oh here's the map
I had been staring at a black screen

pffft

so we're on top of some town, eh?

kinda yeah

hello yello

oh hi

it'll be nice to not have to have the sheet window open for a change
i'm sure it contributes to slowdown

:P
you do still need to keep that google doc open though
need some form of reference

...so we're fighting solifugids on the rooftops

they're some kind of spiders yeah
so now i have to decide whether i want to start my tutorial spiel now or wait a bit longer for golurk to show up
does anyone have any particular questions?

what button is walk?

:P
har har
do you have any questions about the actual game

why does helen parr sound like she has a horse chestnut lodged in one cheek
oh wait

yeah i heard her voice is like
super weird in the sequel

it's always been like that

I couldn't move the character you put down, droofle

gosh why does that always happen

I thought my snarky joke would clue you in

so i think there's probably just a few things to note
a) attacking something from behind halves their evasion for your attack
b) you can move up to 10 ft as a bonus action

neat

c) anything referred to as an ability cannot be used two turns in a row

oh dear...
I'll use my spells instead then

this does not count moving, spells, or basic attacks

can't use frenetic rip twice in a row

correct
make sure you take this time to go over all the facets of your character
remember all the little fancy things you can do
you should stick near rylar if possible though, mopp
you get +2 damage if you're within 10 ft of him

is that his ability or mine

his

cool
i can use him as a meat shield

it's called Morale Boost, everyone within 10 ft of him gets a boost to their str mod equal to half his level

how fast is he at moving
probaby not a lot

25 ft

hm

this is basically going to just be a mobility test
as well as ranged stuff
see how much people want to mess with movement, considering there are no aoos

cool
time to JUMP

pretty much

this is my element

good luck guys
I'll just stay here

if you move 10 ft before moving, you can long jump your speed without a check i think

if that's a thing specific to me then no
I can long/high with only 5ft movement

no see that's a bonus
usually it needs 10 ft
you can do it in just 5

yeah

im also trying out some conditions with these nasty spider bros

but I stil have to make a check

don't worry, I will save you fools
I have so many buffs

the infinite buffer
that's basically the entire point of the scholar

the buffs shall never die

except for every round when they do
except for those weird ones that actually last a bit longer

unlimited buffs

bufff chaining

najka is limited pretty hard by her MP unfortunately

I have an ability that lets me cast another buff whenever someone's buff ends
for free
(I don't actually)

yeah i was gonna say

(that'd be silly)

i even went to your sheet
"there's no way he has that"

I scared you for a second there

i could see that being a high-end scholar power, as long as you meant "a free action" and not "0 MP"

yeah
free action
which would actually be 0 mp if they're below 25% health
keep them alive forever with Stoneskin

see now that actually is a thing you have

yes
the hypothetical combos are delicious

oh hey this is one thing i do need to say
since it is definitely not obvious
when a spell tells you to do damage equal to a spellcasting mod
it is referring to your effective mod
i think this only actually applies to najka, since she has a book that boosts her MND

so all my stuff is MND based?

go look at your spells, it's basically everything but blade barrier

ah, I c

oh and etude for some reason

the terminology should probably change

defensive spells tend to use MND, and offensive spells tend to use INT
yeah that is

these are spells shared by other classes

something we're working on
hence why on your sheets
you have an Attack Magic and Defense Magic stat
and not an "effective INT" or "effective MND" stat

my attack should be INT, right?

yes

or MND?

attack is always int

okay

honestly i have no idea why blade barrier uses cha

so that'd cover...blade barrier???

that's probably a typo
you can just use your int instead if you'd like
it'd make a lot more sense
hum de dum

dum de hum

well i'm just gonna roll some monster attacks and see how messed up you guys get

yeah please im about to pass out

hey najka, think fast
rolling d20 = 1 = 1
crap

BAHAHA

rolling d10 = 9 = 9
the spider tries to shoot spines at you and gets its claw jammed in the stone
somehow
the other one is gonna fire at rylar
rolling d20 = 3 = 3

so this is a surprise round or something?

