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>>35082Spot Check
Detect Evil
"I've got a bad feeling about the point where the trail meets the mountain. Seems like an ambush or drop off point. Same with where the trail meets the forest."
[1d20 = 2]>>35084forgot to roll for the spot
[1d20+20 = 34]>>35085And Search, to inspect the path ahead for anything peculiar
>>35084Detect Good, because why not.
>>35085>>35083Why even fucking roll with those bonuses?
and how do I calculate character bonuses >>35084"Yeah.. If I were setting up an ambush, this would be where I'd do it..."
>on guard, but still moving quickly down the path, keeping a close eye* (tfw eyes on both sides of the head to detect predators) on the forest on either side of the path >>35083The area outside the path is full of thick undergrowth, making movement more difficult (1/4 speed, without incurring penalties). There are some gradually increasing slopes further on, and the area has sparse trees.
>>35085>>35087So Tracy is basically in "gimme something to kill" mode?
[1d20 = 13]>>35087Same here
Trumpaladin does a search check, looking for broken limbs, and any big gashes and disruptions in the ground, grass or mud
>>35088For the most part, I think good aligned creatures will not be inclined to ambush us. Although Tracy might look like a good target. They may be confused as fuck by the Paladin riding the fiend though
[1d20 = 6]>>35090Blitzkrieg!
Panzerkampfwagen? Panther? Tiger? Stug III?
Rolling for a sidequest cause bored
>>35092So is the path clear, and is the flora basically brush?
I think that's mostly to prevent ambush
[1d20+3 = 12]>>35094*uses glasses of Disguise*
Disguise Check to appear less monstrous
>>35094Just proceed down the path and spam spot and what have you checks
Ddo you want to follow the path to wherever it leads (back into the woods) or do you want to go into the mountains?
[1d20+19 = 21]>>35097Roll a Bluff too, because it's higher rank
>>35100He's the one steering. Either is fine.
[1d4+4 = 8]>>35089What manner of bonuses? Skills?
>all these spam-checksDude
>>35092"so where are you're friends?"
>>35102Well here's the thing. If you look at the map, there is a city on the other side of the mountains. There's also one a bit to the Northeast past the forest. Mountains also are home to dragons, although not all dragons are small enough to not run like hell from. The path, however, likely leads back to something sentient somewhere, my bet is a village. I have no idea if diplomacy will do well or not
>>35103Proceed further down path approaching the base of the mountain
>>35099Ah, Tiger II
Have fun with that engine transmission
>>35103Like the stat based bonuses
>>35108nah i changed production to the Maus
>>35106Tracy doesn't actually care what she's doing, as long as she can do things with her husband.
The village seems like the more reasonable venture desu,.just because the characters wouldn't think of venturing at a length attack dragons in their own territory when they don't even know they're there.
>Forgetting that dragons live in other places too
>>35104"Friends? You don't know how drow work do you? Our partnership was based on mutual self-interest, not some particular alliegence to one another." True
>>35108I'm still not sure what you mean. Stat (str, dex, etc.) bonuses are +1 for every 2 points above 10 (+1 at 12, +2 at 14, etc.). For skills, each skill pertains to a stat (dex for tumbling, for example) and applies any modifier from it to the check, above the skill level the character has.
>>35110Oh make up your mind,.... Do you want to kill things or not? Random encounters are the worst, but I've already done up a thing.
>>35112I want to kill shit. I'll take the risk.
>>35112Darkie could use a Friendship lesson from Twilight.
>>35112"ok Do you know you're they are?"
>>35109>mausHave fun crossing bridges
>>35112The stats, thats exactly what I was looking for. Thx m8
>>35110I'm just thinking about what
I would want to see if I were there. There are so many trees - it's like every square inch of the American South from San Antonio to Savannah that isn't walmarts or swamps is pine trees, so I've seen enough, whereas the mountains of Greece and Costa Rica and West Virginia - seen in passing - are beautiful.
>>35116>Tracy>Friends >>35112GM, what is my constitution score?
>>35119She'll go wherever she's steered.
