RAVENLOFT: The One That Got Away OOC

[kintire]

Well they all seem confused and there is smoke everywhere, so this looks like serial sneak attack time...

[ewancummins]

Indeed.

Anybody with combat reflexes (feat) can take full advantage of it just now.

[Adam]

If we're moving forward, let me cast Divine Power and then go into the fray.

[ewancummins]

BENN, ALAIN, AND DORGIO

Can see this room is either the portal chamber or a space with identical dimensions.

The portal/black disk/'frozen' pool would be in the middle, a direct view of it blocked by all these swarming men and the smoke that remains in the poorly ventilated space.

Alain

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IOs pretty darned sure it's the portal room. He did a sneak-n-peak of this dungeon recently. The route the party took isn't the way he got in, but he thinks one of those two doors across the big, round room must be. Not much time for fiddling about with maps and such stuff now, though. BATTLE IS JOINED!

[ewancummins]

Okay let's see some rolls

You guys have init.

Nearby foes are

Blinded
The character cannot see. He takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class, loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), moves at half speed, and takes a -4 penalty on Search checks and on most Strength- and Dexterity-based skill checks. All checks and activities that rely on vision (such as reading and Spot checks) automatically fail. All opponents are considered to have total concealment (50% miss chance) to the blinded character. Characters who remain blinded for a long time grow accustomed to these drawbacks and can overcome some of them.

Unless you are seeking out those who seem still to be able to see.
Please indicate BLINDED or UNAFFECTED with every attack roll. I need to know that.




Make your rolls.

Anyone with sneak attack can use it now.

Anyone with combat reflexes can use it to the max.

That means I need Kat's rolls. Kintire has specified all attacks go to blinded foes. Makes sense.

Kintire, roll away.


Alain used a spell. Action done.

Benn cast.

Kolkulf cast.

Checking Raen...

By my count, that leaves Dorgio to make an attack.

He will strike at a sighted man.

0
HITS

1

[ewancummins]

If we're moving forward, let me cast Divine Power and then go into the fray.

Right, he casts it this round.

[ewancummins]

Looking at my map and notes, I'll give an AoO to the first few guys charging in, as enemies are blinded and groping about threatened squares (entering or leaving space).

AoO for Benn--with bennie of divine power

fat STR bonus, big to hit bonus (he should get multiple attacks next round)

0
assuming blinded target

Crap roll. Yet it might actually hit.

bonus equal to character level! Plus his STR goes up by six points...

And target suffers penalties for being blinded.

Yep, he actually manages to hit with a crap roll.

And this is still in effect, so he gets more bonuses and better damage dice

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/shillelagh.htm

two size categories up= herkin big whompin

2d6

plus bonuses

1

That guy goes night-night.

[ewancummins]

As per instruction from LoRD sKYBOLT

0

INC. SNEAK ATTACK DICE

1

dROPS ONE OF THE BLINDED, INJURED MEN.

[ewancummins]

I checked her sheety for you, Kintire.

Will roll to speed things along, as you've declared actions.

0

1

Drops a guy (SNEAK ATTACK DICE, DAMAGE DICE, PREVIOUSLY WOUNDED BY 'SP[LODING GUN= NO NEED TO ROLL) but her rapier is STUCK.

STR check needed to pull it free next round, if she doesn't just ditch it.

DC 10

[ewancummins]

that's GOOD FOR ROUND ONE.

round two


Start with morale check for these NPCs

fear check DC 10

0

instead of rallying to attack, everyone who can see falls back, maybe grabbing a buddy, maybe not--but not sticking around to battle PCs head on.

Lots of move actions..

Leaving threatened squares allows a few AoOs for PCs.

Dorgio
1

confirm

2

CRIT

3

A SIGHTED MAN GOES DOWN.


BENN
AoO on blinded guy who'se trying to get away

4

Ha

dex check

dc 10


5

Just a swipe and a miss, as normal.

Alain AoO
BLINDED RETREATER


6

POSSIBLE CRIT

7

WITH ALL THE SITUATIONAL MODS, THIS ACTUALLY DOES CRIT

8

at zero

Kat is presumably going to extract her rapier. Pass.

Klokulf

9

HITS a blinded, fleeing man

10

[alhoon]

Raen is moving around too, trying to catch as many armed men in the lines of the at-will tiny stormbolts. Hoping he's not killing friendly Falkovnians because of some mistake on the part of those that called the words a summoning.

[ewancummins]

Raen is moving around too, trying to catch as many armed men in the lines of the at-will tiny stormbolts. Hoping he's not killing friendly Falkovnians because of some mistake on the part of those that called the words a summoning.

Damage on the bolts?

And to hit rolls?

[ewancummins]

To the nine hells with invisibility. Raen uses his storm ability to zap the guy for 3d6.

Ah, this

0


1

[ewancummins]

SIX DOWN so far.

Maybe a dozen left, and some of those can see.



That handles AoOs.

But we have the baddies' turn.

Ally emerges.
Magical effect on party


will saves across the board


ALAIN
0
BENN
1
DORGIO
2
RAEN
3
KAT
4
KLOKULF
5

And evil caster drops a fireball on that end of the room, not caring about any slow movers or mortally injured among the cowardly, blinded goons.

[ewancummins]

DORGIO AND RAEN ARE AFFECTED.

Alhoon

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Raen's whole mind is filled with sudden sense that all this heroic foray is doomed. Evil will triumph. Irrational? Maybe, but even so, he can't shake this doleful burden pressing on his mind.The Powers of Darkness are too strong fore mere mortals!

-2 to pretty much all rolls, including weapon damage.

RP as you like, but the effect remains in place and can't be removed through RP