The Pod-Caverns of the Sinister Shroom (Game Thread V)

[Breila]

(ooc: from where you placed Babushka on the map, the magic staff is probably out of reach, I didn't make it clear enough I wanted to keep it ready to grab. If it is close enough, however, she will make the attack with it and not with the knife)

Babushka pulls the knife out of its belt sheath and attacks the podman holding her, aiming for the arm that holds her. 1d20-4=16, 1d3=2

[Jenara]

"These Podmen are horrible!" Locky grunts swinging her hoopak hard into the Podman holding her.

(To hit Roll: 1d20 die results: 15 -4=11, Hit AC 5.
Damage: 1d6 die results: 6+2=8)

[JadedDM]

The battle rages on as the party quickly switches to melee weapons. Babushka drops her sling and pulls out a knife, jamming it in the podman's neck. However, she missed its trachea (if it even has one) by mere centimeters, and so the blow was not lethal.

Unable to position her hoopak properly to stab with the spear point, Locky merely swings it like a club, smacking the podman holding her in the face. Its head snapped back with an audible crack, then the creature let go of her and fell to the ground, twitching slightly before going still.

Seeing his opponent on the ground, Shay quickly stabs downward as quickly as he can. But in his haste, he does not aim properly and only gives the prone podman a slight cut.

Ulster fires two shots at the nearest podman, the one grappling with Babushka, at point-blank range. The first arrow thuds into the creature's side, but the second one misses entirely.

As Shay's opponent gets back on its feet, Babushka's podman ignores all its wounds and winds up for a punch, giving the gnome a busted lip in the process.

Locky, now free of her opponent, is immediately grabbed by the final podman, bringing her back to square one. It swings at her, but she ducks in time to only take a glancing blow across the head.

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Babushka attacks Podman 04 with her knife (16, critical hit) for (2x2=4) damage.
Locky attacks Podman 03 with her hoopak (11, hit) for 8 damage. Podman 03 lets go of Locky and dies.
Shay attacks Podman 05 with his short sword (1d20): 19, hit. (1d6): 1 damage.
Ulster fires Jerrard's bow from his cage at Podman 04. (1d20): 10, hit. (1d8): 8 damage. (1d20): 8, miss.
Podman 04 attacks Babushka (1d20): 15, hit. (1d6): 5 damage.
Podman 05 gets back to his feet.
Podman 06 attacks Locky (1d20): 15, grab. (1d20): 15, hit. (1d6): 1 damage.

End of Round 2. Begin Round 3.

(OOC: Locky and Babushka continue to both suffer a -4 to hit while being grabbed.)

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X – Solid rock
a – Merithina’s Cage
b – Dwarf’s Cage
c – Empty Cage
d – Ulster’s Cage
g - Grinder
L – Locky
S – Shay
B - Babushka

(Party's turn.)

[Jenara]

Locky swings her Hoopak at the creature that grabs her, trying to strike the creature as hard as she can.

(1d20=15, 1d6+1=3
Hit AC5 once more, 3 whole points of damage!)

[Jerrard]

(ooc: Shall wait for Elvenoff's response. )

[JadedDM]

Locky gives the podman a good smack with her hoopak, striking it in the chest. This causes a small purple bruise.

Meanwhile, Shay stabs at his opponent with his blade. He stumbles in the process and drops the sword, which clatters to the ground. "Branchala bite me!" he swears.

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Locky attacks Podman 06 with her hoopak (11, hit) for 3 damage.
Shay attacks Podman 05 with his short sword (1d20): 1, fumble.

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X – Solid rock
a – Merithina’s Cage
b – Dwarf’s Cage
c – Empty Cage
d – Ulster’s Cage
g - Grinder
L – Locky
S – Shay
B - Babushka

(Babushka and Ulster left to go.)

[Elvenoff]

The strength of the podmen surprises Elvenoff, his shoulder feeling the pressure of its grib as his gaze fixed upon the approaching fist. A sigh of relief escapes Elvenoff's lips as he watched the creature slip and fall. Elvenoff takes the situation to his benefit and attacks the creature.

Attack Roll...1d20=6

[Breila]

Once more, Babushka uses her knife to stab at the podman.

1d20-4=10, 1d3=3 (would hit AC7)

[JadedDM]

Elvenoff slashes his blade at the prone Enlarged podman. It slowly gets to its feet, seemingly not at all perturbed by the paladin's actions.

Thuskar, dazed, manages to pull himself up to his feet, as well.

The podman fighting Jerrard punches him with its free fist, catching the warrior turned sorcerer across the face.

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Elvenoff attacks Elite Podman 03 (6+4 = 10, hit) for (1d8): 6 damage.
Thuskar gets back to his feet.
Elite Podman 01 is stuck and cannot move.
Elite Podman 02 is stuck and cannot move.
Elite Podman 03 gets back to his feet.
Elite Podman 04 attacks Jerrard (1d20): 12, hit. (1d6): 2 damage.

End Round 2. Begin Round 3.

Party's Initiative (1d10): 1
Enemy's Initiative (1d10): 8

(OOC: Note that the enemy's initiative only applies to the Shroom. The podmen always go last in a round, regardless.)