sure let's call it that

where is the battle music?

rylar's evasion is 0, so that's a hit

"Well...I can see several issues here"

although this is actually long range
so i have disadvantage on the roll
rolling d20 = 9 = 9
still a hit
rolling 2d6+20 = 4+2+20 = 26

rolling for that sweet nat 1

0 damage to my sweet dwarf boy
so let's do some actual initiative and make some SPD rolls

+20 scared the shit out of me until I remembered this wasn't pathfinder
1d10 + spd?
or 1d20?

d20

rolling 1d20 +8 = 16+8 = 24
HNNNNNG

gosh your spd is so high
rolling d20+1 = 18+1 = 19

its only three a level, its not that crazy

rolling 1d20+10 = 20+10 = 30

showoff

HMPH

wow
rolling d20+11 = 15+11 = 26

fine, you can fight without a buff then

rolling d20+3 = 10+3 = 13
spiders are last!
softpaws is first

this turn order isn't in order!

it is now

do I be a jerk and use One Step Ahead?

oh hey
you forgot to add your +5
from that feat

oh
that's 29 then
so uhh...
I use One Step Ahead to go First

softpaws is still first
at least ask!

hey Softpaw
do you want a buff?

he seems more on the ball than me

(make sure to keep track of your MP)

its not a spell!

you go do a thing horf

right so
I'm just first in the turn order
for the rest of the fight
okay
Etude on the cat

to which mod?
(also that is a spell)

The cat's Str
go nuts
(that's a +12
for 2 rounds

er
+12?

my mod is +12?
or is this Magic Attack?

it says to use INT
so i would use that

huh

for now, at least

Blink instead then

oh

8 isn't nearly as impressive
that'd be just +4 damage
actually no
that's still good

You uh.

Etude on the cat's Strength or something

You are aware that you're adding that to mopp's mod, right?

oh

Not his stat?

so its +8 after all
yeah go nuts

Alright.

Etude away

Do you want to use your second action?

where to i write this

You can just put an 8 next to your str mod or something for now
It's only for 2 rounds, it's temporary.

oh right, second action
can I cast again?

Yes.
I believe so, at least.

Blink for the kitty

I just checked and you cannot cast two spells in one turn.
Unless the second spell is a cantrip.

aaand
oh
nvm
hmmm
I did not plan this far ahead

:P
You can just move up a bit, if you want.

I'll go hear

Or back.
That too.

I just realized I could've just
boosted my int before casting Etude

pffft
Oh well.

oh wait, Base Int

Ah, yes.

etude, brute

so no boosting it wouldn't have improved it

No nasty buff things.

shame

So what are you up to, Softpaws?

is leaping part of your max movement

If you're doing a long jump, any vertical movement you happen to do doesn't count.
High jumps, it does.

but distance still does?

I mean, yeah.

weird

its strange, really
go kitty go

i'l go here then

Anything else?

can i move agan?

Of course.

nice

go fast, kitty
meet the enemy head on

i shall leap this gap
whassa rol

Athletics or Acrobatics.
Whichever you like.

what's the passive value?

If I ever needed to just hit passive checks instead of rolls.
For things like passive perception.

ok
rolling 1d20 + 10 = 11+10 = 21

That's fine.

hiyah

So now it's Sestina's turn.
And we're gonna wait just a few minutes for Golurk to actually get in here.

I'll grab a snack then

Gosh, Sestina can counter ranged attacks.
Good thing I didn't shoot at her.
One thing I should note is that the "hitting from the back halves evasion" does also work for ranged attacks.
You just have to measure like a cone behind them.
And there he is.
It's your turn, Golurk!

There hopefully shouldn't be anything too laggy about this campaign.
Aside from maybe this map being kinda big.

hello im just
gonna read through the log real quick

Fair enough.
Not a whole lot to see.

Hello sweeties! It's murder time, yes?

