Bats!

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Continued from Overview of the Dungeon

The DM: Lexent is assaulted by a flush of who knows how many bats that come flooding out of the darkness. There's no chance to see the room beyond; Lexent is attacked four times and the other bats burst into the rest of the room. Lexent, I hit you three times, taking 1, 1 and 2 damage.

The DM: Vafrandir, roll a d6 for initiative.

The DM: Those are three separate attacks, so none of them have enough to stun Lexent.

Vafrandir: 3

The DM: I have a 6. Two bats swing around Lexent's head; the rest of the swarm continues through Vafrandir, who gets attacked 5 times as they rush past him into the main room. I hit once with a 16, causing 2 damage. The other one that hits rolls — I don't believe this! — two criticals back to back, for triple damage, causing 3 total. This second attack ends in the bat sinking its teeth into Vafrandir's shoulder, through his robe and tunic, clutching.

The DM: I need to make a correction here, Vafrandir. According to the giant bat description, , the "clutch" only means that the bat will hang on and attack at +3 to hit each round after, until it is killed.

The DM: Both bats miss Lexent.

The DM: Cruelly, let’s wait to continue next time. The bats will be spread from Lexent in 0824 to 1524; you’re uncertain how many bats there are at this time. We’ll start with the party’s attack on Tuesday.

Vafrandir: A challenge behind each door! Until then, out.

The DM: Out. Hope you guys are well. See you Tuesday.

Vafrandir: What are my options for attacking this bat clutching me? I assume I can't swing my sword at it.

The DM: In. Been working on the rules. The bat page is linked a few lines up. I’ll repeat the important lines here:

Attacking a bat while being "clutched" gives a -2 to hit penalty to the defender. Others may attack the bat with weapons, all attack rolls of 2, 3 or 4 counts as damage done to the bat's victim. If the bat is stunned, it will cease to clutch and drop dazed to the ground. Up to eight bats can clutch a single medium-sized opponent.
So, essentially, you attack it normally, but you risk causing bad damage to yourself; the smaller the weapon you use here, the better, as you only need to stun the bat to have it drop off.

Pandred: "Odds, get under there!" I'll point underneath his nearest bed or table. He doesn't have a figure, but I'm assuming he's nearby because he gave me the crossbow. If he's not in the room, ignore me. I'll dip into 1626 and swap to handaxe.

Pandred: "Get out of the way!" The swarm might blow past us and outdoors with minimal damage if we let it. Find a corner to wedge in and fight from there if you must.

Lexent: In. I close the door and attack the nearest bat(s?) in 0824 To Hit: 7 Damage: 7

The DM: Everyone stop talking and let me get a post up.

The DM: Protocol, Lexent. Did I say it was your turn? I know that stuff passes muster in other DM's campaigns, but that's why my game isn't a ridiculous muddle.

Lexent: I'm sorry, you said we would start with the party's turn on Tuesday.

Party's Round 02

The DM: And we will, Lexent. When I say so.

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The DM: When I need to set up a round, it is difficult if everyone is talking. I joined 20 minutes early today so I could get the round set up and get the game going. But after saying “In”, you flooded the page and THREE TIMES now I’ve had to rewrite content, because it got eaten. So, please, everyone, a little patience, so I can get this set up.

The DM: Pandred, seeing the location of the bats, feel free to adjust your intended point of movement. Lexent, attack the left or right bat, rather than the hex number. Picture the bats, except those two that are hovering around Lexent, as flying through the room rather than hovering; treat them as coming towards you (so you can attack them from an adjacent hex). Okay. NOW you can swing.

Lexent: I close the door and attack the left bat To Hit: 16 Damage: 4

causes 1 actual damage

Lexent: May it be assumed that the sappers will be willing to attack the bats?

Vafrandir: Would my Boxing ability give me any additional oomph on a pummel? I don't want to slice my neck open. I'm not sure if you've covered that ability yet, I couldn't find it on either wiki.

Vafrandir: Pandred's idea is good to get out of the way, unless we want to try and kill 30 bats!

The DM: They’ll have to Lexent, out of self-defense. You kill the left hand bat.

Marcule In

Lexent: Marit attacks the bat in the lower left of 1524 To Hit: 7 Damage: 3. If she has the AP she will then move into 1626. Vafrandir, how many AP should the sappers have?

Marcule I cast chromatic orb.

