Wednesday, 26 April 2017

ep 24 25-26/1/4447 Vampires of the Charmed Grotto (2550 XP, Sandor Ursa Gracyone Drakonok; Tania is lost.)

Water Vampire Leader
PCs Level 6
XP 2550+18125=20675/23000

The water is slightly murky. There is almost no current in the wide pool, but faster along the s wall. Suddenly pale human figures begin to rise out of the pool, raising white arms towards you!
Men and women, pale as death, with an odd eldritch beauty to them despite their feral features.Then they open their mouths, revealing sharp fangs...

The leading vampire stares hungrily at Gracyone, licks ruby-red lips, speaks:
"Delicious..."


   

5:56pm  2017-4-26 Smon Has entered the room
5:57pm  2017-4-26 genghisdon Has entered the room
5:57pm  2017-4-26 Dragonbill Has entered the room
Smon: Hi Don, Bill
genghisdon: hey simon, how are things?
Smon: May the Force be with you tonight, esp you Gracyone
genghisdon: hi bill
5:57pm  2017-4-26 chris107 Has entered the room
Dragonbill: Hello
Smon: I'm good, nice weather here
chris107: Simon, Bill, Don
genghisdon: eh, I was worried last time, so, as I said, won;t be surprised
chris107: Simon, snow here!
Smon: Fergus coming 7.30 so I'll NPC him until then
genghisdon: really? huh
Smon: Did you all get your Short Rest paperwork done last time?
genghisdon: sure, there is next to none (for me)
chris107: searching for it now
genghisdon: HP 34/40 AL: CN Sorcery: 4/6 HD 4/6
genghisdon: spells/day 2/4 3/3 2/3
Dragonbill: Cool
chris107: Have Ursa at 68?
chris107: 68/71
Smon: 3 below full, ok
Smon: GM: Ready to start?
chris107: Yup
genghisdon: sure
Smon: GM: The water is slightly murky. There is almost no current in the wide pool, but faster along the s wall. Suddenly pale human figures begin to rise out of the pool, raising white arms towards you! Men and women, pale as death, with an odd eldritch beauty to them despite their feral features.Then they open their mouths, revealing sharp fangs... The leading vampire stares hungrily at Gracyone, licks ruby-red lips, speaks: "Delicious..."
genghisdon rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 9, (+2) = 11
Smon: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGrEEauiQL5eh4hq-T3dm4jLtbbD-cUTRb0egONJOi7R4Z-XhPBTvuanKOrgZ3ZmfqITLOWFKXSu0kLcxSqKNPudBsSMYlNsPxC3ABdcf7QcyHWcV_8LDKwsv0a9Osh6o_fVHcMrqahs/s1600/500105c1.jpg
Smon: The vampires close in... You can roll init
Smon: vampire init
Smon: /roll d20+3
chris107: Ursa will Rage if he gets initiative
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 4, (+3) = 7
Smon: lucky!
chris107 rolls 1d20+1 and gets: 3, (+1) = 4
Smon: Three are closing on Gracyone, 1 each on Drakonok & Tania.
chris107: maybe not
genghisdon: thought i was back from them more, but the oppiste it seems
genghisdon: bill? tania?
Dragonbill rolls 1d20+2 and gets: 16, (+2) = 18
Smon: Sandor init:
chris107: yay
Smon: /roll d20+3
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 20, (+3) = 23
genghisdon: (we running?)
Smon: Tania:
Smon: /roll d20+3
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 19, (+3) = 22
chris107: I don't have the initiative to run yet.
Smon: Only Ursa lost init
Dragonbill: Won
Smon: I23 - As the vampires close in, Sandor moves up to engage them, shielding Gracyone.
Smon: He Rages and stabs at a big male vamp with bulging backpack, possibly a former adventurer like yourselves...
Smon: /roll d20+7x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
5 (+7) = 12
3 (+7) = 10
chris107:
Smon: It laughs, batting the blade aside.
Smon: I22 Tania - she drops back, circling though the mushroom forest she aims shafts at the vamp closing on her...
Smon: /roll d20+5x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+5x2 and gets:
13 (+5) = 18
15 (+5) = 20
Smon: both hit it in the chest.
chris107: yay
Smon: /roll 4d8+6
Smon rolls 4d8+6 and gets: 5, 1, 5, 7, (+6) = 24
Smon: 24/2=12 - it grunts, not badly wounded.
Dragonbill: The please kill it
genghisdon:      
Smon: I18 Drakonok your go - one is closing on you.
Dragonbill: I'll action surge with spear
Smon: OK, Drakonok lunges at a female vamp closing on him.
Smon: 4 attacks then, d10 for using 2-handed
chris107: noice
Dragonbill rolls 4d20+11 and gets: 19, 7, 7, 10, (+11) = 54
Smon: 4 hits
Smon: 19 crits as Bill reminded me
genghisdon: worst part: these are prob mere minions, as we seek some giant vampire
Dragonbill Rolls 1d10+6x5 and gets:
5 (+6) = 11
6 (+6) = 12
8 (+6) = 14
6 (+6) = 12
8 (+6) = 14
chris107: We shall prevail.
Smon: 33 on dice +24 = 57 damage.
Smon: The bright spear impales it, badly wounded it pulls itself up the shaft, clawing at Drakonok...
chris107: eek
Smon: lost over half its hp anyway
Smon: 11 Gracyone up!
genghisdon: how mnay are coming at me?
Smon: 2 are still coming at you; Sandor will get a free attack on one of them.
genghisdon: leviate
genghisdon: levitate
chris107: perfect!