Death time for the naughty spiders.
The spiders had a quick surprise round, firing spines at you guys.
One shot at Najka and critically missed.
The other shot at Rylar and did 0 damage.

its a shame you didn't hit me
I'd have cursed you for it
literally

Other than that, Najka just boosted Softpaws' STR and then hid.
And then Softpaws did some sweet jumps over to that rooftop.
And now we find ourselves here.
So I imagine Sestina is just gonna run up a bit and fire an arrow at a spider.
Eventually, at least.

Hello I'm back
time to estroy
destroy

Some fancy measuring going on.
Remember you can move up to 10 feet as a bonus action, if you feel pressed for AP.

whats this weird measurement
my range is
40 feet i think?

Sure is.
Your long range is 55 feet, meaning that you can still shoot between 40 and 55, but you have disadvantage.
And you cannot shoot at all beyond 55.

can i use Precise Pierce

Sure.

Next successful ranged attack inflicts Vulnerability.
thats 1 AP
.....whats vulnerability

'Tis indeed.
:P
It halves your PD and MD.

that sounds good

It's very good.

do it, and the cat shall destroy it utterly

meow
wheres the uhhh AP pool

AP is action point

You have 2 AP.

oh ok

2 actions each turn.

no standard/move/swift in this game

Plus a bonus/reaction.

i roll now

Just roll a flat d20.

rolling 1d20 = 18 = 18

You hit!

+24?

crit?

That is a crit.

yes i crit

And yes, +24.
So roll that 2d6+24.

oh it's for damage
ok

Correct.

rolling 2d6+24 = 5+6+24 = 35

Accuracy rolls are always flat d20s.

im so good at rolls you guys

Alright, that's a solid 23 damage.
Rylar!
He's just gonna try and huff his way over to the spiders.

wait my bow is 2d8

Oh, whoops.

rolling 2d8 = 6+6 = 12

My eyes are bad.
Gosh.
24 damage then.

ok goog

I think Rylar is just gonna double-move up northways.

Go huff

and vulnerable now?

Yes.

what happens in a crit anyway

Rylar's gotta go fast

Oh crap, the crit.

oops

1.5x?

We multiply the total damage (after PD) by 1.5

that sounds like a multiplied to damage an not dice

So 36 total.

did it died
:p

Well, that one arrow took off about 1/4 of its health.

"Knocked out a few eyes with that it looks like?"

we has yet to reach a point past which the spider experienced death

This might surprise you guys, but Rylar does not have any ranged capacity.

how he jump

"Hopefully. It would make this much quicker"

Parkour!

he's currently naked

He is.
Or at least unarmored.

oof

He does not need the armor.
rolling d20+15 = 18+15 = 33

his faith shields him

He nails the Athletics check.

we gotta try one battle with full armor

It'll be obscene.
His turn is over, so spider time.

gotta test it, man

Oh, and.
Remember that facing matters!

I am all the way over here its fine

At the end of your turn, you can face yourself in any direction.
This spider is going to spend 1 AP to use its Leap power.

eep!

And now it's just here.

damn you!

I'm going to use my Cursed Bite attack.
rolling d20 = 6 = 6
I hit, because i literally cannot miss Rylar without a nat 1.

you trying to curse the Rylar?
how dare

rolling 2d8+27 = 4+7+27 = 38

He's now a toad

That is 23 damage to Rylar.
And he is cursed for a round!
Alright, other spider.
Hmm.

just jump

Just slightly too far to leap the whole way, so I'll just do a leap.
And then...
Spines at Sestina.
rolling d20 = 19 = 19
That would hit, I imagine.
And it's a crit!