>>35117you are both rouges so there is some common ground.
>>35121Uh... further down the path? Let's just see if anything finds us at the mountain
>>35115You wanna try that again? o_o
>>35113Alright. Tracy can hear the sound of movement somewhat far off, along the patches of woods that separate the path from the mountain, but can't see anything yet. There's a good number of them.
(sorry, lagging, gonna reboot)
>>35124kek brain fart. infernuis said that in character though.
>>35124Detect evil and spot check, which Trumpaladin would be doing regardless
[1d20+19 = 29]>>35124*slows down and veers off to the brush on the opposing side, observing the situation*
"... Something's there."
She draws her cane, looses her chain and approaches more slowly.
Sense Motive to figure out if they've been spotted spotted yet.
>>35127Or more importantly, if they're approaching.
>>35124"Do you know where they are?"
[1d20 = 7]>>35127Dismounted or no?
Trumpaladin draws the Bees and draws Vanderiem
Spot check
Detect evil
>>35128My guess is no
>>35130She's been mounted the whole time.
>>35126A good number of faint evil signatures. And squawking.
>>35127Clinkety clink
"Squawk?"
>>35129"No. The spellcaster had a pocket dimension we would disembark from and return to, connecting wherever we were (which was always a different locale) to wherever we were operating in." True
>>35132"what is your name and what are there names?"
>>35132>spottedTracy turns towards the squawking, confused but curious.
>>35135"What's a robot? They could be summons. Be on guard. They've spotted us."
>>35134Not spotted, but chains aren't exactly quiet
The sounds of footsteps, lots of them, start approaching.
>>35133"I, as you know, am Darkemter Vrees. Their names are unknown to me, we used false names for business reasons." True
>>35137Detect evil, looking to see if larger signatures are approaching. Ready Full round attack with Vanderiem when an evil-scented entity gets in range of the sword
>>35136>"We killed robots that came to attack Thez, remember? What do you think summoned them?" >>35137"who do you work for? call i call you vrees?"
[1d20+21 = 34]>>35137May as well make a Spot check to see what's coming.
Tracy puts her chain away and retreats to the side of the road for cover, still observing.
>>35138>we killedThey mostly just watched, desu.
[1d20 = 10]>>35136>"If these things have a master, do you want to remain at range and draw off the summoned creatures, killing or do you want to attack the master directly?"Trumpaladin tries to be stealthyish
Rolling I guess
>>35139"You can call me Susan if you like. My contemporaries called me Darkie, for the double-entendre. We didn't have a client, we simply stole from whoever was slipping on their game. Incidentally, you can have the most magical lock in the world, and it doesn't do a bit of good if the walls are unsecured." True True True.
>>35138Nothing larger, but there's about 8 of them and they're approaching.
>>35141Good move
>Torc has nothing to do
"Susan, if you could talk to a spellcaster, do you think you could provide enough information to get us to this pocket dimension?"
>>35144"are you all darkelfs? im guessing no. how do you secure the walls?"
>>35144These things have a "feint" evil aura as you say? What's the aura on these?
>>35143>"looks like just these eight. If possible, let them pass through then we kill them. If they are small enough, we may be able to dismount and kill them faster, but I do not know" >>35145>dismount and kill them fastWat?
>>35147"Faint" should be 10 or less hit dice, for monsters.
>>35145"He wouldn't respond, they are certain to know I've been captured by this point." T
>>35146"Yes, all dark-elves." T
>>35147>Faint>What's the auraUhm,... aside from the obviously already answered question, I don't know where you're going with it. There's 8 faint auras approaching.
>>35147"I need to see them first".
>>35149"No, not him. I meant another magic user. Could you provide the information?"
>>35149"how do you secure the walls?"
>>35148We're looking at about 55 HP or lower then, so a good chance each one can be killed in a single round of attacks, but a reasonable chance they would need both characters to finish them in a single round, and also a chance to cleave. What spells do you want?
>>35147*lurks in shadows, waiting for entities to come by*
>>35153It legitimately matters what comes by and what they do.