Smon: Gracyone floats up into the air, above the mushroom forest...
genghisdon: not in this edition, but I've little options
Smon: how far up do you get?
genghisdon: One ereature or object of your ehoice that you ean see within range rises vertieally, up to 20 feet, and remains suspended there for the duration. The
genghisdon: 5e doesn't like to be cut/pasted
genghisdon: 20'
Smon: As Gracyone rises up out of range, the three vampires attack Sandor instead.
genghisdon: can change it 20' on my turns
genghisdon: (as move action)
Smon: 3 vamps claw at Sandor:
genghisdon: sorry Sandor
Smon: /roll d20+6x6
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x6 and gets:
3 (+6) = 9
20 (+6) = 26
18 (+6) = 24
6 (+6) = 12
5 (+6) = 11
1 (+6) = 7
chris107: (You can explain it to Fergus when he arrives Don  )
Smon: AC 19, 1 hit & 1 crit
Smon: /roll 6d4+6
Smon rolls 6d4+6 and gets: 3, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, (+6) = 21
Smon: 21/2 raging = 10 dmg
genghisdon: cool
Smon: 1 is clawing at Drakonok
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
6 (+6) = 12
11 (+6) = 17
Smon: AC 16, 1 hit
Smon: /roll 2d4+3
Smon rolls 2d4+3 and gets: 3, 3, (+3) = 9
Smon: 9 dmg
Smon: The vamp with 2 arrows in it springs at Tania, seeking to grapple her...
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 14, (+6) = 20
chris107: gulp
Smon: It grabs hold of her and goes for the bite...
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 13, (+6) = 19
genghisdon: nooo
chris107: oh cripes!
Smon: "Ahh!" says Tania as the vamp's fangs sink into her neck...
6:24pm  2017-4-26 Dragonbill Has exited the room
6:24pm  2017-4-26 Dragonbill Has entered the room
Smon: /roll d6+3
Smon rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 3, (+3) = 6
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 2, 5, = 7
Smon: Tania struggles, starting to weaken as the vampire sucks her blood and begins to drag her back towards the water...
Smon: I4 Ursa's up
chris107: Rage, reckless, 2 handed. He hammers the one dragging Tania away.
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
3 (+8) = 11
13 (+8) = 21
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
1 (+8) = 9
8 (+8) = 16
Smon: Ursa raises the hammer, sprints 15' to where Tania s being dragged, swings - 2 hits AC 15
chris107 rolls 2d10+14 and gets: 3, 4, (+14) = 21
Smon: Ribs crunch and the war runes on the hammer glow (full dmg)
chris107:
Smon: Round 2, I23 Sandor's turn
chris107: "Get your hands off her!"
Smon: The young warrior looks slightly worried as three vampires circle him, probing for an opening.
Smon: He strikes:
Smon: /roll d8+7x2
Smon Rolls 1d8+7x2 and gets:
4 (+7) = 11
5 (+7) = 12
genghisdon: (maybe try defense? ah well)
Smon: /rolll d20+7x2
Unknown Command
chris107: Groooaannnnnn
Smon: /roll d20+7x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
16 (+7) = 23
6 (+7) = 13
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll d8+6
Smon rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Smon: a good whack
Smon: (If he uses Defence they'll go for his friends, likely)
Smon: (he's really good defensively)
Smon: Tania tries to break free
Smon: /roll d20+3
6:31pm  2017-4-26 Sandor Sunneson Has entered the room
Smon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5
Sandor Sunneson: evening, sorry I'm late
chris107: Evening Fergus
genghisdon: hi sandor
genghisdon: u have 3 vampires on you
Sandor Sunneson: Hi Don, how's you??
genghisdon: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGrEEauiQL5eh4hq-T3dm4jLtbbD-cUTRb0egONJOi7R4Z-XhPBTvuanKOrgZ3ZmfqITLOWFKXSu0kLcxSqKNPudBsSMYlNsPxC3ABdcf7QcyHWcV_8LDKwsv0a9Osh6o_fVHcMrqahs/s1600/500105c1.jpg
Smon: She can't break free! Desperately Tanis pulls out her sword and tries to stab the vamp biting her in the back.
Sandor Sunneson: ooooooooooer
genghisdon: ok, have a cought/headache, no big deal
Smon: /roll d20+5
Smon rolls 1d20+5 and gets: 20, (+5) = 25
genghisdon: they came for me, but you blocked & I floated away
Smon: crit
Smon: /roll d10+3
chris107: yay
Smon rolls 1d10+3 and gets: 2, (+3) = 5
Smon: /roll d10
Sandor Sunneson: could the light from Bane be used to change them to dust?
Smon rolls 1d10 and gets: 3,
Smon: 8/2=4 dmg
Smon: Drakonok your turn
Dragonbill Rolls 1d20+9x2 and gets:
5 (+9) = 14
15 (+9) = 24
Dragonbill rolls 1d10+6 and gets: 6, (+6) = 12
Dragonbill rolls 3d6 and gets: 5, 3, 4, = 12
Smon: Drakonok stabs the one attacking him, then breathes an icy blast at the one attacking him and one of the ones on Sandor.
genghisdon: nice
Smon: You'll be pleased to know they take full cold damage.
genghisdon: hope they aren't immune ot cold like in prev games
chris107: Yay
genghisdon: ha
genghisdon: well, water freezes, so that's a nice tweak
Sandor Sunneson: has Sandor attaxked this round?
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
9 (+6) = 15
3 (+6) = 9
genghisdon: (prob immune to fire, the pricks)
Smon: Yeah he hit for 11 dmg
Smon: The one on Drakonok ducks & takes 6 damage. The one attacking Sandor gets hit in the back for full dmg.
Smon: DC 13
genghisdon: how is Drakonak's one doing? still up?
Smon: Drakonok's vamp has taken 76 dmg and is not quite dead yet.
Smon: I11 Gracyone your turn.
genghisdon: Drak & Sandor are clkosest to me?
genghisdon: within 30'?