I counterattack

ah shit
I forgot you could do that.

how does that work

the thing you didn't want to happen just happened

You just make your own attack roll.
I doubt you get to cancel mine.

do i hit regardless of distance

I think you still need to make the attack roll.

rolling 1d20 = 7 = 7
aw

A hit.

spiders man

Just barely.

too big for their own good

Their EVA is exactly 7.
(also just a sec i forgot rylar gets to potentially counter melees)

excellent

rolling d20 = 2 = 2

rolling 2d6+24 = 5+3+24 = 32

(he missed)
Yikes, that's a bunch of damage.

woops
rolling 2d8 = 4+5 = 9

Wrong dice, yeah there you go.

forgot again

your bow keeps shrinking

9 damage.

oh does that mean i counter the attack
as in i dont get damaged

I don't think you actually stop its attack.

oh ok
how much damage

I haven't rolled yet!
Oh wait, I did.
That was the crit.
rolling 2d6+20 = 5+2+20 = 27
What's your PD?

uuhhh

It's 12, I can see.

where is it

At the bottom of the combat section.

oh ok
thank

So that's 15 normally, 22 with the crit.
So you take 22 damage.

owie

hmmmst

Najka!

right so
I guess blink?

On who?

Sestina

Righto.

and then...
high is good...
rolling 1d2 = 2 = 2
yes
two Blink shields
you're welcome

Ok, that's very good.
So Blink shields last until used up, and give you a flat 50% chance to completely negate an incoming attack.
And now Sestina has two of them!

two of them!

I am running out of mp fast

Anything else you'd like to do?

Refreshing Water??
is this limited in any way?

You can't use it two turns in a row, but otherwise no.

well okay
how long does it last?

One round.

so I just go 12 MP back...

Sure.

are you sure this isn't limited somehow?

I am sure.

its the Starsign ability
okay then

The Birth Star powers are meant to be pretty strong.
Softpaws, you're up.
Provided you're still mostly awake.

still here

his name is so long

I should probably just make it Softpaws.

would you like me to use a nickname

Arzenik "Softpaws" Depanier the Third, Esquire

M.D.

yes

Jr.

honestly just "Softpaws" is enough

So, what's she up to?

I hope it's something cinematic

I can't wait till we have a game and you call him female in-character

stab a spider in the back

he'd be shocked

Oh wait, Softpaws is a guy.

yyyup

I thought we had just made another accidental harem.

we actually went half-and-half this time

pfft

its either one kind of harem or the other
usually

Right then, Softpaws the dude.

anyway I'mma move up and FRRRENETIC RIIIIP

a templar a catgirl, an elf, and a half demon

Are you going to leap- yep.

that there's a basic attack at 10ft for 1 ap??
yes

catguy
gosh

but that's still 2d5 x2 because of the dual wielding?
6

make use of my Etude please

You have to make your two attack rolls first.

it wears off this round

Just gimme two flat d20s.

ok
rolling 1d20 = 6 = 6
rolling 1d20 = 7 = 7

Hit, hit.

bah
oh!

remember, its a backstab

it's yeah

Remember, you're attacking from behind!
So their EVA is halved to 3.

the spider foolishly left itself wide open!

so that's 2d6+18 twice

18?

+Etude?

10 mod +8 from etude I thought

Don't forget your weapon bonus!
It's 12, so 30 total.

wow

ehehehe

If only you had used your elemental infusion to slam some, like, earth into this guy or something.
Elemental weaknesses multiply damage (after PD of course) by 1.25

nobody told me it was weak to an element!
spiders are bug type!
resist ground

It wasn't, but the whole point of Duskblades is infusing your enemies with an element.

I should probably roll Knowledge

rolling 2d6+18 = 4+1+18 = 23
rolling 2d6+18 = 5+5+18 = 28

And then swapping your weapons to the element strong against the one you gave to the enemy.

you forgot the +12!

aughhh

Yeah, so that's 35 and 40.

nice

delicious

And this guy is just barely still vulnerable...
Softpaws uses razor wind on the spider's behind

So that is 23 damage and 28 damage.

goodness

For 51 total.
This spider is barely standing now.
Sestina!

oh god it's still up!

worry not! Rylar is here!
well, there, technically

"die like the wretched vermin you are!"

in front of the spide

i heal myself

with...what/
?

i have a spell!

Heal?

Cure, yeah.
Rangers get some little buff/nature spells.
Hunters are the archer bros with no magic.

well dang

And that spider's vulnerability has worn off, now.
Since we've come back to your turn.

wheres my mod
for MND

somewhere to the left
Last column in statistics

Right next to the box you're looking at.