She's got Dark Blessing, so eagles Splendor helps with the defensive.
>>35151"You're asking me? I'm the sneaky ninja, what do I know about the technicalities of magic?" True
>>35152See above
"I don't know what does it, but I do know that unmagical brick walls aren't it." True
>>35150Before long a large creature standing on four stilt-like legs emerges from behind some trees about 40' off, from behind a dip in the landscape. It has a birdlike body, round and plump, and its body is about the size of a small pony, balanced atop its legs. Feathers that range in color from brown to red cover its body, its legs end in terrible claws while a glistening beak shines like burnished metal.
I always forget the pic,....
>>35155Trumpaladin does a spot or search or whatever. Is the creature organic or a construct?
>>35155I think I know what that is.
Tracy doesn't move, but takes a deep breath and braces for a charge once she sees the other.
>>35158Knew it.
>>35159It's an achaierai. Lawful Ebil. They're intelligent.
>>35160>>35161I know right. It's like it could be from the Australian Outback
>>35157"What do you want, a biography? I'm from another world, same as you lot I'd wager. In fact, this Tower is just as much
mine as it is
yours."
>>35160>>35161Shush, that's a Trump/Tracy thing
>>35159Organic
>>35162No, she
doesn't she's never seen anything
like it o\\_/o
>>35162Jesus Tracy's Faggot, if you know what things are ahead of time, then fucking say it. that, or stop claiming you know.
>>35162Intelligent the same way a 'normal' nightmare is, rather.
"Are we hunting today, Flashy?"
>>35166I know she doesn't. She thinks she sees a big bird-thing. She only knows she's seen a tasty-looking fiend.
>>35166Its still weird as fuck
"What do you mean 'just as much mine?'"
>>35166"not anymore. you lost all Your rights once you stole from us. maybe you some get some back if you help us find your companions."
>>35169"I mean, you folks aren't the
only players who found yourselves here in this facility after dying gruesome deaths."
>>35162This is exactly the type of meta that really kills it. If you "know", keep it to yourself. It doesn't help, since
none of that is known to your character.
I like this picture of an Achaierai for some reason
>>35172Torc stares for a minute before shaking his head
"We're getting off topic. Is there anyway to accsess this dimension without the Spellcaster. A door of sorts?"
>>35170[frisky nightmare noises]
*kicks the earth softly*
"... Do they even talk?"
Also, do Eagle's splendor instead.
>>35172Noted. I won't spoil shit in the future. I actually regretted that as soon as I posted.
[2d20 = 6]>>35173"No, he had a device that allows access, but its still in his possession. Without it, I don't know how to get 'there'." True
>>35174No, they're squawking, not talking.
Trump and Tracy both see the lead one
... but its totally oblivious to their location for the moment
>>35172Are they magical? Because if not, what do we both need savings throw bonuses for? Bull's strength will add plus two to each one of my attacks and +3 to each one of my damage rolls. Probably the same with you. That's a hell of a lot of damage we'd be forgoing
>>35170"I'm ready for whatever you are, Flashy."
Also, make the decision yourself. She's the cohort. The only reason she hasn't charged recklessly is because she's waiting for a signal/strategy/order from her husbando. She's in hunting mode, but she's behaving. >>35179It doesn't matter, just take the initiative and tell her what to do via your character's knowledge.
>>35175Like some fat songbird with 4 legs
>>35177"Describe this device, if you can"
>>35179GM facepalms. This went from an unknown random encounter to a meta-haxx kill it the best way. Trump see's a weird-ass bird, out of range for a surprise attack.
>>35178>>35180Casts bulls strength on self and tracy
Wait a beat
Ready an full round attack on bird further away than the first, and order Tracy to charge
>>35182"It was a collapse-able platform, that could be quickly placed or removed allowing access to the pocket. I don't know how it worked." True
>>35183>Out of range for a surprise attackThen i have time to get Vanderiem drunk
This is why random encounters are gay, cuz players always "know stuff">>35186You're carrying booze? I recall no acquisition of booze,....
