Topic: The Rynwold Pantheon (D&D 4e) (Read 95050 times)

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1880 on:** March 11, 2013, 04:50:49 AM »

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<JDigital> and nothing stops you climbing back up, with your stealth so high
<beatbandito> just climbing back up, being like "yo shit's trapped, use arcana" and get back into position behind the throne?
<JDigital> Yeah, you could do that.
<beatbandito> okay cool, ignore that roll than.

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R^2 · « **Reply #1881 on:** March 11, 2013, 07:50:18 AM »

"Well, damn me and my smug comments earlier." Gus makes a :/ face.

"How am I gonna get down there without havin' every Modron in the room knowin' it? I ain't as sneaky as you are."

JDigital · « **Reply #1882 on:** March 13, 2013, 04:45:31 AM »

You gained enough XP after fighting Sigilus to gain a level. Do you want to level up now, or wait until after this encounter?

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1883 on:** March 13, 2013, 05:19:12 AM »

(I was thinking people may want a map of the encounter area so we know exactly what we're dealing with. That way the group can get the shaman's attention from the top of the ladder, or try to get down the ladder to disarm the trap first with Ampersand in the field to try and hold him back.

Though, if everyone is going to disappear for a week regardless might as well take the time to level up.)

Büge · « **Reply #1884 on:** March 13, 2013, 05:24:32 AM »

I think we should level up now. All in favour?

R^2 · « **Reply #1885 on:** March 13, 2013, 06:18:31 AM »

Neutral Response

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1886 on:** March 13, 2013, 08:41:04 PM »

rogue.txt updated

JDigital · « **Reply #1887 on:** March 14, 2013, 09:15:55 AM »

Okay, here's the layout.

It's a huge chamber. Kalor sits half-asleep in a throne on the right, one of a ring of empty thrones in the room. Monodrones are dotted around the edge of the room. The Godhammer machine rises in the centre.

Hovering through the room are three pyramid shaped modrons with an eye in each face. Each tridrone is plated a different colour. Each has three arms, and each hand clutches three sharp javelins.

You're at the south of the room on a ledge forty feet up. See the column of "<" symbols at the right? That represents the ladder vertically. The actual ladder is left of Ampersand there. The ladder on the right is necessary to represent that square in 3D.

Map:


#################
#...............#
#.......".......#
#1..."..g.."..2.#
#...............#TOP OF
#.."..#...#.."..#LADDER
#3.....~~~.....4###
#.."...~~~...O..# <
#5.....~~~..p..6# <
#.."..#...#.."..# <
#78.....$.......# <
#...."..s.."...9# <
#.......".......# <
#...............# <
#==<&GBFPV======# <
#######KC.#########
...................

=  Ledge
<  Ladder 40ft (8sq) down
"  Throne (+1 atk melee)
~  Godhammer
$  Trash

1-9 Monodrone         Minion  AC19 F17 R16 W16 P13
g   Tridrone Gold     HP73/73 AC22 F20 R20 W20 P18
s   Tridrone Silver   HP73/73 AC22 F20 R20 W20 P18
p   Tridrone Platinum HP73/73 AC22 F20 R20 W20 P18
O   Kalor             HP66/66 AC19 F17 R19 W18 P16
 
K   Kazrac            HP52/52 AC21 F17 R17 W17 P14
C   Cogs              HP36/36 AC20 F17 R16 W16 P13

&   Ampersand         HP43/43 AC17 F13 R20 W17 P17
B   Briar             HP  /   AC   F   R   W   P  
F   Francisca         HP  /   AC   F   R   W   P  
G   Gus               HP  /   AC   F   R   W   P  
P   Pitamaha          HP  /   AC   F   R   W   P  
V   Vivi              HP  /   AC   F   R   W   P

JDigital · « **Reply #1888 on:** March 14, 2013, 09:56:44 AM »

Very important information before you begin:

Level up first. Send me your character sheet by the usual means.
Climb rules: You move at half speed while on the ladder. You grant combat advantage. You can't take any action that requires both hands.
Falling rules: 1d10 damage per ten feet. A drop from your current height is 4d10 damage. If you take any falling damage you land prone. If trained in Acrobatics, you can subtract half an Acrobatics roll from falling damage.
You have at least one action point left. You can only use one per encounter.
This encounter will conclude this chapter of the campaign. It might even conclude the campaign, depending how things turn out.

JDigital · « **Reply #1889 on:** March 17, 2013, 07:24:09 AM »

Still waiting on levelled-up characters for everyone but Beat Bandit.

Büge · « **Reply #1890 on:** March 17, 2013, 09:17:01 AM »

Quote from: JDigital on March 17, 2013, 07:24:09 AM

Still waiting on levelled-up characters for everyone but Beat Bandit.

Still trying to find my latest character sheet.

JDigital · « **Reply #1891 on:** March 18, 2013, 05:56:56 AM »

You PMed me a copy on June 18, if it's still in your outbox.

Büge · « **Reply #1892 on:** March 18, 2013, 08:21:00 AM »

Yep, it's there.

JDigital · « **Reply #1893 on:** March 19, 2013, 09:13:21 AM »

Then I'm just waiting on Francisca, Gus, Pitamaha and Vivi levelled up to 5.

JDigital · « **Reply #1894 on:** March 20, 2013, 03:09:19 AM »

Francisca's in. Waiting for Gus, Pita and Vivi.

JDigital · « **Reply #1895 on:** March 20, 2013, 06:40:17 AM »

Gus is in. Doom and Bongo, level your doods to level 5.

Meanwhile, now's a good time to plan tactics, if you wish. This could be a difficult encounter. Room layout is here.

JDigital · « **Reply #1896 on:** March 21, 2013, 09:24:55 AM »

dooooom

bongoooo

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1897 on:** March 21, 2013, 09:30:03 AM »

So since Ampersand was able to get into position behind a throne because of his stealth check, I'm assuming that means one of the three closer thrones, since any of the rest would require he pass by 7, 8 or 9.

None of those seem like great positions unless I can get an attack of opportunity or two off on guys passing by when the rest of the crew descends the ladder. So on that note, how exactly does cover work with stealth? Is that superior cover and I'm safe? Or partial cover so anyone looking in that direction would see me? And does my stealth check play any part in how hidden I can be behind partial cover?

JDigital · « **Reply #1898 on:** March 21, 2013, 10:00:04 AM »

789 have their backs to the entrance, and with your Stealth result they don't hear you.

However the silver Tridrone (s) has all-round vision, meaning you need at least partial concealment or cover to remain hidden from him. If you approach from the bottom of the ladder you can make it as far as the southmost throne. (Actually, to account for what I previously said: there's a dark spot between the ladder and the southmost throne; the rest of the room is well lit by torches on the walls and pillars.)

The tridrones appear to have a blind spot from above or below. They haven't noticed the others at the top of the ladder.

Also, the rune trap works by Perception, so a good Stealth will bypass it for you but not for the others.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #1899 on:** March 21, 2013, 10:16:29 AM »

The only reason I didn't take it out myself is because the last one went so well. If no one has a much better mod in arcana than my +12 for thievery I guess I might as well try though. It seems like combat will have started by the time anyone else gets in range to disarm it themselves.

Then again, how smart is a rune trap? If someone dropped something down the ladder would that set it off?

Alternately, what if a monodrone ran through? Can it tell friend from foe?

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