BASE STAT MODIFIER

It's a 9.

ok
rolling 2d10+9 = 9+9+9 = 27
excellent

Wow.
You are just.
Getting all the good dice.

number of the angel???

what happens when i shoot beyond 40 but less than 55?

disadvantage

ah

roll twice, take the worse result

then i shoot this closer one

I think it's actually disadvantage on both to-hit and damage, it's really nasty.

wow

rolling 1d20 = 5 = 5
dango

backshot?
its kinda...
questionable
ooof

Nope.
Just barely not.

we shall have the indomitable dwarf end the spider

Alright, Rylar.
First things first, combat lock him down.
Don't want any shenanigans.
So let's see...
rolling d13 = 12 = 12
Well that's pointless.

you brought a hammer, of course its pointless

Rylar gives Softpaws and Sestina the Stability buff for a round.

huh

And then he goes and stabs this spider.
rolling d20 = 4 = 4
Nope.
Next!
So this spider is going to use its Dismantle power first, to inflict Vulnerability on Rylar.
And then give him a good ol' claws.

what is it dismantling?
there's nothing there

his skin

ow

Yeah, sure.
rolling 2d20 = 12+15 = 27
Both hits, unsurprisingly.
That second one is actually a crit too.

does Dismantle not take AP?

It does, but this spider can make two attacks with one AP.
Like Softpaws can.

oh dear
well alright

hes just a skeleton now

rolling 2d6+27 = 3+4+27 = 34

we're learning more and more about these spiders

rolling 2d6+27 = 6+5+27 = 38

is he okay...

Rylar has so much HP...
he's fine
LOOK at that

Right, so that's 27 and then 46 damage.

he still has more health than any of us
oh wait nvm
he's less okay now

He is now at 36 hp.
And I should really be facing him this way.
Other spider, leap!
And let's Spines at Softpaws.
rolling d20 = 12 = 12
'Tis a hit, so...

rolling 2d6+20 = 4+2+20 = 26
Only 9 damage to Softpaws.
Najka!

right so...
Bonus action to move 10 feet
Cure on the Dwerf
wait
yes
rolling 2d10+12 = 4+3+12 = 19

give him some health back
so I still have 1 AP
Shared Learning to my TGH

Not a bad idea.
Softpaws!

is etude lost now

Yes.

ok
not that it matters

Your damage bonus is just 22 now.

wait
should that have been MND mod or my Defense Magic?

For what, shared learning?

Cure

Oh, your Defensive magic.

yeah
+12 more HP then
I think
(as funny as it would be, this does not apply to Etude)

ok so how much health does top spider have?

Very low.
Your crit range is definitely extended.
Down to 13-20.
Up?
Whatever.

hm
I shall instead
cast drain on the top spider

delicious

Gosh, you do have magic.
Roll away.
2d4+10.

rolling 2d4+10 = 2+4+10 = 16

That poor thing is on its very last legs.

oh god damnit!

Your other action?

Rylar shall finish it
clearly

he'd better!

attaaaack the spider

i will try to killsteal

shoooot it

He has no ranged attacks.
Other than Frenetic Rip.

daaaang it
he frenetic ripped...last round, dang it

which i could use
oh wait

did he?

He did.

not twice in a row rounds

dang

not actions
or is it both

No twice in a row rounds.

wow ok
never mind then!

Most abilities can't be done twice in one turn anyway.
You can jump back to the main platform if you want.

rolling 1d20+10 = 1+10 = 11
no i do not

gosh

do you land on your feet

welp, there he goes...
Softpaws trips over and smacks into the walll

Softpaws apparently just slips off the roofs or something.

"Oh you've got to be kidding me..."

Since you have the actual Athlete feat, I'll let you still be hanging on the edge.
But now it is Sestina's turn.

of the building im on or the other one?

Your choice.

the other one then
Softpaws swears in fantasy french

ok imove here

Time for some killstealing or something.
(don't forget facing!)

and i spend 1 ap to use Piercing Shot

Oh gosh.
Now, one thing that this ability doesn't specify.

rolling 1d20 = 11 = 11

Which it should.
Is whether you have to make one roll or two.