>>35181[frisky nightmare noises]
"D-do we charge, Flashy? They're ebil r-right? I can stab them? Let me stab something..!"
>>35184Gib dialogue, faggot
Is that an order to charge or to kill?
>>35186No you don't.
>>35187I acquired three bottles from the kitchen of grain alcohol before leaving to go somewhere, I think it was before leaving to Krenshall
>>35185"Did he have a name for it?"
Torc stands up and acts like he's getting ready to leave
>>35187I had to ask how stats affect rolls, do you think I know shit?
[3d20 = 25]>>35190You don't need it.
Fug it, I don't care what I "know".
Tracy loses her patience and makes a flying leap over the birds, frenzied to stab
something. She blows smoke ahead as she goes.
>>35192"Wish granted!"
*charges*
Rolling for a ride-by attack on the nearest bird.
>>35190GM suspects Trump is playing on his laziness and unwillingness to pour through previous logse_e Fine, Trump pops a flask, or skin, or whatever he's keeping this alcohol in, and offers it to Vandereim. "Now you're talking lad!" he says.
"Squawk? SQUAWK!"
"Squawk!" "Squawk, squawk!"
>>35191"No, it was just a device. What it was called wasn't ever relevant." True
>know shitI wasn't talking about you.
The lead bird starts charging toward the sound, detecting Trump in the process. Since Trump is readied, he has opportunity.
>>35193Hit, miss, miss.
[4d20 = 45]>>35193Trumpaladin's readied attack would be triggered when he gets in range of a bird. He tries to aim for a different bird than Tracy if in range, and the same if not
Three more birds crest the incline the previous one came from, with the sound of more emanating from behind them.
The only one Tracy has the chance to attack is the lead one, which is charging toward Trump
>>35194If Trump does not have Thez's girdle then the bonuses are +26 +21 +16 +11 with bull's strength and drunkenness cancelling each other out
[4d20 = 32]>>35196Roll again? Okay. See
>>35197 (You) which I think is accurate as to attack bonuses
>>35197It doesn't freaking matter, just Smite! You've gotr Spirited charge with these shoes, you could knock-out just about anything with a mounted melee.
>>35198Make it a ride-by attack.
As the lead bird runs toward Trump, Tracy breaks from concealment and makes a ahem ride-by attack
>>35198
Too late. Tracy is already committed, as is Trump.
Grrrrrr
>>35200>Spirited charge with these shoes, you could knock-out just about anything with a mounted meleeHuh?
Ride by sure, Just he slashes
>>35201We're mounted and never dismounted
>>35194"Eh fair enough"
Torc throws his snek down, transfoming it into Mr. Snek. He talks to Mr. Snek a bit, then stands back up.
"Okay, thank you Susan. You have been quite helpful. Infernius, if he mentions anything else please send a message with Mr. Snek."
Mr. Snek: *tounge flick*
Torc heads to the library
[1d8 = 3]Tracy's damage (without str and other modifiers for damage)
Gashing the bird as it runs toward Trump, he gets a
single attack of opportunity before this turns into an
initiative-based melee.
>>35202You do realize that voids all the stealth and shit right?
>>35204I don't know how all of these billions of game mechanics work. I just know that when I asked if I was dismounted or not, Tracy's faggot said no
>>35206Why are you asking Tracy if Trump dismounted or not? My impression was that he did, since Tracy wanted to hide, since otherwise hiding while mounted would have required a bunch of checks that I see none of.
This requires a serious re-iteration of "what happened". Next time this happens, someone is getting nerfed.
>>35209Well, it seems we fighting on the ground now, so it's assumed that he dismounted.
If not already, Tracy grows to full size and begins filling the area with smoke.
She activates her robe for increased concealment.
>>35210Get ready to defend yourself.
Did you bother to put any ranks into Ride?
[3d20 = 15][1d10 = 4]>>35210For continuity's sake, I'm going with the Tracy dash attack, followed by the Trump opportunity attack. Trump's attack lands, dice plus modifiers,... which kills it. As it runs up on Trump, he slices vigorously into its body, and it goes falls skidding to the ground in a heap. Three more are visible, and others aren't far behind. Initiative roll Trump, Tracy, Birds.