Smon: Fergus posted log so far - http://smons.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/ep-24-2514447-vampires-of-charmed.html
Smon: If you float down a bit any of them are w/in 30'.
genghisdon: I will, as i end levitate & thus float down
Smon: Sandor is closest to water's edge, Drakonok about 10' from him, Tania & Ursa 15'.
genghisdon: cast metamagic twin spell: haste on them both
genghisdon: if Ursa is in range, him, as his weapon is doing full
Sandor Sunneson: Guess Sandor is raging?
Smon: yes
Sandor Sunneson: cool
Smon: Check the log link I posted
genghisdon: ok, which is within 30' of me?
Smon: all of them
chris107: Nice one Don
Smon: Ursa Sandor Drakonok all have magic weapons
genghisdon: i was in the air, but fine w me
genghisdon: ok, who wants it?
Sandor Sunneson: please
Smon: You were 20' up. Apply Pythagoras' theorem. Drakonok has STR 20
chris107: all of us
Smon: Ursa has a +2 wpn
genghisdon: yes, u have 3 on you, Ursa & Sandor then
Smon: Sandor STR 16 & +1 wpn
chris107: But Ursa will cope without, give it to one of the others.
genghisdon: ok, Drakononk & Sandor then
genghisdon: nah, as i said, Ursa has a go this very round
genghisdon: need him to halt the dragingn off of Tania
chris107: Cheers
Smon: GM Who are you hasting?
genghisdon: Ursa & Sandor
genghisdon: (no offense bill, I was going for u, but tactics dictate other in this moment)
Smon: (tactically, Drakonok does a lot more dmg than Sandor)
Smon: (but is squishier)
chris107: Ursa croons the battle hymn of his lost tribe as he feels Gracyone's spell take effect.
genghisdon: (I know, but defense matters, and Sandor has 3 on him; +2 ac may help him more)
chris107: 3 reckless attacks this round at the one dragging off Tania
Smon: Yup, Sandor AC 21 now!
Smon: Gracyone lands.
chris107: nice
genghisdon: (drak has only one, and he has laid a smackdown on it already)
chris107: (That spell is mega-useful)
Smon: The vampire leader turns in Gracyone's direction, smiling seductively...
genghisdon: (spelsl are, but in 5e i can vasically only use one at a time, very anoying)
Smon: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGrEEauiQL5eh4hq-T3dm4jLtbbD-cUTRb0egONJOi7R4Z-XhPBTvuanKOrgZ3ZmfqITLOWFKXSu0kLcxSqKNPudBsSMYlNsPxC3ABdcf7QcyHWcV_8LDKwsv0a9Osh6o_fVHcMrqahs/s1600/500105c1.jpg
Smon: She lunges at Gracyone, sucking up an opportunity attack from Sandor
genghisdon: I saw u already bitch
Smon: Sandor you can roll an attack vs her
genghisdon: ughh
genghisdon: kill her Sandor
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 2,
chris107: aye, kill her
chris107:
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 20,
Smon: Sandor has his usual luck.
Sandor Sunneson: ??
Smon: You get 1 opp att not 2
Smon: you rolled a 2
genghisdon: (OOC, shouldn't i still be coming down this round ?)
chris107: reckless?
Sandor Sunneson: oh, sorry thought 20 was 2nd attack
Smon: You can't reckless on an opp att
genghisdon: (maybe eat me nect round when i landed?)
chris107: ah, sorry.
genghisdon: it is a free attack Fergus as she just walks off from u
Sandor Sunneson: ok,
genghisdon: no respect for u it seems
genghisdon: (2 meant ashe was right! sadness)
Sandor Sunneson: He's only a common barbarian Don, he's used to it
Smon: Don there is nothing in the spell description about you staying up after ending it. You float to the ground.
genghisdon: what does the fanged cunt try on me
genghisdon: ?
Smon: Anyway she leaps into the air at you as you float down.
genghisdon: i knw Simon, float slowly down is not instant is all i assumed
genghisdon: lool, fair enough
Smon: Please stop adding extra powers to your spells.
genghisdon: roll
Smon: She goes for the grab & bite
Smon: grab
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 11, (+6) = 17
Smon: What's your AC?
genghisdon: "When the spell ends, the target lIoats gently to the ground if it is still aloft." is not addign a power
genghisdon: AC 15, so i blocked her with Shield spell
genghisdon: 20
Smon: OK she gets knocked back as your shield comes up.
Smon: Angrily she slashes at you
genghisdon: "almost!"
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 11, (+6) = 17
Smon: Claw bounces off.
chris107: yay!
Smon: 2 vamps try to grab Sandor
genghisdon: wew
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
18 (+6) = 24
11 (+6) = 17
Smon: AC 21, one succeeds.
Smon: The one that missed claws
chris107: bugger
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 18, (+6) = 24
Smon: hit
Smon: /roll 2d4+3
Smon rolls 2d4+3 and gets: 1, 1, (+3) = 5
Smon: 5/2=2 claw dmg
Smon: Sandor down 12
Smon: The one that grabbed him goes for the bite...
Sandor Sunneson: ok, will make note
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: he fends it off.
chris107: yay
Smon: (it's the wounded male)
Smon: Drakonok's vamp doesn't like the look of his neck, so claws at him...
Smon: /roll d20+6x2
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
1 (+6) = 7
16 (+6) = 22
Smon: 1 hit
Smon: /roll 2d4+3
Smon rolls 2d4+3 and gets: 4, 1, (+3) = 8
Smon: 8 dmg, Drakonok down 17
Smon: The one holding Tania bites again
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 13, (+6) = 19
Smon: *glug* *glug*
genghisdon: (ursa get advantage on him as he is holding Tania maybe?)