I vote one roll

I think one makes sense.

one shot, multiple targets

That does mean you roll damage once as well.
And it's just halved for the second guy.

roll well, young archer

rolling 2d8+24 = 1+1+24 = 26

...

lmao

najka please

What'd I do???

Sestina is 133

Right, 2 damage to the first guy, 1 damage to the second.

133 is young for an elf

Rylar, please kill this dumb spider.
And whoops I just realized I forgot to roll his counter chance again
So I'm just.
Gonna do that retroactively.
rolling 2d4 = 3+2 = 5
Nope, no counters.

Let's do a stab.

what is the chance for a counter?

1/4
I was going for 4s.

you need two 4s?

he was hit twice

oh, okay

First off, a BA to activate Solid Hit, which will make my attack Daze if it lands.
rolling d20 = 6 = 6
Which it does not.

dang it Rylar

Alright then, final chance.
PUSH

swing it, dwerf

[1d20+15] = 1+15 = 16[1d20+12] = 15+12 = 27
sigh

wut?

Rylar, you are too drunk for this.
Shoves are contested rolls.

ah

The attacker's Lift/Move versus the defenders Acrobatics.

you could have just tried hitting it again

Rylar decided to crit fail his Lift/Move.
You cannot.
One attack per round.

oh

can't really repeat actions, it seems

Unless you have fancy dual-wielding like Softpaws.

can i use two different abilities in one turn

Yes.

k

So, uh.
Spider turn.
Might as well bite this dwarf.
rolling d20 = 18 = 18

and so it was done

rolling 2d8+27 = 1+8+27 = 36
And then...
This spider casts Fear on Softpaws.

why are they so magical

fucking magic spider

Because magic is very prevalent in this world.

everything is just magic

i men it was obvious that theyre weirdass spiders when they could shoot spikes

And then this spider is gonna go gnaw on Sestina.

rude

hey so
is Blink still up?

It is.

nice

two of them!

that's a simple exaggeration of the urticating hair business

Miss on low.
rolling d2 = 1 = 1
Right then.

I think that only happens after you roll
to attack
(is it before or after an attack)

Hm.

no difference

I do not actually know.

(there is a huge difference)

explain

(if it misses you and doesn't proc a blink you get to keep it)

Yeah, that's interesting.

(if it procs blink before attacking you don't get a chance to keep it)

I hadn't noticed that.

to the book!

I guess I do have to make the attack roll first.
rolling d20 = 5 = 5

it's like in the robot wars

yeah so you don't even touch the Blink

That is a hit.

was it???

Yes.
Sestina has 5 EVA.

Sestina what the heck is your EVA?

Ties go to the attacker, as usual.

EVA-00 or EVA-01?

:P
And as I rolled my absorb chance already, she takes no damage.
But that's one shield gone.

well the blink proc'd there

is that agility

Yes.
Your AGI mod is generally your EVA.

blink is fun

Some people can change that.
I'll go ahead and use Dismantle on Sestina for future rounds.

I would love it to be MND for EVA

And then end.
Najka!

right so
I'm tired of this spider shit
okay nvm they're too far apart
I help this cat up I guess?

Sure.
Drag him up.

I moved and dragged so...
I think that's my turn?

That's probably it.
Softpaws!

"Try to stay on the roofs, please"

so what does fear do

You have disadvantage to attacking the target of your fear.

oh so i don't have to flee in panic?

No.

what is that marker on me

Vulnerability.

well anyway I'll hit the other one

the spider threw a monkey wrench into your opperations

Go, attack!

this dwarf wrote his own sucide note
i'm not responsible for him

pfft

I'll try to help him

right!
Rylar Lancedriver is getting stabbed a lot by spiders.

