LGG1 - 2006 November Game Day

[grond]

A deep rasping voice filled with contempt and malice echoes inside of shiv's mind as if from deep within a distant cavern "WHAT? To think my new home is so frail? Wake up! My power is not for the weak or foolish, now wake up and show these mongrels my wrath!"
Ok, time to try my luck on that extra will will save
[dice=20]
+10
WOOT! yeah, now how does this work, my body still thinks it's a tree, but my mind isn't convinced?

Shaken from his mental slumber, Shiv's conciousness lurches back into control.
Now at this point, do I make another save to regain my form? I'm going to assume that that is how it worked for pigdish er a Starkadder
[dice=20]
+10 ooooh, looks like I failed that one
Closing off his mind from immovable sensation of his body, Shiv attempts to change his position. . . to no avail. The form of the tree remains. "Such feeble efforts, a thief like you can never hope to hold my power" the fiery glow in the depth of Shiv's soul fades slowly, leaving his mind cold and empty, but his own once again.[rand=8424496890658298547048861863336162475126636302159450691351564916]

[Kaber]

Ok, so you are free to fight in the coming battle but if you are put under the influance of another mind affecting spell or if you sleep the second roll was your will save vs the initall spell, meaning that at that time you will revert back to thinking you are a tree. In addition to that, within 24 hours of the casting of the initial spell you still have to make the fortitude save or be a tree forever...more or less.

Your sword has spoken, for now you are awakened and battle ready. But the voice has failed you the second time. When you lay down to rest, your subconcious mind takes over and you will know yourself as a tree again. Another dispell magic can be attempted.

[grond]

The barky surface of the tree quivers for a moment, splintering slightly, and then settles to stillness. With the suddeness of a lightning bolt, the tree shatters into mulch and the mulch burns to glowing ember and then vanishes. Shiv instincively clutches his head and breathes as though just released from a strangle hold. The world fades into a dim clarity, and the darkwood once again surounds him, a grim echo fades from the back of his mind "I won't allow the likes of you to dissapoint me" and becomes little more than a troubling memory.
init
[dice=20]
+8
Stumbling to his feet, Shiv readies his sword and pushes all doubt from his mind, more battle awaits.
Ahhh, there's thje dice roller I know and love.[rand=20953480806873881632733258440960449095330951641425910167818050763]

[grond]

kaber said:

In addition to that, within 24 hours of the casting of the initial spell you still have to make the fortitude save or be a tree forever...more or less.

Now wait, I thought you said making the first roll meant we would not need to make the fortitude save to prevent the effect from becoming perminant, at least in response to Starkadder's rolls.

[pigdish]

Enlarge Spell Effect:
Double Height
Weight x 8
+2 size bonus to Strength
-2 size penalty to Dexterity
-1 penalty on AC and Attack rolls
10 foot reach

Enlarged Starkadder:
Almost 11 feet tall
1120 pounds
Str: 18 + 2 = 20 (+5)
Dex: 24 -2 = 22 (+6)
AC: 29
Melee attack: +14/+9
Melee Damage: 2d6 + 8 (with 1h Longsword)
{edit: Changed the weapon damage from1d8 to 2d6 due to Enlarge spell.}

Initiative roll:

[dice=20] + 6 = 18

ps Thanks Grond![rand=5632330735639752515555116270312592046328672551355101577292078988]

[grond]

The enlarge spell also enlarges equipment so your sword damage is either 1d10 or 2d6, it is listed on the weapon table in the players handbook, but I can't find one here to check it for sure.

[pigdish]

I survey the grove to develop the best tactic to turn this battle around.

Knowledge War: [dice=20] +14 = 30

With that roll I am attempting to:
1. Find the most vulnerable druid so that I can slay him and Cleave into any other druids and maybe even Great Cleave into another.
2. Position myself so that I am providing cover for any party member that would need me.
3. Position myself so that I am ready to strike either the arch druid or any other peon druid left.

Once my tactics have been set I will power attack for the maximum amount needed to slay the injured druid.