Smon: /roll d6+3
Smon rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 5, (+3) = 8
Smon: (no, & it doesn't get advtg on her either)
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 6, = 12
chris107: Ouchers
genghisdon: looks bad, yes
Smon: Tania goes limp as the vampire drags her 15' into the water.
chris107: (I get to reckless with no attacks back though Don)
genghisdon: free attack?
chris107: Or would have done
Smon: (yes opp att) Reaching the water's edge its wounds are closing and it is looking rosy pink from the blood it drank.
genghisdon: good luck chris
Smon: (Ursa free att, no advtg though)
chris107 rolls 1d20+8 and gets: 8, (+8) = 16
Smon: hit
Sandor Sunneson: nicew
chris107 rolls 1d10+7 and gets: 7, (+7) = 14
Smon: It laughs, bones healing even as they crunch under the hammer's impact.
Smon: The vampire leader calls to her cohorts: "SUCK THEIR BLOOD! TAKE THEM TO THE WATER!"
chris107: With his additional move can he sprint to attack the leader on Gracyone 3 times?
Smon: yup
chris107: That will be his course of action when it's his turn then.
Smon: I4 Ursa's turn
genghisdon: "poor Tania"
chris107: 2 handed, reckless
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
19 (+8) = 27
7 (+8) = 15
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
2 (+8) = 10
14 (+8) = 22
Smon: AC 15
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
10 (+8) = 18
4 (+8) = 12
Smon: 3 hits
chris107 rolls 3d10+21 and gets: 1, 2, 3, (+21) = 27
genghisdon: nice
chris107:
chris107: 123?
Smon: She staggers from the glancing blows, laughing evilly.
genghisdon: heh
Smon: Round 3
Smon: I23 Sandor's turn. You still have 2 vamps on you, 1 has taken 23 dmg
Smon: You are Hasted so 3 attacks
Sandor Sunneson: will hit the injured one
Smon: ok
Smon: Drakonok spears at his foe.
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 7, (+7) = 14
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 5,
Smon: AC 15
Dragonbill rolls 2d20+9 and gets: 9, 6, (+9) = 24
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 2,
Smon: You need better dice Fergus!
chris107: oh cripes, the dice are not with us tonight.
Sandor Sunneson: low rolls bollox
Smon: Drakonok stabs his foe.
Sandor Sunneson: soz guys
genghisdon: get him bill!
genghisdon: nothing for it fergus
Dragonbill rolls 1d10+6 and gets: 8, (+6) = 14
chris107: yea, just bad luck mate.
chris107: Bill is going well though
Smon: Despite lack of Haste, Drakonok slays his foe, races across the field and plunges spear into the wounded one on Sandor.
genghisdon: yep!
Dragonbill rolls 1d10+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Smon: It yowls in pain, releasing Sandor it turns to face Drakonok.
genghisdon: that worked out well!
Smon: The one Drakonok killed explodes in a shower of foul mud.
chris107: it did indeed.
Smon: 4 vs 4
Smon: Evens so far
chris107: ewwwww
Smon: Gracyone your turn.
genghisdon: quicken spell: mirror image
genghisdon: minor act shockign grasp
Smon: OK, more Gracyones appear.
genghisdon: it has adv vs metal, but being all wet give adv in this case?
Smon: hmm. OK since you ask.  Yes
genghisdon: lightning vs water covered foe?
chris107: clever
Smon: AC 15
genghisdon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
16 (+7) = 23
11 (+7) = 18
Smon: *ZZAP*
genghisdon rolls 2d8 and gets: 5, 7, = 12
Smon: The vampire holding Tania disappears beneath the waters.
genghisdon: as she looses reactions, I move off, to leave her to enjoy Ursa's attentions
genghisdon: damn
chris107: Poor Tania
genghisdon: "come back here coward!"
Smon: The frazzled vamp leader turns on Ursa. "YOU'RE HER PET EH? I AIN'T BITING THAT NECK!"
genghisdon: (indeed, no RIP, she will be a vampire)
chris107: "Feel free missus!"
Smon: /roll d20+6x4
Smon Rolls 1d20+6x4 and gets:
2 (+6) = 8
16 (+6) = 22
5 (+6) = 11
17 (+6) = 23
chris107: AC17
Smon: She slashes at Ursa, 22 & 23
Smon: /roll 4d4+6
Smon rolls 4d4+6 and gets: 2, 4, 3, 1, (+6) = 16
Smon: 16/2=8 dmg
chris107: 60/71
Smon: A male vampire still faces Sandor. He grins lewdly and lunges - grab...
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 3, (+6) = 9
Smon: Sandor's shield fends it off.
genghisdon: (misjudged this fight, figured I'd be in the air dispelling hypnotic gaze/chamrs on u all fight, but these seem to lack magic)
Smon: It tries to reach round the shield & claw his arm.
chris107: @)
Smon: Gracyone can make an INT+Prof check
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 13, (+6) = 19
genghisdon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 18, (+3) = 21
Smon: Sandor's Haste protects him as he drops back, it misses.
Smon: Gracyone realises these can't be Vampire Lords, just Spawn.
Smon: That's why they're not mind-controlling you.
chris107: oh gawd...
genghisdon: (heh, genghis don said as much at fight'sstart already!)
Smon: But where there are Spawn there are Master Vampires...
Smon: Just confirming!
Smon: IC
genghisdon: (it is a giant vampire...)
genghisdon: (yes, thnx Simon, apreciated)
Smon: The last of the 3 vampires still fighting, the man with the big backpack, attacks Drakonok.
Smon: Goes for a bite.
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 10, (+6) = 16
Smon: hit (just)
Smon: Grabs him.
Smon: Lunges for neck...
Smon: /roll d20+6
Smon rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 14, (+6) = 20
Smon: *chomp*
Smon: Fangs sink into the dragonborn's neck.
genghisdon: bummer
Smon: /roll d6+3
Smon rolls 1d6+3 and gets: 1, (+3) = 4
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 6, 6, = 12
chris107: ouch
chris107: double ouch!