>>35209Look, D&D has nine billion different rules. I cannot learn all of these while also needing to study anti-trust law copy-right law professional ethics US naturalization law adminsitrative law relation-back rules in civil procedure while dealing with a laptop that breaks and the daily need to get food. So I do not know all of the rules by heart. I've studied up on the ones that generally apply to my character. Hiding is not one of those things that normally apply to mine. And while mounted combat applies to mine, I have npt studied it very hard. Tracy's faggot knows hiding. He knows mounted combat. Hence, I asked him if under x circumstance it would be necessary to mount or dismount.
>>35212Glad it dies
>>35213Alright, I'm sorry if I misled you.
Let's just finish the encounter.
Tracy is in hunting mode, on orders to finish off these creatures, but she tenses at seeing her husband attacked, and instinctively steps back a bit, looking concerned.
"F-Flashy, are you alright?!"
The 3 lead birds move more into view and 2 of them squawk while another charges. Another four fill in behind them.
Initial distance is ~40', so no one is range of attack. Movement/support/technical actions only.
>>35213I know, and I appreciate your position. I'm trying to make combat as fluid and seamless as possible. It worked right up until the "Trump is still mounted" bit, which made the previous impossible, so I'm line-item-vetoing it. Trump has last move in this situation, and the birds have already moved. Tracy has action, but she's not in range to attack.
>>35214He never got attacked, it died at his feet. There's still 7 of them, and Tracy can attempt to hide again, or she could engage, use an ability, move/position, or something I've omitted.
>>35214Fuck it.
"Want to be ridden pony?"
The birds are essentially in a triangle formation, with 4 at the back, 2 at the middle, and one charging.
>>35215Tracy looses her chain and gets ready to attack the birds as soon as the come in range, blowing smoke and activating her cloak.
>>35217That's not what she would've thought though. She only saw a monster running at her husband; she didn't care if it landed or not.
>>35216She turns to the side and puts her body between Trumpaladin and the and the birds.
>>35218"YES!"
>>35219>>35220Trumpaladin mounts horsey if possible
>back
Torc arrives at the library and looks for books about magical items or dimensions
>>35220You can expend your action for the round closing in on Trump's position, if being mounted is your intention.
>>35223This, though Trump is out of range and has a full round to mount, since that seems his intention.
>>35220[irrationally-protective nightmare noises]
*smoke fumes*
I said I threw away the charts, but I remember the courses of action.I g2g for 5-10 minutes....
>>35203*scratches behind mr sneks eyes*
>>35226"so vrees do you wish to be free?"
>>35225A cursory review indicates that whatever item he is describing is not listed, and is therefore a custom-fabrication.
>>35228Snek likes this one.
>>35227So, I have it at Tracy closed so Trump could mount, and is beginning to billow smoke.
>>35229"Does a bear shit pope, who wandered into the woods and found himself face-to-face with a bear?"
>>35227Back.
>>35226Can he use those Flanking boots to close the distance next turn?
>>35230This guy is awfully sarcastic.
>>35231eye-twitchI was under the impression that Trump was mounting Tracy. Besides, any boot-flaking would be Trump's call, so why is TF asking about it? e_e
>>35231I was guessing that the range was more limited, but I have no idea. Even if it did what would I be flanking? The charging bird? And then what? They are far away
>>35230Mounts horsey
>>35230"what if i said you can earn your freedom?"
>>35228Mr. Snek: *more tounge flicking*
>>35230Hmmm, well I got nothing. Maybe if Lenos was back...
>>35240A GAU-8 avenger sprouts from Mr. Snek's mouth.
Torc hears "BBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT" from the library
>>35235"I'm not sure what you mean by "earn", but lets hear it."
>>35236You're right, he doesn't.
>>35238>>35239>>35241A gau 8? No. So many kinds of no.
>>35243So is it bird's move with Trump mounted on Tracy?
>>35244i laid my foot on him basically.