"Blistering blundering bird-brains!"

one spider

5MP, elemental infusion! double earth!

not one, but two earths
for the price of...two
its a good deal, we swear

rolling 2d6+22 = 2+5+22 = 29

You do have to roll to-hit first.

rolling 2d6+22 = 2+2+22 = 26
oh yeah
rolling 2d20 = 18+4 = 22

Both hits, the first is a crit.

one crit

So let's see...
25 and then 14 damage.
So 39 total.
He is now at half health.

and the elemental thing? anything there?

He is now earth-typed.

ok so no existing elelemt on it

If you change your swords to wind-elemental, you will do 25% more damage to it.

shoulda gone earth/wind

:P
Duskblades are tricky!

lessons learned

Anyway, Sestina!

is a 5ft step 1ap

No.

BA?

You can move up to 10 ft as a bonus action.

maybe i can just shoot from here

You will have disadvantage on your to-hit.
Making ranged attacks when a hostile monster is- there you go.

didn't you Piercing Shot last round?

She did, so she can't do it again.

dango

But she can fire past this one to the other one, albeit at a -2 to hit.

is rylar dead

someone please kill a spider
no he's alive

close

He's at, like, 20% hp.

ok najka can handle that one

(Mopp, do you want to be facing north?)

i hunter's mark this one

Sestina I have literally one attacking spell

1>0
You choose a target within range and mark it as your quarry. Until the spell ends, you deal an extra 2d6 damage to the target with weapon attacks. If your quarry drops to 0 hp before the spell ends, you may use a BA to mark a new target.

uhh it makes more sense for me to be facing south

even then, its a barrier, not an actual attack

Yikes.

then shoot

Alright, make your attack roll.

rolling 1d20 = 18 = 18

Hit.

pew pew

And a crit, actually.
Remember your bow is 2d8!

rolling 2d8+24+2d6 = 3+4+24+2+3 = 36

There you go.

is that bonus damage multiplied

...
I guess so?

nice

I don't have any good reasons for it not to be.

we got no precision damage in this game
like silly pathfinder

This spider is very angry now.
But it's Rylar's turn.

they weren't before???
Rylar please
do something

rylar if you fail your hits this round I am disowning you
you wont be allowed in the campaign
i'll killl you myself if this spider doesn't

I can at least use Frightful Roar to make this dumb spider stop critting him.
It lowers the spider's crit range by 3.

helpful

hrmm

And here we go, the lance of the century...
rolling d20 = 5 = 5
Nope.

sigh

He just.

he's out

Refuses to hit anything.
Alright, bite time.
rolling d20 = 6 = 6

arachnophobia

turns out
tanks not so good
when the rolls are against them

he's not wearing armor, remember?

Yeah.

normally he'd just tank all of this without issue

ok

If he was wearing his shield and full plate, he would have taken 7 total damage this battle.

oof

I was keeping track.
rolling 2d8+27 = 5+3+27 = 35
He's still ok.

wow

Not great, but ok.

20 hp?
I'll handle this

And, uh...
Let's Aspir Najka.

Aspir?

abuhh

what's that do?

Mana drain.

oh
how much?

you gave these spoders all the toys

rolling 2d4+2 = 3+3+2 = 8
That much.

oh that's nothing

This other spider is going to turn around and be mad at Softpaws.
Dual claws!

"hello, pretty boy.."

rolling 2d20 = 11+4 = 15
That second one is a miss.
rolling 2d6+26 = 6+1+26 = 33
16 damage.
And then...
Fear Najka.

Why not.

okay cool

Speaking of which.
Her turn!
(gosh for some reason najka's pog reminds me a lot of bayonetta)

weird hats
headdress
glarses

Etude the dwarf's TGH
+8 TGH
and then a Refresh

do you not have ANY healing

I do
but its clearly not working

She has Regeneration and Cure.

ok

I have several Revive spells
its fine

Gosh, +8 TGH.
Insane.
Softpaws!

ok 5 more MP to make one sword wind and the other one
fire?

