The rear portions of the SSRS Kostroma have been cleared. The Boiler room draws near. Still that sound persists. Calling them.
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>>195797Also Kira is in the middle of climbing up to grapple one of the opponents
>>195798Oh good the-
>>195801>Also Kira is in the middle of climbing up to grapple one of the opponentsYou know that -4 to ranged attack rolls without precise shot, right?
I guess that means I am not hitting anything from here. Melee it is.
>>195789Posey casually hums as she strides her way up the stairs with a double move action, entering the Red Griffon's square. As part of her movement, she draws her sword and twirls it with a subtle smile, seemingly in high spirits as the bullets wiz past her head.
Turn over.
Kira's turn
>>195797You know there are other creatures in the way, right?
>>195803Since all the creatures are holding ranged weapons, Posey moves past them.
It any of them have melee weapons, she takes the attacks of opportunity.
>>195802Kira pops up from under the railing with a "Surprise!" as she reaches out to grab and pull the white pony down from the ledge with her for some non-consensual snek hugs.
Touch Attack:
[1d20+9 = (18+9) = 27]Improved Grapple [1d20+13 = (7+13) = 20] >>195805Wait, are you attacking me?
The Red Griffin steps back, and through the door
The grey pony is downed by Mala's shots
The brown griffin is seriously bleeding and is trying to run towards the door.
The white pony is hugged and bleeding
>>195807Nah, one of the opponents is a white pony, too
>>195808Is there room for Cavaliere to fly up to the railing?
>>195811Yes, though he'd have to make a half circle, not remarkably different from just walking up there
>>195808As the griffon steps away from Posey she makes an attack of opportunity.
"Just where do you think you are going? The fun has only begun."
Charnel Touch
[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23][1d8+2 = (6+2) = 8]This activates her Frightful Presence, DC 22 Will to resist being Shaken
As she attacks, the bones beneath her glammered robe rattle, and she makes a free action Demoralize check
[1d20+15 = (17+15) = 32]If he fails both saves, Shaken escapes to Frightened
>>195813Oh wait, was that a 5 ft step, or a Withdraw action? If so, it doesn't provoke attacks of opportunity.
>>195813>>195814He is not sticking around to play. He runs down a corridor to a set of stairs, up a level. He is trailing more blood than is by any means safe to lose
>>195815He's moving back and away, then through the corridor
>>195812He moves up to the doorway.
>>195816Is this the brown or the red griffon?
>>195816So does Posey get to hit him or not?
>runRunning provokes attack if opportunity
>>195817That is the red griffin. The brown griffin is not as close to the door and cannot as elegantly make his escape. He is, however, trying to escape
>>195818Move backwards. Turn left. Run.
>>195816>>195817>>195818Silver calls out to his compatriots. "What if it is trap!?"
>>195819Can Cavaliere block his exit?
>>195819Okay, so I do hit him.
Was he visibly affected by Posey's fear effects?
Btw, the Frightful Presence affects all enemies within 30 ft.
>>195821Yes.
>>195822No, because he withdrew and left Posey's reach before turning and running. He's not interested in playing, he's interested in leaving.
>>195819Kira also pulls the white pony down with her over the edge of the ledge, holding him as they dangle and she gently pets his mane. "I'm sorry, but I can't let you hurt my friends! Don't worry, I'll help chase the Traveller out of your mind and you'll be free again!"
>>195823Okay, Posey will charge him down on her next turn.
>>195824The white pony takes a breath that does not sound at all healthy
>>195823"Surrender now!" he commands to the brown griffon, holding a gun in one claw.
>>195827The griffin stops. He raises his rifle. He shoots. Past Cavaliere at Posey
[1d20+3 = (13+3) = 16][2d8 = 6] >>195828~kapwing
Posey deflects the bullet with her bracer and grind sinisterly
"~You will have to try better than that."
>>195828This provokes an attack of opportunity, which Cavaliere uses to punch the griffon.
