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>>172952
Posey should know that with her knowledge check.

(panics to think of a plan B)

>>172954
Okay, new plan B: Calm Amoebic Crawler
Posey summons her puppies, with escalation.
Rolling Will to see if one of them turns on her
[1d20+11 = (11+11) = 22]

>>172948
>>172954
The good news, it appears frightened. The bad news, it doesn't like Posey in its lake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXVohhNenGo

>>172956
Amoebic Crawler
Large Ooze (Extraplanar)
Hit Dice: 4d10+32 (54 hp)
Initiative: +0
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares)
Armor Class: 9 (-1 size), touch 9, flat-footed 9
Base Attack/Grapple: +3/+7
Attack: Tentacle +2 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 acid)
Full Attack: 2 tentacles +2 melee (1d6 plus 1d6 acid)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Acid, improved grab, vile touch
Special Qualities: Blindsight 60 ft., immunity to electricity, ooze traits, translucent
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +1, Will -4
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 11, Con 26, Int -, Wis 1, Cha 11
Skills:-
Feats:-
Environment: Any
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 3
Treasure: Standard
Alignment: Always neutral
Advancement: 5-12 HD (Large); 13-24 HD (Huge)
Level Adjustment:-

A wriggling shape pulses forward, at least 10 feet in length. It is a nauseatingly textured translucent worm whose head gradually narrows into two ominously long, questing tentacles.

Condensed from the hidden marrow of a cerebrotic blot, amoebic crawlers are clots of alien space-time concentrated into awful ravenous, self-propelled motes. Amoebic crawlers partake somewhat of the realm which is ultimately responsible for their existence, and thus exude a palpable dread. An amoebic crawler is 10feet long, although its tentacles can stretch further. It weighs about 1,000 pounds, although much larger specimens are known to exist.

Combat
An amoebic crawler attacks with its lashing tentacles, attempting to grab and slowly strangle helpless foes. Subdued foes are absorbed into the crawler’s body in an horrific external digestive process.
Acid (Ex): An amoebic crawler’s acid does not harm metal or stone.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, an amoebic crawler must hit with its tentacle attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a free action without provoking an attack of opportunity. If it wins the grapple check, it established a hold and deals damage automatically every round (those grappled are affected by its vile touch ability).
Vile Touch (Su): Those grappled by the slimy tentacles of this creature sometimes glimpse images from the Far Realm, and the sight sends them into screaming, explosive convulsions of nausea. Each round a creature remains grappled, it must succeed on a DC 12 Will save or be nauseated for that round.
Translucent (Ex): Amoebic crawlers are hard to see, even under ideal conditions, and it takes a DC 10 Spot check to notice one. Creatures who fail to notice a crawler and walk into it automatically take acid damage.

>>172950
She blinks
"Oh, you will buy some furniture for your apartment."

Neela attempts to use cutesy deer eyes on Kira, but anything that makes her look weak and helpless just makes her look... appetizing. She rectifies the mistake quickly enough.

>>172956
Posey is fortunate, as the creature is small and only has 5 heads to bite with
[1d20+4 = (20+4) = 24]
[1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17]
[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]
[1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]
[1d20+4 = (14+4) = 18]

>>172958
[1d3 = 2]

The Amoebic crawlers are largest enough to stand on the bottom of the late without swimming.

On Posey's Turn, her puppies attack the hydra. They flank the head nearest to Posey and attack it.
No AoOs, because Posey won initiative
Puppy 1
[1d20+4 = (10+4) = 14]
[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23]
Puppy 2
[1d20+4 = (20+4) = 24]
[1d20+4 = (2+4) = 6]

>>172960
Two of the attacks hit. Because they have stable footing, the bludgeoning damage isn't halved.
Damage to the first head, half of it is acid.
[4d6 = 7]

>>172961
What a shit roll.

>>172959
>>172956
Only two bites make it through to her armor
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
[1d10+3 = (1+3) = 4]

[1d10+3 = (9+3) = 12]

>>172963
>>172962
16 HP damage to Posey

Her turn

>>172961
Oh wait, that's a crit.
Rolling to confirm threat
[1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17]

So far, Posey's puppies have dealt 13 damage to one of the heads. Idk how many HP each head has, but that might be enough to remove it.

>>172967
>>172967
>An amoeba can perform a sunder
No. If Posey wishes to attempt a sunder, she can. These amoebas damage the body

[1d3 = 3]

Okay, on Posey's next turn, she takes the withdraw action, moving back 30 ft, while her puppies dogpile the hydra.

...Wait a minute, do I need a slashing weapon to remove a head? If so, Posey's puppies would have had to attack the main body.

Oh fucking hell, I'm going to have to attack on this turn to make her puppy's attack count.
Posey moves in, draws her sword, and slashes, attempting to sunder the head that her puppies attacked.
[1d20+10 = (13+10) = 23]
Hydra gets an attack of opportunity.

>>172959
Kira nods as she tries to fight off the urges.

"That was my plan! Does that sound okay to you, or no?"

>>172969
[1d20+4 = (16+4) = 20] bites u

>>172969
I forgot a mod, but whatever.
[1d8+9 = (1+9) = 10]
Slashing damage.
>>172971
That hits, Posey slashes it nonetheless.

>>172970
She looks excited, and jumps up slightly by moving her spread legs closer together

"Oh yes!"

And wags her small tail slightly

>>172972
Not bad

Three heads bite at Posey
[1d20+4 = (8+4) = 12]
[1d20+4 = (4+4) = 8]
[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]

Two at Pup 1
[1d20+4 = (1+4) = 5]
[1d20+4 = (6+4) = 10]

>>172972
Wait, I forgot the +1 to damage rolls from Masochism.