Power Attack (-4):
First attack: [dice=20] +14 -4 = 24

Second attack: [dice=20] +9 -4 = 20

Damage (if either hit):
First Attack: [dice=6][dice=6] + 8 + 4 (power attack) = 15

Second Attack: [dice=6][dice=6] +8 +4 (power attack) = 22

If the druid dies here is my Cleave roll:

Attack: [dice=20] +14 = 26

Damage: [dice=6][dice=6] +8 = 14

Phew! I hope I got all the numbers right.[rand=7672077580661835683335236982688973597023824378954745460523844399]

[rincewind]

Just look at the Equipment tables on Wizards's web site for the d20 open source material, 1d8 becomes 2d6.

www.wizards.com/d20/files/v35/Equipment.rtf

Edit: Considering that we're going to do this battle offline in a few weeks, I don't think rolling initiative and hit and damage online is a great idea. We're going to do the combat in person, so why roll now?

[pigdish]

A few weeks is too long to wait. Besides what's the harm in getting it over with here? People are roleplaying, people are rolling, it's all good. I see no point in waiting, unless that is what Kaber wants.

I say keep on truckin'.

[rincewind]

Well, many people either don't have internet access or don't check the boards regularly enough to do a battle online. We've tried this before. So it doesn't matter if a few people want to battle online and do their rolls, the rest of the party will still be left behind, stalling everyone.

[pigdish]

Kaber, I would also like to know about when Skitter will return with the druid-raven in his mouth. Skitter will kill that druid in a rather gruesome manner and change into another form to aid in dispatching the rest of the druids.

Skitter will rip the raven-druid to shreds and drop him near Cigam and fly back into the grove. He will survey the scene below and communicate with Starkadder as to his course of action.
If he can free Dragonsrule from the center tree then he will try that. If not then he will go for one of the druids.

Skitter's Initiative (when he returns):

[dice=20] +7 = 18[rand=51821469043548534333949438716103785903593776966466232437464937176]

[Kaber]

grond said:

kaber said:

In addition to that, within 24 hours of the casting of the initial spell you still have to make the fortitude save or be a tree forever...more or less.

Now wait, I thought you said making the first roll meant we would not need to make the fortitude save to prevent the effect from becoming perminant, at least in response to Starkadder's rolls.

Sorry if this is confusing. This is the final rulling.

Yes, if you make the initial Will save DC 22 then you are free. (this does not include the +2 from familiar/animal companion/ ect.)

If you fail you may make another Will save DC 22 (add +2 from Familiar/animal companion/ ect.)

If you save, then you disbelieve you are a tree and may act normally until your mind is at a state of rest. Then you make another save, fail and you beleive your a tree.

If you succeed then you are free untill a change of mental state happens. If you were resting, then when you awake you must save. This goes on for 24 hours. If you save for 24 hours (+2 as above) then you are free.

If you fail a save then you are back to thinking you are a tree. You do not gain another roll to disbelieve. 12 hours later and you must make a fortitude save or become a true tree. Succeed and your free.

fail and you become a tree (as per polymorph with regard to equipment and such)




Pigdish.....You may use this time to plot, gather information and study the situation and or opponant and any other action that would take away from the table action but as far as the battle goes, your just gonna have to wait like everybody else. ;D

[pigdish]

Well...ok...fine! Be that way you meanie. ;P

[pigdish]

In between plotting I'm going to fight the battle in my mind...so there!

[grond]

Sooo, I rolled despite not having a state of mental change occur (after the disbelieve succeeded). Am I now bound to this roll, dispite its lack of a triggering event? or is this gun-jumping roll to be disregarded as out of place and thus meaningless? If first is yes, cool, if second is yes, cooler, but I won't complain either way, I just want to understand maann, you know what I'm sayin. cuz it's like there's this guy, and he keep telling us about how we turned into trees, but I don't feel like a tree, and then he says if I fall asleep I'll turn into a tree when I wake up and like, now I CAN"T SLEEP MAANNN!!!!!!! aw duude, I'm gettin hungry, where's the popcorn. . . #metal#