Smon: Drakonok takes 16 dmg and loses 12 hp from blood loss, max hp > 40.
genghisdon: what are those 2 extra dice? blood drain of?
Smon: yup
Smon: Necrotic
Smon: It heals 12hp
genghisdon: aha, nasty
Sandor Sunneson: ouch
Smon: It starts to drag Drakonok towards the water.
genghisdon: not gettign hit is a key
Smon: Ursa your turn. Rem anyone beside Sandor gets Advtg
Smon: I4 - Ursa
chris107: I continue recklessly attacking the leader.
Smon: 7 more dmg & Drakonok goes down
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
7 (+8) = 15
8 (+8) = 16
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
14 (+8) = 22
6 (+8) = 14
genghisdon: hopefully I can stop that
chris107 Rolls 1d20+8x2 and gets:
2 (+8) = 10
15 (+8) = 23
genghisdon: or maybe chris right here
Smon: 3 hits
chris107 rolls 3d10+21 and gets: 6, 1, 4, (+21) = 32
Smon: She's taken 71 dmg, badly wounded now.
genghisdon: damn
Smon: Round 4
Smon: Sandor your turn.
Sandor Sunneson Rolls 1d20+7x3 and gets:
16 (+7) = 23
20 (+7) = 27
9 (+7) = 16
Smon: You could angle round to aid Drakonok vs the one grabbing him?
chris107: nice!
Sandor Sunneson: yes
Smon: 3 hits inc 1 crit
Sandor Sunneson: will do that
genghisdon: (I should be able to interect, i think, yes)
Smon: OK you slash at it
genghisdon: interecept
Sandor Sunneson: 1st hit
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
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Sandor Sunneson: second hit, crit 2d8+12
Sandor Sunneson rolls 2d8+12 and gets: 8, 6, (+12) = 26
Sandor Sunneson: Still standing?
Smon: yup
Smon: It was healing from Drakonok's blood.
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d8+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Smon: It's taken 67 dmg, not counting the 12 it healed.
Dragonbill Rolls 1d20+9x2 and gets:
1 (+9) = 10
6 (+9) = 15
Smon: Drakonok stabs it as it sucks at his neck.
Smon: 1 hit
Dragonbill rolls 1d10+6 and gets: 2, (+6) = 8
Smon: It's weakening but still up.
Smon: Gracyone you need to stop it or it'll drag Drakonok to the water this round.
genghisdon: ok,
Smon: I11 Gracyone your go
genghisdon: i fear fire might not work bill, do u want me to try lots of fire or move to block it/shocking graps? or slap some K ointment on you heal u for 2d8+2
genghisdon: ?
Smon: Healing won't help much, there is a vamp on his neck!
genghisdon: move to block it's path to the water, shock graps it
genghisdon Rolls 1d20+7x2 and gets:
16 (+7) = 23
8 (+7) = 15
genghisdon rolls 2d8 and gets: 7, 8, = 15
chris107: yay
Smon: OK - FZZZT!
Smon: It drops, smoking, then bursts into a pile of black mud.
genghisdon: whew
chris107: NICE!
Smon: The female vamp leader screams in frustration as her second ally falls.
Smon: /roll 2d6
Smon rolls 2d6 and gets: 3, 6, = 9
Smon: She turns to Ursa: "LATER!"
chris107: Opportunity attack?
Smon: The vampires on Ursa & Sandor Disengage and dive back into the water.
Smon: No, they Disengaged.
chris107: Those were nasty!
Smon: Drakonok falls to his knees, gasping for breath.
chris107: We help him away from the waters edge
genghisdon: try Keoghtum's ointment on Drakonak's bitten neck & claw gouges
Smon: Drakonok max hp are down 12 to 40 and he took 33 dmg
Sandor Sunneson: Drag him out of the water and away from danger
genghisdon rolls 2d8+2 and gets: 3, 1, (+2) = 6
genghisdon: better than nothign i guess
chris107: 2 mins guys, brb
Sandor Sunneson: what would he need to get them back 52? wish?
Smon: GM: OK you fall back through the mushroom forest, illuminated by Sandor's shining blade.
genghisdon: "poor Tania!"
Smon: He'll get blood back with a long rest.
genghisdon: Gracyone mourns the brave lass
genghisdon: "let us leave this fell place then"
Sandor Sunneson: At least the PCs are all alive!
genghisdon: before I'd have left though, backpack dude was the one on Drak, right? if so, I'd have grabed his loot
Smon: Yup.
chris107: back
genghisdon: anything besides backpack?
Smon: Most of the pack deliquesced with the body, but there is an ivory scroll case intact with a silver & enamel stopper.
genghisdon: ok, ;leave it for once we gget home
chris107: Ursa shivers at the memory of poor Tania been dragged beneath the water.
Smon: Also the remains of a pouch holding 8 small rubies v 100gp each.
genghisdon: "it will be all the worse when we have to put her to rest"
genghisdon: thnx
chris107: "Aye, an unpleasent task ahead of us Gracyone."
Sandor Sunneson: Another martyr in the battle against evil
genghisdon: and we must find the master, this ogre or giant vampire, to truly end the threat
chris107: "And you think that they were mere servants?"
genghisdon: "slaves, yes"
chris107: Do we know anything about combating vampire?
genghisdon: "they might have been good people once, even"
Sandor Sunneson: Another task to complete Gracyone, this and also Selatine to liberate from the Thanatae
chris107: "They seemed to heal when they returned to the water?"
genghisdon: (roll simon, or just list the basics?)
Smon: Normal vampires can't enter running water.
genghisdon: "they were healing by feasting on blood"
Smon: They seemed to be some kind of vampire spawn. Very fast & strong but lacking the mind control of a master vampire.
genghisdon: "yes, these watery vampires are different sorts, although perhaps it was merely the pool?"
