grunts in acknowledgement. "Finely done, my friends!" He quickly moves to the scares citizens, checking them for wounds and consoling them, making sure they are ok.

Aug 10, 2023 10:00 pm

The judge wears a Circlet of Persuasion, and has a small, mundane gavel.

The few people in the room are extremely thankful, and you hear a bunch of stories about being grabbed off the street, mock trials, and sentences that all end the same way: the insane undead judge clawing out an eye as punishment. Those who have died in the street have mostly died from bloodloss and shock. By the number of dead, and knowing how many may have survived and escaped, you realize that you have avenged a substantial number of people who have suffered this horror, and stopped a great number from a similar fate.

"He's Old Eye-Taker Sotenre, risen from the old times to resume his terrible judgements!" one tells you.

You then recall that in Wati's courts during the second age, "enucleation" (the surgical removal of prisoners' eyeballs) was a popular punishment. Those who sinned against the pharaoh should forfeit the souls that their eyes housed.

Khadi

LightOfMidnight

Aug 14, 2023 8:03 pm

'I'm sorry Iseret, I didn't realise they would do that!' The duskwalker seems panicked as she rushes over to check the halfling for wounds, slowly calming down as she realise that the rogue had managed to doge all the shards.

'..things are starting to get serious. Old judges rising again? We need to find out if there is a way to stop this. Exorcise the infection rather than patching up the symptoms.

OOC:

I think both Tabat of Khadi will get the same use out the CIrclet so don't mind who claims.

Aug 15, 2023 6:48 am

"These people have suffered greatly," Tabat says with a relenting shake of his head, "If only we had gotten here sooner."

He approaches Iseret and Khadi, "Are you alright, Iseret? Those skeletons were made short work of, thanks to Khepri's blessings, but it was quite surprising when they exploded like that."

He hands the circlet pulled from the judge's skull over to Khadi. "For you, Khadi - I believe you will get great use of this. Jaware says its magic will turn your very words to honey."

OOC:

If you replace it with something else later, Light, Tabat may use it then. Otherwise, I think he's gotten some of the better weapons that have been found, happy to have you take the Circlet.

Iseret

Aug 15, 2023 3:56 pm

"I belive I'm okay," the halfling replies to her friends, dusting herself off. "Just some scratches from the shrapnel."

Aug 16, 2023 1:12 am