Attempt to Close the Gate - Revision history

Bennettj at 23:26, 19 February 2021

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The DM at 21:14, 8 September 2020

2020-09-08T21:14:54Z

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Round 6 */

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Round 6

The DM: /* Enemy's Move */

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Enemy's Move

The DM: /* Enemy's Move */

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Enemy's Move

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	=== Enemy's Move ===		=== Enemy's Move ===
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		+	Concurrent with and then Continued on [[Talk:Attempt to Close the Gate]]

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	=== Enemy's Turn ===		=== Enemy's Turn ===
−	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; text-align: center; background-color:#d4f2f2;"~~
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−	~~! Character !! hp. caused !! hp. taken !! X.P. gained~~
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−	~~\| Embla \|\| 0 \|\| 20 \|\| 609~~
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−	~~\| Engelhart \|\| 13 \|\| 7 \|\| 527~~
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−	~~\| Lothar \|\| 2 \|\| 0 \|\| 137~~
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−	~~\| Pandred \|\| 2 \|\| 6 \|\| 384~~
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−	~~\| Vafrandir \|\| 2 \|\| 14 \|\| 560~~
−	\|}

	'''The DM''': The demon does not move to attack, but holds its position by the gate. It will make a roaring sound, however ... and just like that, there's another one in 1008.		'''The DM''': The demon does not move to attack, but holds its position by the gate. It will make a roaring sound, however ... and just like that, there's another one in 1008.

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 '''Engelhart''': No need to get all dramatic as yet. Embla still has her Hp ring and, before all is said and done, it won't be over until the horned lady sings. And we cannot run away in any event, the demons would simply never allow it.
-'''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad.  And rolls 1 damage.
+'''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad.  And rolls 1 damage.<br>
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 === Enemy's Move ===

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	'''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad. And rolls 1 damage.		'''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad. And rolls 1 damage.
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		+	=== Enemy's Move ===

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 '''Engelhart''': I move to 1208.  I failed with a hurl of the hammer and am now ''unarmed''.
 '''Pandred''': Please please please don't move into 1208 unless you're going to cast whatever the hell spell Alexis thinks might help us out. Two of us are about to die. You have to put your body in a place it can be harmed, and every round you do not do so is a round you are leaving one of them to die. To DIE. There's some inherent hypocrisy to me saying that since I've been at the gate this whole fight, believe me I know, but at the time we were under the impression it was doing something of value. In the next round or two we're calling this fight - whether we fight to the death with our friends or we get the fuck outta dodge and leave Embla and Vafrandir to start dropping 4d6s again. If you're not dropping that spell then move as close as you can to our friends. We need you.
 '''Engelhart''': No need to get all dramatic as yet. Embla still has her Hp ring and, before all is said and done, it won't be over until the horned lady sings. And we cannot run away in any event, the demons would simply never allow it.
 '''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad.  And rolls 1 damage.

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	'''Engelhart''': No need to get all dramatic as yet. Embla still has her Hp ring and, before all is said and done, it won't be over until the horned lady sings. And we cannot run away in any event, the demons would simply never allow it.		'''Engelhart''': No need to get all dramatic as yet. Embla still has her Hp ring and, before all is said and done, it won't be over until the horned lady sings. And we cannot run away in any event, the demons would simply never allow it.

−	[[File:SnowGate7.png\|right\|~~315px~~\|thumb\|The party finishes their round 6.]]	+	[[File:SnowGate7.png\|right\|385px\|thumb\|The party finishes their round 6.]]
		+	'''The DM''': Lothar shoots, rolls an 18 on the toad. And rolls 1 damage.

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	'''The DM''': ''[OOC: PC's are, after all, mere mortals.]''		'''The DM''': ''[OOC: PC's are, after all, mere mortals.]''
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		+	'''Pandred''': Engelhart, you want to pass it [the maul] to me? I only have a -2 non-proficiency, that's -1 after the bonus, and I have the +3 damage from strength. I'm not saying I'm sick of these guys, but if you don't want to crush their skulls, I am DOWN to take your place.
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		+	'''The DM''': He can't really "pass it," but that doesn't stop you from taking it.
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		+	'''Pandred''': I will wind up taking it, since I've got HP and you're unable to. I expend 2 AP to move into the maul's hex [[https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Movement_(stride) stride-2]]. I have one remaining, so I should finish grabbing it next round.
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		+	'''Engelhart''': I move to 1208. I failed with a hurl of the hammer and am now ''unarmed''.
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		+	'''Pandred''': Please please please don't move into 1208 unless you're going to cast whatever the hell spell Alexis thinks might help us out. Two of us are about to die. You have to put your body in a place it can be harmed, and every round you do not do so is a round you are leaving one of them to die. To DIE. There's some inherent hypocrisy to me saying that since I've been at the gate this whole fight, believe me I know, but at the time we were under the impression it was doing something of value. In the next round or two we're calling this fight - whether we fight to the death with our friends or we get the fuck outta dodge and leave Embla and Vafrandir to start dropping 4d6s again. If you're not dropping that spell then move as close as you can to our friends. We need you.
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		+	'''Engelhart''': No need to get all dramatic as yet. Embla still has her Hp ring and, before all is said and done, it won't be over until the horned lady sings. And we cannot run away in any event, the demons would simply never allow it.
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		+	[[File:SnowGate7.png\|right\|315px\|thumb\|The party finishes their round 6.]]