Smon: You can all make raw INT checks DC 15 as none of you are priest types
genghisdon: "let us rest this night & mourn fair Tania"
chris107: "With Drakonoc and me on either side of Sandor and you hasting us. We could carve our way through them."
genghisdon: i have religion skill though
Smon: ok
Smon: You can add Prof
genghisdon rolls 1d20+3 and gets: 16, (+3) = 19
chris107 rolls 1d20 and gets: 8,
genghisdon: i am on fire; feeble dumb brain always come through!
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 12,
Smon: Gracyone knows that vampires normally regenerate damage, unless it is radiant/holy dmg or they are in running water.
Sandor Sunneson: +1=13
genghisdon: she tells the group
Smon: These seem the reverse, they could heal from blood drinking & seemed to be healing when in the water.
genghisdon: we exploded some though, right?
genghisdon: aha
Smon: Could indicate their Sire has a water affinity.
chris107: "So these regenerate in water and by drinking blood?"
Smon: Yup, 2 of them were destroyed.
genghisdon: perhaps strogn types might grapple THEM to keep them escaping?
genghisdon: perhaps the master is a merrow or scrag vampire?
chris107: "I have the strength of the bear. I could do that. But fear they would just nibble upon me."
genghisdon: probably yeah
genghisdon: well, magic weapons seem to work too
genghisdon: we can approach prepared better next time
genghisdon: how does a long rest do for us?
chris107: "Aye, Grond would have hammered the s**t out of that smart mouthed b***h if she hadn't fled."
Smon: OOC You got 2250 XP for surviving that!
chris107: Nice!
genghisdon: cool
Sandor Sunneson: cool
Smon: Long rest you get back your hp & half your hd.
chris107: Steaming towards 7th level
Sandor Sunneson: can smell L7
Dragonbill: Cool
genghisdon: in the morning, Gracy tries the tube
Smon: What are you doing now?
chris107: I think it's best we go back above ground to rest?
genghisdon: going back, after food & checking the tube
genghisdon: I thought we went home even?
chris107: We could do Don.
Smon: You are in the mushroom forest on the far side of the central pillar from the sinkhole & rope.
genghisdon: sorry, I'm jumping 4ward in time it seems
chris107: Safer than risking wandering night time Vampires.
Smon: A minute or so since the battle.
genghisdon: and how long since the fight?
genghisdon: ok
Smon: Wandering monster check...
genghisdon: I vote we go home
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 3,
Smon: Seems quiet.
chris107: I agree with Gracyone.
Sandor Sunneson: A beetle passes, nobody notices it
Sandor Sunneson: yeah, lets gather thoughts
chris107: Can we make our way back towards Thusia?
genghisdon: it was a shot ways off, right Simon?
Smon: GM: The four survivors circle N & W round the great central pillar of the grotto, back to the old rope hanging down, slick with moisture from the rain.
genghisdon: short
Smon: You reach the rope.
genghisdon: levitate up to make sure no ambush lurks
Smon: 50' up will need a bunch of DC 12 Athletics checks but if you have at least +7 on roll you'll get up eventually.
Smon: Gracyone casts levitate again and rises up through the cavern.
chris107: Strength of the bear gives advantage on str checks?
chris107 Rolls 1d20+6x2 and gets:
10 (+6) = 16
3 (+6) = 9
Smon: As she rises up above the ledges to her southwest she notices an alcove 12' above the ledge level in the SW cavern wall.
chris107: makes it anyway
Smon: Bear doesn't give advtg on climbing AFAIK
genghisdon: she tells the others
Smon: 2 checks gets you 25' up.
Smon: Does Gracyone have low light or dark vision?
chris107: (Good job he made it on the first roll then  )
genghisdon: mighty as well take a look as they climb
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 8,
genghisdon: nope, but she makes lights with spells, fire, etc
Sandor Sunneson: +3=11
genghisdon: She casts a mirror image then goes up
Smon: She has the feeling she's being watched from the alcove but it's a good way off across the cavern.
Smon: You add Prof Sandor so +6, pass.
Smon: Anyway Ursa is going up first.
genghisdon: oh, sorry, though it was right above us
genghisdon: she just notes it, tells the others, and waits then
Smon: 2 successes so 25' up Ursa. Gracyone completes her levitation and pops up to the surface 50' above cave floor?
Smon: Sorry 1 success Ursa.
genghisdon: i guess so
chris107: Ursa hauls himself up again.
Smon: If you get 7 or less you fall, 12 you go up half your move speed.
chris107 rolls 1d20+6 and gets: 5, (+6) = 11
Smon: Sorry Ursa speed is 35 so 17.5' per success.
chris107: He has to halt to catch his breath?
Smon: Ursa slowly, painfully hauls himself up.
Smon: With +6 on check you will eventually make it.
Smon: Gimme a DC 12 CON save Ursa to avoid an Exhaustion level.
chris107 rolls 1d20+7 and gets: 1, (+7) = 8
chris107: Not our nice for the dice.
Smon: OK Ursa is Exhausted as he crawls out into the dell in the pouring rain.
genghisdon: dice not nice no
genghisdon: master vampire pounces!
chris107: He lays panting on his back.
Smon: 2nd up Sandor, 1 success so far - 20' up.
Smon: Roll again Sandor if still climbing.
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 11,
Smon: Drakonok is humming idly on the cave floor, hoping no vamps come by.
genghisdon: "Send up Drakonak next, he is sorely hurt!"
Smon: Sandor climbs, now 40' up.
genghisdon: bah
genghisdon: i float back down to him
Smon: OK Gracyone rejoins Drakonok.
Smon: /roll d6
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 1,
Smon: The local monsters appear to be asleep.
genghisdon: will his feet fit these slippers i have?
Smon: Yes but do they need to attune?