[1d20+4 = (10+4) = 14][1d6 = 3] >>195826Kira tilts her head at the pony. "Are you okay?" Lifting him up, she puts her ear to the pony's chest to get a closer listen at her breathing.
Actually, did anyone shoot at the white pony? I thought Silver might have. Blackheel, Stained Sand, and Mala did not
Stained Sand shoots at the brown griffin again
[1d20 = 16]
[2d8 = 10]
[1d20 = 14]
[2d8 = 9]
[1d20 = 6]
[2d8 = 10]
[1d20 = 15]
[2d8 = 4]
>>195834I don't think anyone did. Kira might have yoinked herself an uninjured pony.
The brown griffin is downed
Mala runs up the stairs
>>195835She did indeed
flicks tongue>>195836If she wants to
Posey glides after her enemy (the red griffin) with a charge, her glammered mane floating with an unseen wind. She moves so gracefully, it is uncanny, almost like she's a cardboard cutout prop being sprung forward in a haunted house ride.
"You would not believe the night I have had, fighting so many waves of enemies who do not even scream, so I hope you can understand what kind of stress I am under..." she calls down the hallway as she approaches
Once she arrives, she raises her sword and licks her lips, her fangs glinting through her glammered disguise
"Those pretty red feathers... Your head will look terrific on my new mantle."
She swings
Free Action Demoralize
[1d20+15 = (17+15) = 32]
Frightful Presence (DC 22)
Shaken escalates to frightened if he fails both saves
Sword
[1d20+8 = (1+8) = 9]
[1d8+4 = (6+4) = 10]
>>195838>swishShe's still really scary though. Is he affected by her fear effects?
>>195839He's running for his life. What do you think?
>>195838>>195839What Posey is doing is basically mirroring the griffin's movements. That is to say that she moves forward into the hall, turns left, runs, and goes up the stairs. She is of approximately similar pace of running, so she runs behind him. What she does not do is to catch up with him or overtake him. Neither does she fall behind. He is not interested in playing with Posey, he is interested in going deeper into the ship. And in the absence of Posey being able to overtake him, that is what he does.
Posey presumably makes it to the stairs, up them and into a convergence of hallways, corridors, and doors, beyond the twists and turns of which she cannot see. The Red Griffin does not play, he moves.
>>195841Is he visibly Frightened though?
Posey will continue to chase the griffon on her next turn
>>195842What do you want? For him to look Posey in the eyes? For him to stop and give Posey a good look at her facial features? He is not interested in that. He is interested in running deeper into the ship
>>195843He runs away up a set of stairs, into another section of the ship. This has still more dark hallways and doorways. She is shot at by unseen assailants. But he continues going, deeper into the ship
Unknown attacker
[1d20+2 = (7+2) = 9][2d8 = 4]Unknown attacker
[1d20+2 = (3+2) = 5][2d8 = 2] >>195840>>195835Posey has left beyond the range that you can even tell where she is.
>>195845Silver lets out a groan, as he looks back at the various other creatures in their group. "Is everyone
else alright? Something tells me we are about to lose Posey."
>>195844What Posey was looking for was some nice, cathartic screams.
Posey tramples the ground and whinneys in frustration, briefly considering being responsible and rejoining with the herd.
She howls into the darkness at the unseen attackers
"DOES ANYPONY ELSE WANT SOME!?!"
Intimidate (to coerce)
[1d20+15 = (3+15) = 18]She then takes a 5 ft step as a free action to turn around, back towards the group
>>195848From the Darkness - Posey thinks she may actually be able to make out a figure in the darkness - something growls
There is another pot shot
[1d20+4 = (19+4) = 23][2d8 = 7]>>195848She can hear the gurgling of blood in the mouth
>>195849How far away is the shot?
Posey is shot, although the glammer covers up her wound. She sneers into the darkness and faces her new enemy.
What do they look like?