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	== Round 6 ==		== Round 6 ==
		+	'''The DM''': Embla is able to call back her axe without an AP cost; it will take 2 AP to reach her, however, but she can move to another hex and the axe will meet her there, if she wishes. Otherwise, she has to wait the 2 AP where she is before she can move.
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		+	'''Embla''': I move into 507 and recall my axe. I have in my notes for the axe that I cannot recall it and throw it in the same round. Is that true?
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		+	'''The DM''': Yes, that's correct. But in the spirit of Thor, let's presume you can use it as a melee weapon. I recognize your desire to back off, but it is worth telling you that the toad has now gone three rounds without using its breath weapon, and has a 50/50 chance of using it this next round. Unless it is stunned, that it. The breath weapon reaches 30 feet. I want to give you a chance to reconsider your action in light of this information.
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		+	'''Embla''': Understood and appreciated. I move through 507 to 607, recall my axe, reconfigure it to a battle-axe, and swing at the toad. 11 on the die hits AC 5.
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		+	'''The DM''': Oh, how I wish I could give that to you! But it is a miss.
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		+	: I don't think Pandred is stunned. Vafrandir is. Engelhart's circumstance awaits the saving throw.
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		+	'''Engelhart''': I roll an 18 and pass the save. However this is problematic, as I think I'd rather have failed it, instead of losing yet another 1-3 rounds. At least if the suggestion had won over, I could simply draw my warhammer and go hacking at the ice toad. Or, since this is a negative imperative "something you mustn't do", am I allowed other actions?
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		+	'''The DM''': If you had failed the save, you wouldn't have been able to use the hammer again this entire fight. I'm going to rule that, because the suggestion did not describe an action you should do (as with Pandred), but as something you should NOT do, the spirit of the spell shouldn't keep you from leaving the hammer on the ground and taking some other action. Suggestion is devilishly tricky; as a spell, it is damned hard to pin down and I feel the spirit of gameplay should not favour failure over success. I do think you should expend one AP proving to yourself that, indeed, the hammer is too heavy (as the lingering suggestion makes you believe it is) before using your other 3 AP to take some other action. Agreed?
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		+	'''Engelhart''': No problem, consider it spent. I draw and throw my warhammer at the toad (I'm very deliberately not going near its cold aura or soon-to-be-recharged breath ability!). Attack roll: 7, a clear miss.
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		+	'''The DM''': You may take some comfort from the fact that the toad is at least bleeding 1 hp.
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		+	'''Engelhart''': ''[OOC: from reading the spell's description I also find it interesting that, despite being a powerful spell, a PC mage would never get more than a fraction of the usability here on display, due to the need for 2 rounds of casting, interruptable by the mere presence of a foe in an adjacent hex and the pitiful 30' range.]''
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		+	'''The DM''': ''[OOC: PC's are, after all, mere mortals.]''

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 : The demon in 0806 decides to overbear Pandred through the door, hurling his whole body weight against the door. Its weight is 260 lbs.; divided into Pandred's 217.99 lbs. tells the demon has 119% of Pandred's weight; the [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Overbearing overbearing page] gives the demon +1 to attack; Pandred's armor is discounted, except his shield and dexterity, which gives Pandred an AC of 9. The demon rolls a 16 (which would have hit anyway), and Pandred takes 2 damage. It pushes Pandred into 1007 and the gate swings partly open.
-[[File:SnowGate6b.png|right|245px|thumb|Showing the end of the enemy's round 6]]
+[[File:SnowGate6b.png|right|245px|thumb|Showing the end of the enemy's round 5.]]
 : Because Pandred is kicked out of 0906, she doesn't suffer cold damage.

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	=== Enemy's Move ===		=== Enemy's Move ===
		+	'''The DM''': The ice toad makes no move, as it has been told by its master to remain where it is.
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		+	: The demon in 0806 decides to overbear Pandred through the door, hurling his whole body weight against the door. Its weight is 260 lbs.; divided into Pandred's 217.99 lbs. tells the demon has 119% of Pandred's weight; the [https://wiki.alexissmolensk.com/index.php/Overbearing overbearing page] gives the demon +1 to attack; Pandred's armor is discounted, except his shield and dexterity, which gives Pandred an AC of 9. The demon rolls a 16 (which would have hit anyway), and Pandred takes 2 damage. It pushes Pandred into 1007 and the gate swings partly open.
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		+	[[File:SnowGate6b.png\|right\|245px\|thumb\|Showing the end of the enemy's round 6]]
		+	: Because Pandred is kicked out of 0906, she doesn't suffer cold damage.
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		+	: At the same time, the demon in 1008 says to Engelhart, "Don't pick that up; it's way too heavy." This is a suggestion and Engelhart must make a saving throw. The phrase takes the demon 2 AP to say. Whereupon, this 2nd demon moves to 0809 and engages Vafrandir.
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		+	== Round 6 ==