(Party wins!)

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X – Solid rock
t – Table
B – Book shelf
S – Scroll case
D - Door
J – Jerrard
E – Elvenoff
T – Thuskar
1-4 – Elite Podman
Grey area - Webbing

(OOC: Jerrard suffers a -4 penalty to hit as long as the podman holds him.)

[JadedDM]

Jamming her knife into her attacker's eye, her podman lets go of her, staggers, then falls to the ground, gushing out purple blood from its wounds.

Seeing the gnome is taken care of, Ulster fires two arrows at the one attacking Locky. The first one slams into the creature's neck doing considerable damage. The second one misses its mark entirely.

Shay's opponent, now back on its feet, grabs hold of Shay by the shoulder and punches him across the jaw. Locky's opponent likewise gets in a lucky punch, hitting the kender so hard she can taste blood.

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Babushka attacks Podman 04 with her knife (10, hit) for 3 damage. Podman 04 dies.
Ulster fires Jerrard's bow at Podman 06 (1d20): 20, critical hit! (2d8): 4 damage. (1d20): 5, miss.
Podman 05 attacks Shay (1d20): 19, grab. (1d20): 17, hit. (1d6): 3 damage.
Podman 06 attacks Locky (1d20): 20, critical hit! (2d6): 7 damage.

End of Round 3. Begin Round 4.

(OOC: Locky and Shay both suffer a -4 to hit while being grabbed.)

(Party's turn.)

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X – Solid rock
a – Merithina’s Cage
b – Dwarf’s Cage
c – Empty Cage
d – Ulster’s Cage
g - Grinder
L – Locky
S – Shay
B - Babushka

[Jerrard]

Grunting Jerrard stabs his blade twice at the creature that holds him, "Your experiments stop now!" He shouts at the Shroom, trying to attract its attention away from Thruskar.

1d20=18, 1d20=19 -4 to each = 14 & 15)
(One hits AC 5, the Other Hits AC 4)
(1d6+2=5, 1d6+2=7)
(12 Dmg overall)

[Jenara]

Locky tries to attack the creature attacking her with her Hoopak, trying to push it towards the Grinder.

1d20=19, 1d6+1=5

(ooc: I have no idea how to do that action in 2e Anymore! However that Hits AC 1.. These are what AC7? So its within the range of a called shot)

[Elvenoff]

Elvenoff looks over to Thuskar to ensure that he is okay then returns his gaze to the one that he faces. "Its time to die." he mutters as he once again pushes forward with his shield and slashing with is sword.

[Breila]

Babushka had planned to get to the magical staff, but seeing Locky in trouble, she gets out a dagger with her left hand (the one Locky gave her).

knife (1d20=18, 1d3=2), dagger (1d20=9, 1d4=3) (dagger hits AC 8 )

[JadedDM]

Jerrard and Elvenoff continue their assault on the elite podmen, but these ones seem stronger than the ones they've encountered before. They just refuse to go down. Back on his feet, Thuskar starts swinging at the one fighting Jerrard, even managing to get in a good uppercut in the process.

Frustrated, the Shroom begins chanting in the spidery language of magic. Three purple beams of energy fire from his fingertips, arc unerringly through the room, and each slam into Elvenoff, bypassing his armor entirely. The Shroom then casts another spell, but it seems to have no visible effect that anyone notices. Jerrard recognizes the words and gestures, though, and realizes that the Shroom was attempting to charm someone. But nobody suddenly turns on them, so apparently the spell failed.

Annoyed, the Shroom says, "Enough of this. Reinforcements are all ready on their way. This room will soon be filled my soldiers. Drop your weapons now, and perhaps we can work out a deal to mutually benefit us both."

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Jerrard attacks Podman 04 (18, hit) and (19, hit) for a total of 12 damage.
Elvenoff attacks Podman 03 (1d20): 19, hit. (1d12): 4 damage.
Thuskar attacks Podman 04 (1d20): 18, hit. (1d2+2): 3 damage. (1d20): 5, miss.
The Sinister Shroom attacks Elvenoff with a spell. (3d4+3): 9 damage.
Elite Podman 01 is stuck and cannot move.
Elite Podman 02 is stuck and cannot move.
Elite Podman 03 attacks Elvenoff (1d20): 2, miss. (1d20): 3, miss.
Elite Podman 04 attacks Jerrard (1d20): 18, hit. (1d6): 3 damage.

End Round 3. Begin Round 4.

Party's Initiative (1d10): 10
Enemy's Initiative (1d10): 6

(OOC: Note that the enemy's initiative only applies to the Shroom. The podmen always go last in a round, regardless.)

(Enemy wins!)

The Sinister Shroom casts a spell.
Thuskar (Saving Throw 1d20): 20, success.
Jerrard (Spellcraft 1d20): 11, success. Jerrard recognizes it as a Charm Person spell.

(Party's turn!)

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X – Solid rock
t – Table
B – Book shelf
S – Scroll case
D - Door
J – Jerrard
E – Elvenoff
T – Thuskar
1-4 – Elite Podman
Grey area - Webbing

(OOC: Jerrard suffers a -4 penalty to hit as long as the podman holds him.)