Why not both wind?

what's next in the loop

smack, turn to Wind, smack with fire

well i assumed that ohhhh

A monster's element can only be changed once per battle.

ah

I guess I didn't make that clear.

yeah it specifices

there you go

doesn't work if it already has an element

And now he's orange, the universal color of earth.
Gimme that 2d20 then.

ok so dual wind blades
rolling 2d20 = 8+6 = 14

One hit.

hm

Roll your damage.

rolling 2d6+22 = 6+1+22 = 29

21 damage total, then.
gosh

with the element boost?

Both of these spiders are missing like 6 legs each.
Yes, that was with the 1.25x.

darn

you wanna Pierce again, Sestina?

Sestina, see if you can get a double kill!

hang on i didn't do a second action

Ohhh.
Right, I keep forgetting elemental blades is a free action.

looks like the cat's out of the bag

now uh
is this thing in combat lock with me?

You have to declare it as such, and I wouldn't bother Poisoning it.

ok

Poison does not actually do damage in this game, and I think it should be renamed.
It reduces the effect of healing on you.

weird

Yeah.

Decay, perhaps?

anyway I'll use dark presence

Something like that, yeah.
Fair enough!

Entropy?

-1 to a mod of choice

(that's night's curse)

yeah that one

Which mod?
Also note that it's -1/level, so it's actually a -5.

a one that affects physical defense

TGH, then.
Sestina, now it is your turn.

lets see if the dice favor me

drumroll

they should, it's facing me now

sharpshooter feat to -5 to hit and +10 daamge

Oh gosh.
Good luck.

if this keeps going I'm puting Helix on that damn north spider

rolling 1d20 = 12 = 12

A hit!

excellent

Roll damage, adding 10.

rolling 2d8+24+2d6+10 = 2+6+24+6+2+10 = 50

OW

Hm.
I'm going to remove that 2d6 damage for the second spider.
Since it isn't your target.

ok

But otherwise...

are they dead finally?

31 damage to the first guy, and 8 to the second.
You won't believe this, but the second spider has literally 2 hp left.

god damn it
Rylar pls

blow it up rylar

Rylar! For once, hit something!
rolling d20 = 19 = 19

FINALLY
is it a crit???

praise be

rolling 2d8+28 = 5+7+28 = 40

what is this, Pokemon???

And that's 24 damage, plenty to kill the spider.
Najka lets out a sigh

"well that was a bit shit"

"That felt exhausting"
"Rylar get over here"
Rylar Lancedriver is bleeding from many places and is swearing in pirate words.

"You need healling. Now"
Rylar Lancedriver does not think he can leap across rooftops in his condition.
Najka sighs again

"augh..."
Najka hops across
Softpaws hops across and shoves his health potion in rylar's hands

don't waste it
I have infinite healing

Right, that's good for tonight, I think.

ok

literally
Najka spams the Heal Wounds cantrip on Rylar

yeah im done
that was fun though!

"I was almost rooting for the spiders."

that was fun, yes

I have two other battles, but those can be for another time, or left aside.

"If Rylar was eat they'd have eaten us"

ok i can take a nap

I've already learned an awful lot from this battle.

blessed

"Its better to keep people alive"
you learned that Rylar can't hit a fucking giant spider that's right in his face
Rylar Lancedriver is muttering to himself.

"Miserable molecules of moldering mildew..."

And in case we don't come back to this, lemme show you the other encounters I made.

"he's speaking in finneganisms. the venom must be destroying his brain"

"Mildew doesn't molder, Rylar..."
that whole fight was just 2 hours

So I had some very large and tanky earth boys up top.

1 hour per spider

oh hello

hmmm

They just take hits and cast earth magic, nothing special.

I see
plant boss!

The giant flytrap to the top right was more strategic.
It did automatic damage if it was in CL with you, and its mini-plants could force you to make DEX saves or be pulled towards the center.

yikes

As well as just slapping people with tentacles.
And I did actually show off everything the spiders had.
Although I constantly forgot their cursed bite.

Cursed Bite, Fear, Dismantle, Leap...

And Aspir.

and Aspir
which amounted to nothing

And the bite/claw/spines attacks.
Alright, that's it.

we did it guys

Go sleep/eat/nap/whatever.

we saved the town

Out I go!

see ya druf