Chapter 1: Blood and Lightning

"Be frightened enemy
Your Bane is here to stay
And though you are dismayed

Hrafe didn't seem to register the club that struck him in the torso. The sickening crunch of his ribcage indicated the blow was deep, that it hadn't instantly killed him a testament to his endurance. "Each must die someday!" Turning into the slash Hrafe sliced at the goblin who had wounded him. The glowing steel bit through flesh and bone. Hrafe recovered almost instantly from the formidable attack.

[ +- ] Talent: Unstoppable

[ +- ] Feature: Unstoppable

Puissance
(Recharge 6+)

When you make a basic melee attack, make a recharge roll for one expended power.

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Rolls

Melee Attack - Total - (2d20h1+6)

(613) + 6 = 19

Melee Damage - Total - (1d8+4)

(3) + 4 = 7

Recovery Roll - (1d12+3)

(10) + 3 = 13

Puissance recharging Unstoppable - (1d20+1)

(20) + 1 = 21

Puissance Recharge - (1d20+1)

(17) + 1 = 18

Nov 10, 2023 12:39 pm

Raphel fires a bolt of energy at the goblin scum and is exactly enough to kill one. The other three remain, staring at the mages trying to keep their distance while they stay in the tree line.

Hrafe lands a solid blow against the goblin in his face, but these goblins are not as flimsy as the archers so it lives and does not seem staggered yet. He does manage to regain some vigor in the process.

OOC:

To determine if you got hit, see the attack that mentioned your name. In that line it will say "vs AC" or "vs PD" or "vs MD". If the number rolled matches or exceeds your defense of the same name, you take the damage.

Homecoming, what ability is puissance? I don't see it as a human or barbarian ability. Either way the only ability you would recharge is rage but you get a free recharge attempt the moment the combat is over.

Everyone: remember that starting now you get a +1 to all attacks because the escalation die went to 1 as soon as round 2 hit. Once round 3 starts it will become a +2.

Makasi Nkuyu

Nov 10, 2023 2:47 pm

Makasi turns her attention to the goblin that attacked her, striking him in the chest with the butt of her halberd, then down toward his shoulder with the blade. "Come're, you little bugger..."

Rolls

Melee (+Escalation Die 1) - (1d20+5)

(17) + 5 = 22

Damage - (1d10+3)

(8) + 3 = 11

Nov 10, 2023 4:25 pm

Makasi's blow strikes true and staggers the goblin but does not kill it.

OOC:

did you want to use a quick action on anything? Not mandatory but you've only used a standard action so far

Makasi Nkuyu

Nov 10, 2023 6:43 pm

OOC:

From what I gather, my only quick actions are lay on hands or invocation of life. I suppose it wouldn't hurt to do the invocation, as I believe I can do that every battle?

Makasi winces as the goblin doesn't fall. "Spirits protect us from death and send these vile creatures swiftly to it!"

[ +- ] Invocation of Life

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Nov 10, 2023 7:09 pm

OOC:

An invocation is once per day (once per full heal up). It is up to you if you want to use it now or later. Lay on hands is twice per day

Edgar Skullbreaker

Furmyr

Nov 10, 2023 9:36 pm

Edgar moves quickly and stabs at the goblin Makasi staggered.

OOC:

Will use Sure Cut.

[ +- ] Sure Cut

Rolls

Melee Attack - Total - (1d20+6)

(8) + 6 = 14

Wicked Knife - Total - (1d8+4)

(1) + 4 = 5

Sneak Attack - Total - (1d4)

(3) = 3

Nov 10, 2023 11:09 pm

Edgar slides over to Makasi's goblin and is now engaged with both the one who attacked him and the one who attacked Makasi. Unfortunately the attack missed, but will still able to deal a little damage. The goblin lives, if you can call its current state living.

OOC:

The enemies will all go after Salix goes

Nov 11, 2023 4:19 am

RAAMtentacles Inactive forever!

Ironmonger42 says:

OOC:

An invocation is once per day (once per full heal up). It is up to you if you want to use it now or later. Lay on hands is twice per day

OOC:

Ah, we'll save it then.

Salix Alderroot

Nov 11, 2023 3:08 pm

The hue of Salix's glow shifts darker when the shaman falls. He begins moving towards the archers in the treeline, lifts the stick still in his hand, and looses another bolt towards the line.

Rolls

Javelin of Faith - Attack - (1d20+4+1)

(6) + 5 = 11

Javelin of Faith - Damage - (1d6+4)

(1) + 4 = 5

Nov 12, 2023 3:52 am

Sadly the glowing javelin misses its target and the goblins prepare for another attack. 3 goblin scum hide among the bushes and seem to be focused on the two adventurers who are attempting to avoid direct conflict. 3 goblin grunts, one engaged with Hrafe, one engaged with Makasi, and a staggered one engaged with makasi and Edgar, analyze their options. As the wizard killed one of the scum, two scum gang up on him while the third takes a shot at the cleric. As for the grunts, the one battling Hrafe takes a swing at him, the one engaged with only Makasi takes a swing at her again in revenge for the heavy hit earlier, and the last engaged with Edgar attempts to punish him for ignoring him for another grunt.