Smon: Sandor 1 more roll.
genghisdon: probably
genghisdon: hang onto me Drakonak
Smon: Sandor pulls himself up determinedly.
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d20 and gets: 9,
genghisdon: I float him up (up to 500lbs the spell effects)
Smon: 9+6=15, Sandor hauls himself out & onto the grass, feeling fine.
Smon: It's affecting Gracyone not Drakonok.
Smon: Bur yes you can try to lift him.
genghisdon: yes, but he can't hang onto me?
genghisdon: pigback or the like?
Smon: yup
Smon: He is a crushing weight though...
genghisdon: well, i try what i can
genghisdon: what do u weigh bill?
Smon: Gracyone to lift him out you need to make a STR save DC 15 or take damage.
genghisdon rolls 1d20-1 and gets: 18, (-1) = 17
Smon: He's about 300 lb + armour, under the 500 lb lift limit.
genghisdon: ha! invincible today
Smon: (I give Prof all saves to PCs)
genghisdon: ok, 20 then
Sandor Sunneson: lol
Smon: Triumphantly Gracyone levitates out of the hole, Drakonok grabs the rope and hauls himself onto the grass.
Smon: You're out!
chris107: Nice
chris107: Ursa gasps for breath.
Smon: /roll d8
Smon rolls 1d8 and gets: 6,
Smon: The rain is easing off a bit.
genghisdon: "I can't beleive you 2 left poor Drak alone in there, wounded as he is!" Gracyone scolds the pair
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genghisdon: I keep watch whiel they catch enough breath to leave
Smon: GM: Do you want to short rest here?
genghisdon: not me, but they might
Smon: You can huddle under the trees, avoiding the worst of the rain, and catch your breath, spend hd and restore SR powers.
Sandor Sunneson: I'm only 12 HP down, Ursa?
chris107: Will that dispel the exhaustion?
Smon: no
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chris107: Down 11
genghisdon: rest now Or get to toen bill?
genghisdon: town
genghisdon: safer to get moving, I think
chris107: I'll take one HD then.
Dragonbill rolls 6d10+12 and gets: 9, 2, 6, 2, 10, 6, (+12) = 47
chris107 rolls 1d12+4 and gets: 7, (+4) = 11
chris107: Back to 71/71
genghisdon: might as well do 1 then
Smon: Drakonok puts his feet up and binds his wounds, also catching his second wind.
Sandor Sunneson: I'll take one too
genghisdon rolls 1d6+2 and gets: 1, (+2) = 3
genghisdon: 37/40
Smon: Drakonom
Sandor Sunneson rolls 1d12+3 and gets: 12, (+3) = 15
Sandor Sunneson: back to full
Smon: is on 40/40, when he long rests in Thusia can get his blood flowing again.
Smon: OK you take the track back downhill & towards Thusia...
Smon: /roll d6
genghisdon: To Thusia then
chris107: So we begin the exhausted trudge back to Thusia
Smon rolls 1d6 and gets: 5,
Smon: That evening you 4 arrive safely back in Thusia.
chris107: Phew!
genghisdon: Go tell Tania's friends or kin of her terriblbe fate
Smon: Several assembled dignataries watch you trudge into the village, as do several amazons including a grim-faced Weaponmaster Damne. Lady Meda is summoned. Her face falls at the sight of you.
Smon: Meda: "Tania?"
genghisdon: "caught & drained by aquatic vampires"
Sandor Sunneson: Water vampire types drained her life
Smon: (can do it OOC, or IC for XP)
chris107: Ursa looks at his feet.
chris107: IC please
Smon: Meda: "Vampires... Is that why the Bugbears have become aggressive again, after all these years? I'm sorry... You're lucky to be alive. Poor Tania." Meda looks a bit teary eyed.
chris107: "She fell. We failed her."
genghisdon: "do any of you wise folk know if she might be saved? I hear tell it takes 3 days?"
Smon: Damne: "She was a warrior. She fell in battle, doing what she loved."
Sandor Sunneson: This is going to be a huge battle against evil, full of minibattles and martyrs, she has joined Amir and Kane on the martyrs list
chris107: "She was..was taken beneath the water by those foul creatures."
genghisdon: "I think it is worse than that, or might be if we cannot get to her soon"
Smon: Meda shakes her head. "The vampires will have taken her life energy. I cannot raise those fallen to the Undead."
chris107: "We will avenge her."
genghisdon: "what about just keeping her from becoming one of those monsters?"
Smon: Damne: "I should lead the attack on these Vampires, Lady Meda."
Smon: Meda: "Those slain by vampires rise the following night..."
Sandor Sunneson: The ones we fought were sort of hybrid vampires, they could not control the mind, but regenerated in water
Smon: /roll d20
Smon rolls 1d20 and gets: 9,
genghisdon: "then she is lost, and al lwe can do is give her true death then...so be it"
genghisdon: "there master, I think, is some kind of giant, probably aquatic, such as a Merrow or Scrag"
Smon: Meda: "Some sort of vampire spawn. Most likely their Lord lurks within the Grotto. This is beyond our strength I fear. I advise waiting until Lord Hakeem returns."
genghisdon: (ogre sized I thought before, right Simon?)
Smon: Damne: "Milady! I disagree."
Smon: (yup, at least 8' tall you'd reckon)
chris107: Ursa fiercly argues for vengeance
genghisdon: " I thank you for the advice, but I return there on the morrow, Tania wil lnot be left to wander as undead flith while I live"
genghisdon: "we missed the master today, perhaps we will again"
Smon: Meda sighs sadly. "I understand, Gracyone, but what will it avail if you too become one of Them?"
Smon: Damne: "I agree with Gracyone milady. I will take Tania's place and go with them at dawn tomorrow - unless you order me not to."
genghisdon: "come what may"
Smon: The Weaponmaster sets her jaw determinedly. "I have an enchanted blade. We can end these fiends."
chris107: "Aye!" Agrees Ursa.