>>172973
>>172972
Just one hits
[1d10+3 = (7+3) = 10]

>>172973
One of those bites hits
However, I think Posey's just did enough damage to remove a head.

Posey's Puppies attack on her turn

[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]
[1d20+4 = (10+4) = 14]
[1d20+4 = (11+4) = 15]
[1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]
Their avid should be enough to cauterize the wound.

>>172976
Rolling damage to the main body
[4d6 = 13]

Also, I forgot that the Hydra should be making Will saves vs their Vile touch

And I fucking forgot that they have improved grab
[1d20+9 = (2+9) = 11]
[1d20+9 = (19+9) = 28]
Grapple checks.

>>172977
I swear, I'm gonna die because I keep forgetting my abilities.
Posey is down to half health. Her fast healing kicks in.
Idk who's turn it is, but since the hydras already attacked, Posey should have a turn.
The Hydra is needs to make opposed grapple checks. If it's grappled, it gets no AoO.

Posey makes another Sunder, this time not forgetting her fetish bonus.
[1d20+12 = (11+12) = 23]

>>172978
Damage
[1d8+11 = (2+11) = 13] which shou be guaranteed to take a head.
Thank Orcus for Archaic weapons proficiency in modern games.

Now her Puppies move in, cauterizing the wound of the head as she cuts it off.
[1d20+4 = (1+4) = 5]
[1d20+4 = (13+4) = 17]
[1d29+4 = (6+4) = 10]
[1d20+4 = (5+4) = 9]

>>172978
That's more math and looking at multiple rule books than I really want to do right now
I'm skeptical of attacks to the body by a different attacker cauterizing wounds made by one, but's that's a matter for later

>>172979
Only one hits
[2d6 = 6]
The Hydra still needs to make Will Saves vs Vile Touch. Nauseating it could make all of the difference in this fight.
DC12 Will. Don't forget Shaken Penalty

Ngl, I'm very confused with this initiative order.

>>172981
Also grapple check
[1d20+7 = (8+7) = 15]

>>172980
>I'm skeptical of attacks to the body by a different attacker cauterizing wounds made by one, but's that's a matter for later
Idk, her crawlers aren't capable of precise instructions, but their attacks are acid based, and they damage him by grappling. Maybe I'm grasping at straws, but idk what else to do.
If Posey doesn't cut off and cauterize a head every round for the next three rounds, the Crawlers vanish as her spell expires, and the Hydra wins.

GM, if you want to pause to figure out wtf is going on, I wouldn't blame you. I'm juggling terrain effects, modular damage bonuses, flanking, action economy, 3.5e grapple rules (ugh), save DC mods, underwater AC mods, and three different creatures acting on the same initiative.

>>172973
Okay, that is exceptionally cute, and not even Kira's predator instincts can ruin that.

"Alright. Is that all of things you can think of, or is there more?"

A hydra is a beast that can only be defeated with the power of friendship, particularly if your friend has fire/acid attacks and you have a slashing weapon.

GM, I may have to sleep soon. If you want to pause, just say so.
>>172980
>>172984
I'm really excited to fight this Hydra though.

Whelp, the page for the amoebic crawler on the forgotten realms wiki won't load (despite having loaded in the past) and it ain't in the SRD. So I think that means the "Vile Touch" ability doesn't exist

As for grapple checks,
swoosh
[1d20+16 = (18+16) = 34]
[1d20+16 = (5+16) = 21]
[1d20+16 = (20+16) = 36]

>>172985
She tilts her head
"Think of more things to take? Well, it would almost be nice to take the whole apartment. But I'd rather be away from this place. I do not think it is safe. Not that I really feel safe... you know... but... Let's find another place."

>>172990
Kira nods.

"Hopefully we can make you feel safe once again. Let's go, I'll carry all of this for you."

She offers to take the items Neela grabbed as she gets out of the way for her to leave.

>>172991
It's not perfectly easy, as it requires finding a way to latch the bags to her body, on top of what Kira is already carrying. It's best done with a belt. Neela takes several items in two saddle bags.

"Good enough" she says, and walks towards the door, leaving unceremoniously after shooting a disapproving look to Lash. Girka says, "If Dehan gets out, he'll be looking for you." Lash stares at Kira as she leaves. But otherwise, they are able to leave

>>172989
Those all pass.

Idk who's turn it is, but I do believe that Posey has taken two heads so far.

>>172992
Kira gives Lash and Girka an awkward wave goodbye as she follows her deer friend out the door. As they leave down the stairs to ground level, Kira says, "I'd say that went well!"

>>172993
Vile touch only applies to foes it successfully grapples, so it doesn't come up yet.

>>172981
>I'm very confused with this initiative order.
There are two combatants

>>172978
bites u
[1d20+4 = (18+4) = 22]

>>172979
>+11 damages
Presses X to Doubt

>>172994
Neela says,
"I wasn't expecting them to be there. I will say that less was stolen than I expected. Probably because the thieves didn't bother to leave. Still, I wish I had... more"

>>172996
Which would be
[1d10+3 = (4+3) = 7]

>>172996
"Is there something in particular you're missing?"

>>172996
>Presses X to Doubt
+7 Str longsword in two "hands" (can I do that?), +2 Enhancement bonus, +1 circumstance Masochism for having taken her character level in damage the previous turn, +1 circumstance Sadism for having dealt her character level in damage the previous turn.
Oh wait, -1 Alchemical Silver...
>>172997
Ouch.

Pretty sure it's the Hydra's turn now.

At this point, Posey is half eaten, her foul innards polluting the water around her.

In spite of that, she's never had more fun in her life. She puts on a manic expression as she grips her sword and revels in the exquisite pain.

>>172839
Amber nods and continues on, but she is left pondering what he could possibly mean by that. A wide smile by a griffon is always something to be concerned about.

>>173076
Wrong thread. There's a new one.