>>35243"me imagine sitting in your own juices isnt very fun, so if you agree to help us track down your "friends" me vow me will let you go after we find them."
>>35245Tracy is readying to strike with her chain.
>>35245Yes. The charging one gets into range, giving Tracy and Trump an attack of opportunity, though its going for a spring attack. 3 of the group (2 from behind and 1 from the middle) also charge. The rest close distance (5') and maintain readiness.
>>35247In the last round rather than coming to be mounted?
[4d20 = 44]>>35248Sword slash! I don't know if I have one or four, but just take the first dice roll if the former
[3d20 = 20]>>35249Can she do both? She was only drawing her weapon.
Tracy lashes at the charging bird with her chain, snarling angrily.
>>35251fucking the female black dragon.
>>35253Still?
They must've hit-off pretty well then.
>>35255either that or he got killed and his hide stole again.
>>35257That would suck, but that's unlikely.
>>35256This sounds more plausible.
>>35252Closing on Trump required a full movement (quick actions only). Trump would then have mounted, which even if he did it quickly, Tracy's move was expended. Meaning, it wuz the birds' turn, seen here:
>>35248Trump and Tracy have a
single opporunity of attack, before it's Tracy's (full) turn, followed by Trump's.
>>35259Use my 14 from the first roll for the attack of opportunity
[1d20 = 20]>>35259*Stabs with cane-sword* (poisoned)
[1d20 = 20]
Rolling again if it means anything
>>35264It does, that was your attack of opportunity. The second bird skids to the ground dead, this time to the right of Trump and Tracy. Its Tracy's move, followed by Trump's, while the birds (still 35' away) maintain a trapezoid formation.
I might have to leave within the next hour...
>>35266Charge into the center of the formation!
[3d20 = 45]>>35265They're in range to attack with the chain, right?
>>35267Spirited Charge, lashing-out with the chain at the center bird and billowing smoke ahead in a cone.
[4d20 = 39]>>35266Well, at this point its not much of a fight. The enemies are clearly out-classed, even given numbers. With Trump on Tracy its just a matter of picking them off, and unless there is a 1 in the next couple rolls, there's no chance of them doing anything particularly damaging to Tr/Tr.
>>35268That however is. The first two attacks land
>billowing smoke aheadNot quite how it works.
Tracy, with chain lashes guresomely once and effectively the second time. The bird is alive, but just barely. Its Trump's turn
>>35271Just wait
[4d20 = 33]>>35272Hoping to cleave with full round of slashing
[1d20 = 18]>>35274Yes cleave. The first attack fells the 3rd, and cleave takes precedence against the next (there's 3 charging) which lands (the 13). The 9h hits as well, followed by a miss with the 2, followed by another attack which doesn't have dice so
The 4th bird falls dead <boooof>
BIrd's turn. The charging bird does a spring attack. Trump has an attack of opportunity against it.
[1d20 = 19]>>35277Stab cane (still poisoned)
[2d20 = 13]
The 5th bird takes 2 dicey wounds. Not enough to kill it, but its pretty fucked up. Both 5 and 6 spring attack.
One misses entirely, the other glances a strike against Trump's armor but fails to land. The rear birds squawk at eachother, and start backing away.
Tracy's move. There's 2 birds immediately (within 5') in range, while the other 2 are now backing off.
[2d20 = 14]>>35282>start backing awayTracy's not stopping unless Trumpaladin stops her deliberately, now that she's like this.
She charges the nearest bird feverishly with two flaming hooves.
[4d20 = 43]
Trumpaladin makes a full round attack of slashes against what is in range
>>35283>>35284Okay, we can agree that 5 and 6 are done. 7 and 8 ain't havin' it, and are in full flight.
Torc decides to get some food
Rolls to start eating haggis I'm feeling left out on the rolling, okay?
"Hi susan, I'm back. Want anything to eat?"
Mr. Snek drapes himself around Torc's shoulders
>>35286I fucking mistyped dice RIP me.
Oh, GM can I get the full map again? I promise I'll save it this time