Sandor Sunneson: I will return too, once we have had a nights sleep
genghisdon: "Tania is my primary concern, but secondarily, they must he stoped, time is ever their ally"
Smon: Meda's shoulders sag in defeat. "Too many good warriors have already fallen... but I will not stop you. I will aid you as I can - Priestess Amanda has some holy water that might assist."
genghisdon: I'll check that tube we found
Smon: Gracyone pops the scroll tube. Inside is a map, still dry, legend "The Charmed Grotto - Bugbears & Spiders!"
genghisdon: we look it over
Smon: https://rpgcharacters.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/charmed-cave-small.jpeg?w=529
Smon: The map does not show the bandit bedrolls in the NE caves, but otherwise like that.
Smon: It says Spiders in the north caves, Bugbears & Goblins in the south.
chris107: No doubt the vampires have seen to them?
genghisdon: all somewhat out of date it seems
Smon: Damne: "Some adventurer was unaware vampires had moved in..."
genghisdon: some doubt chris, but i think u are correct
Smon: Damne: "Ursa, Gracyone, you fought bugbears on the road? The Goodkinds said you saved them - they're back now with half their supplies."
chris107: "Lady Meda, have you any advise for battling these vreatures?"
genghisdon: "yes, we did not utter;y fail"
genghisdon: she thinks holy water
Smon: Meda: "The bugbears have not troubled us in many years - and now they raid. I fear they may be Thralls to the vampire master, now."
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genghisdon: or did
chris107: "There was a terrible statue of a Bugbear Goddess within the caves."
genghisdon: "probably...I thought the master to BE a vampire bugbear at first, but it seems not. They do worship a blood godesss in bugbear form
genghisdon: so willing thralls I'd guess
Smon: Meda: "I once fought a Vampire of Set in the Desert Lands - our Priest blasted it with Mycr's holy light. When it was incapacitated we used a stake to the heart."
chris107: Ursa describes the horrid thing
Smon: Meda: "Blood goddess? Ah yes, Feninva. A vampiric goddess - I expect the bugbears were cowed to worship the vampire lord."
chris107: Ursa starts to grimly sharpen a wooden stake.
Sandor Sunneson: Would Bane be of use with the light from the sword?
Smon: OOC Stopping in 6 mins.
Smon: As an illuminator, yes.
genghisdon: can try it
Smon: It will even shine underwater.
genghisdon: I have doubts about holy water vs aquatic undead, but maybe it works well
chris107: Can we look at fixing a light rune to Grond some time?
genghisdon: we were in dire straights always, had little room to experiment
Sandor Sunneson: So we leave again in the morning
genghisdon: i fear fire might not work well, but maybe it will be grerat
Smon: GM: You repair to rest and tend your wounds. Ursa is welcomed warmly by the buxom Buedra and has his Exhaustion recovered by morning.
Smon: You get half your hd back, so Drakonok on 3/6.
genghisdon: was trying to find blood goddess from blog, but u guys play lots of games
chris107: (OOC - I think we are in for a very dangerous ride guys)
Sandor Sunneson: What about working more with the bugbears? Infiltrating them to get to the vampire leader?
Smon: He eats heartily, lots of red meat in Meda's hall, and gets his hp max back up.
genghisdon: i get to 6/6 then? nice
Smon: Anyone else use over half their hd?
genghisdon: "I think they liked vampires long before this one came along Sandor"
chris107: "You are the friendliest Barbarian I have ever met lord Sandor. You're heart is soft and kind. I say kill the bloody lot of them!"
Sandor Sunneson: Yes, that is the case, but then we found out info from that goblin lady which assisted us in defeating Fion
genghisdon: "however, if we run into some, and I get the chance before u all start fighting (rare), I could charm bugbears"
Smon: Weaponmaster Damne nods: "Meda let that filth live, as long as they stayed out of our way. She is too kind. We should kill them all."
chris107: Ursa grins at the fierce weapon master.
Smon: She glances at Sandor. "But if there are Goblins, you may spare them."
genghisdon: "I don't care either way about the bugbears, but tend to agree"
genghisdon: lol
Sandor Sunneson: It was a one off.....lol
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Smon: Damne grins.
genghisdon: "Sandor is simply being wise, or tryign to be...i think however, this path is unlikely here"
Smon: GM: Drakonok you healed up overnight & ate lots of beef to get your red blood cell count up.
Sandor Sunneson: True
Sandor Sunneson: consider all options
Smon: OOC OK stopping there.
Dragonbill: Let's kill evil vampires well more
Sandor Sunneson: and dismiss the negotation
genghisdon: (I'm on the win way tooFergus, divide/conquer, al lthat...just think it wil lfail here)
chris107: Nice one. Thanks for the game simon, guys
genghisdon: thanks for the game Simon, everyone
Smon: XP 2250 vamps, 300 exploration roleplay etc = 2250.
Smon: Posting log now.
Smon: Cheers guys.
Dragonbill: Coll
Sandor Sunneson: Thanks, well done on all PCs staying alive
genghisdon: we do have that ledge to scope out too, recall
Dragonbill: Cool
genghisdon: thnx!
chris107: See you tomorrow at 7 for the high level game?
Smon: 8pm for Hakeem tomorrow
Sandor Sunneson: yes, I\ll be there
Smon: This game continues Wed 7pm.
genghisdon: Thnx Fergus, although I'd say we did merely "ok"
Smon: Aiming to keep this very regular 7pm Weds.
chris107: 8PM, got you. Cheers again guys. G'night.
genghisdon: see you next week all!
Smon: Well I thought you might TPK vs 5 CR 5 vampire spawn.
Smon: Bye Don
Sandor Sunneson: I'll let you know what my schedule is for next month when it comes out, due in next few days.
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