Rolls

Goblin Grunt Club attack at Hrafe (vs AC - 6 dmg on a hit) - (1d20+6)

(2) + 6 = 8

Goblin Grunt Club attack at Makasi (vs AC - 6 dmg on a hit) - (1d20+6)

(1) + 6 = 7

Goblin Grunt Club attack at Edgar (vs AC - 6 dmg on a hit) - (1d20+6)

(5) + 6 = 11

Goblin Scum Shortbow at Salix (vs AC - 3 dmg) - (1d20+6)

(12) + 6 = 18

Goblin Scum Shortbow at Raphel (vs AC - 3 dmg) - (1d20+6)

(16) + 6 = 22

Goblin Scum Shortbow at Raphel (vs AC - 3 dmg) - (1d20+6)

(20) + 6 = 26

Hrafe

Jomsviking

Nov 12, 2023 3:55 am

Hrafe steps into the club, slamming his mass into the goblin, stepping into the space he drives his sword into the goblin in his cold fury.

Rolls

Melee Attack - Total - (2d20h1+7)

(1210) + 7 = 19

Melee Damage - Total - (1d8+4)

(7) + 4 = 11

Nov 12, 2023 3:58 am

The grunts are all thwarted, as none can land a good blow. The scum, on the other hand all have better luck.

OOC:

Raphel, you take 9 damage (3 from first blow bot 6 from 2nd as it is a crit), unless you want to use your shield spell. If so, roll 1d20+6 and tell me if you want to replace a roll (the 2nd i'd presume as it was a crit).

Everyone go ahead and take your next turn. Reminder, Raphel's turn happens before any other, but you don't have to wait until he posts to go (I just won't say what happens until after Raphel acts). Raphel still uses the +1 escalation die, but everyone else your turn takes place with the escalation die at +2 now. When you roll, just roll normally and add +2 separately. For example, if you had 1d20+4, you'd put 1d20+4+2.

As for positioning, everyone is nearby everyone else except for Raphel and Salix who are far from everyone else but each other. Please correct me if you are not where I think you are. Hrafe, Edgar, and Makasi are all engaged with at least 1 goblin (Edgar is engaged with 2).

Raphel Cassidor

testlum

Nov 12, 2023 5:12 am

OOC:

Yeah, I'd like to reroll the enemy crit.

[ +- ] Supercilious Dismissal (level: 1, recharge 11+: )

For Polysyllabic Verbalizations, what I have in mind is that it'll discourage the attacker if the reroll becomes a miss on account of their unexpected failure. Maybe -1 to their next attack, or maybe they look for a different target.

With no cover to hide behind, more arrows pepper down on Raphel. The wizard raises a hand, fixing a withering glare at his cretinous foe. The air shimmers ahead of him. Despite his deflection, both arrows find their mark. He drops down to one knee, pressing a hand to his side against a bloody wound while sending another bolt of magic at one of the archers.

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Rolls

Supercillious Dismissal - (1d20+6)

(18) + 6 = 24

Damage (Magic Missile) - (2d4)

(44) = 8

Nov 12, 2023 5:31 am

OOC:

The critical hit becomes a normal hit, so 6 damage instead of 9. You then kill the goblin scum that attacked you

As far as your renaming ability, because they still hit anyways, I'll give the mooks a -1 to attack you but nothing more as if it had missed then I think more would be warranted

As far as I can tell, cover isn't really a think as I think the designers thought that would be too tactical. If you see something about cover in the SRD please tell me

Makasi Nkuyu

Nov 12, 2023 3:53 pm

OOC:

I'm guessing Salix will be our primary healer, but correct me if I'm wrong. Makasi can heal, but y'all need to let me know if you need it.

Seeing her foe staggered, Makasi thrusts at it with her spearpoint.

OOC:

I was trying to get the die roller to do the crit damage [(1d10 + 3) * 2], but it failed! If we keep the 5 rolled, I think the damage is 16.

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Rolls

Melee - (1d20+4+2)

(20) + 6 = 26

Damage (Crit) - ((1d10+3)2)

(5) + 5 = 10

Nov 12, 2023 4:03 pm

RAAMtentacles Inactive forever!

Makasi strikes the staggered goblin and it falls to the ground dead.

OOC:

Makasi is no longer engaged with anyone but is near all enemies.

As soon as the goblin goes down, it seems to twitch and shake. If then stands back up, a shell of its former self, but now some kind of zombie.

OOC:

Because it stood up where it had fallen down, Makasi is now engaged with this zombie goblin

Rolls

Maybe something happens... Maybe not... - (d20)

(14) = 14

Salix Alderroot

Nov 12, 2023 7:05 pm

Salix fires one more bolt at the line of archers before moving to kneel by his ally's side. He extends a woody hand to touch the wound on Raphel's side. "Don't move to quickly. These energies should knit you back together."

OOC:

@testlum you can roll a recovery and add +2 from my healing domain.

Rolls

Javelin of Faith - Attack - (1d20+4+2)

(9) + 6 = 15

Javelin of Faith - Damage - (1d6+4)

(3) + 4 = 7

Hrafe

Jomsviking

Nov 12, 2023 9:22 pm