The DM: Vafrandir, wrote it on the unarmed combat sage study page. Your boxing gives you +2 to the normal pummelling, so d4-1, +strength, +1 if you’re wearing gauntlets. Costs 1 AP to punch.

The DM: Oddsdrakken will dive under a bed.

The DM: Marit misses. Treat all the sappers as 4 AP.

The DM: Marcule, if I hit you with a bat, the spell will be ruined before you can discharge it. Do you want to reconsider?

The DM: What do Helga and Asger do?

Vafrandir: I'll sheathe my sword and pummel the bat. 19 raw, 18 to hit; 3 raw, 3 dmg.

causes 1 actual damage

The DM: Kills it, Vafrandir.

Marcule: Yes i will retract that spell use.

Marcule: I swing at the bat right next to me. 3 - Miss

Pandred: Helga stays put, ready with handaxe to swipe as they go by. My movement stays the same.

The DM: I take it you’re darting behind the pillar in 1626. I’ll give Pandred first call on that space and rule that Marit moves into 1526. Without anyone giving word on what Asger does, I’ll leave him in 1926. Any last shout outs?

The DM: Going once ...

Vafrandir: Nothing here.

Marcule:Asger to 1825.

The DM: Okay. working on next round.

The DM: What armour did you buy for the followers?

Round 3

The DM: The bats continue to flush through the room, spreading out into the various corners.

The one bat attacks Lexent and heads off down the corridor towards Vafrandir.
hits with a 16, causing 1 damage.
Two bats remain to attack Vafrandir.
both bats miss.
Two bats attack Marcule.
hit you twice, causing 1 and causing 3 ... the first doesn’t stun, but it drops Marcule to 12, so that the second attack does stun.
Two bats attack Asger.
roll 12 and 16, causing 2 and causing 3; he's stunned.
Two rush between Asger and Helga without attacking anyone.
Five rush down the lane through the pillars, with three attacking Pandred ...
the bats on Pandred roll 3, 5, and 6, all missing.
... and two attacking Helga.
attacks on Helga roll a 5 and a 14. causing 3; she's stunned.
One attacks Marit.
attack on Marit is an 11, causing 1. Not stunned.

The DM: Still working on a new map.

Vafrandir: We did not. I forgot to ask if they had any.

The DM: Then they have shields.

Party Round 03

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Except for those who are stunned, the rest of you can act.

Vafrandir: I'll pummel the one to my right. 16 raw, 17 to hit; 2 raw, 2 dmg. Then draw my sword again.

causes 2 actual damage

Pandred: I'll pull Helga into 1627. Is there any way I can shield her with my body, maybe taking a couple hits in her stead? I'll still have AP to swing, I just want a read on that first.

Lexent: I move to 1024 and attack the bat in 1124. To Hit: 17 Damage: 7

causes 3 actual damage

Lexent: Marit attacks the bat in 1526 To Hit: 14 Damage: 5

causes 3 actual damage

The DM: Vafrandir, Lexent and Marit kill three bats. Swing, Pandred.

Pandred: 13+1 hits AC 3, damage is 6+3 9.

causes 1 actual damage

The DM: that's another dead. The remaining bats will flush out the door into the main hall; where they go, you're uncertain.

I'll calculate X.P. Going back to the Jelly.


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The DM: Did I miss anything?

Vafrandir: Looks good on my account!

Lexent: Mine as well.

The DM: Oh, one thing. Doesn't change anyone else's XP, but the hirelings should use the subtotals; they don't add 10%

Vafrandir: Ought we to track for our own hirelings?

The DM: Yes. Or make an arrangement for someone to officially do it.

Lexent: I can handle it. I've got a table on my character sheet where I am tracking it

After the Bats

The DM: What's next?

Lexent: How shaken up are the sappers looking?

The DM: Pretty calm. Asger will mutter, "That's twice this year ..."

Lexent: "Shall we try this door again?"

Pandred: "Rub some dirt in it and let's move." Yes Lex, lets try again.

The DM: Same positions as now?

Vafrandir: I'll move to 0924 before Lexent opens.

Marcule: Same position.

Lexent: I return to the door and open it again. {OOC} If any one else wants to be the door opener at any time, they are more than welcome, but I am also happy to continue doing so.

Pandred: I'll take 1024. Helga and Odds can hang back.

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Cavern & Stair

The DM: Fairly self-explanatory. These walls are natural stone, not hewn, though the flooring has been tiled. The circular stairwell down has of course been hewn into the rock.