Dark tides

one of the best series I've seen in a while. I really like Giannis, so that was a fun game!

you move across the island closer to the shipwreck. You see evidence of the storms brutality at each passing step. Trees on the island are knocked down, flotsam from many ships is washing ashore and there are bodies of dead sailors everywhere.

You reach the ship that Sjon described. She is in fairly good shape and appears to be Elvish in look, as far as you can tell. There are the bodies of many dead sailors strewn around her.

you are entering the map from the SE corner (where the arrow is).

You may take your turn normally for now. Just try to go in some sort of order.

“Lessee whether they be fresh or picked clean. Stay together and keep watch. Something killed ‘em.”

Hawkes approaches the nearest corpse to our corner, looking around for a piece of driftwood he can poke with.

Sjon watches Hawkes pensively. He leans over to Tankard to share a memory.

"I once met a performer in a beachside tavern who claimed to be able to speak with the freshly deceased. She claimed they could neither lie, nor speak at length. Hence, the saying 'Dead men tell no tales'."

will get things updated this evening.... had a terrible night last night; denied a promotion, terrible storms that drove my dog nuts and then he was attacked during a walk by a big ass dog that jumped a four foot fence. Fortunately, he's ok.

as you approach the body, it raises up and starts to emit a high pitch scream... as do the others in the vicinity.


Initiative please.



let me know if anyone is having trouble seeing anything on this map. I'm a bit out of practice with this and will be working on making it better this weekend

Sjon Barker
HP: 109/109, AC: 16, Speed: 30, PP: 15
Saves: INT +3 WIS +9, Init: +3
SpellSV DC: 17, Spell Atk: +9
Slots: 4/3/3/3/2/1
Remaining: 4/3/3/3/2/1
Wild Shape: 2/2
Staff: 10/10

Initiative roll
Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +3" : 7 + 3 = 10

Captain Hawkes

AC AC 18
Hp 86/86
HD 5d10
7d8
Spell save 15
Passive perception 15
Passive insight 17

Spells:
1:4
2:3
3:3
4:1
Mandolin spells 1/day
fly
invisibility
levitate
protection from evil and good
cure wounds (3rd level)
dispel magic
protection from energy (lightning only)

Inspiration 3
Maneuvers 4
Adv. Con save 1
Venom dagger (+3d6) 1

Stored spells in ring:
Find traps
Revivify

Initiative
Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +5" :

16 + 5 = 21

Pyriannix "Crispy"

HP: 71/71
AC: 17
Hit Dice 3d8/9d6
Speed:40
Ki: (3/3)
Sorcery Points: (9/9)
Spells:
1st: (4/4)
2nd: (3/3)
3rd: (3/3)
4th:(3/3)
5th: (1/1)
Spell DC: 16
Breath Weapon: 15' Cone of Fire 3d6 1/rest
DC: 12 vs Dex for 1/2 damage
Buffs:
Elemental Affinity: Add CHR bonus to fire spell damage (+4)
Heart of Fire: Whenever you start casting any spell of 1st level or higher, fiery magic erupts from you. This eruption causes creatures of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you to take fire damage equal to half your sorcerer level (minimum of 1). (+3)


Initiative:

Roll(1d20)+3:
11,+3
Total:14

meant to give you guys a visual of what you're facing....



also, I believe that Chris is on vacation at the moment and Mike goes shortly as well (if he hasn't already) so we might be delayed for a week or so

Thanks Josh. I’ll have lots of downtime in IL so no need to delay on my account

oh, ok dude. Just wanted to give you that option if you needed it.

No worries, I want a fun/low stress chapter here

Tankard initiative

Result of the throw of dice "1d20" :

10



We are back!

Ok, round one begins...

Initiative Order:

Hawkes: 21
Crispy: 14
?????: 11
Sjon and Tankard at 10: as per the rules, you two decide who goes first

Hawkes is up!

Rolling "1d20 +11" 2 times

Captain Hawkes

AC AC 18
Hp 86/86
HD 5d10
7d8
Spell save 15
Passive perception 15
Passive insight 17

Second Wind d10+5 (short rest)

Action surge (short rest)

Superiority dice (d8): 4. (short rest)
Maneuvers: Commanders strike, maneuvering attack, pushing attack Dc17

Bardic inspiration: d8 3/short rest
Adv. Con save 1
Venom dagger (+3d6) 1

Spells:
1:4
2:3
3:3
4:1
Mandolin spells 1/day
fly
invisibility
levitate
protection from evil and good
cure wounds (3rd level)
dispel magic
protection from energy (lightning only)

Stored spells in ring:
Find traps
Revivify

Hawkes draws the sun blade, steps to kL-15 and goes snicker snack!

1: 2 + 11 = 13
2: 11 + 11 = 22

Damage vs undead is 2d8
Rolling "2d8 +7" 2 times

1: 1 + 3 + 7 = 11
2: 2 + 3 + 7 = 12

navyik wrote:

Hawkes draws the sun blade, steps to kL-15 and goes snicker snack!

Jedi Jack?  

Hawkes Skywalker cleaves into the Zombie with two precision strokes. It continues to moan what sounds like a name.... "Volkanderrrrr" and loses an arm from Hawkes' attacks.

Crispy is up!

Pyriannix "Crispy"

HP: 71/71
AC: 17
Hit Dice 3d8/9d6
Speed:40
Ki: (3/3)
Sorcery Points: (9/9)
Spells:
1st: (4/4)
2nd: (3/3)
3rd: (3/3)
4th:(3/3)
5th: (1/1)
Spell DC: 16
Breath Weapon: 15' Cone of Fire 3d6 1/rest
DC: 12 vs Dex for 1/2 damage
Buffs:
Elemental Affinity: Add CHR bonus to fire spell damage (+4)
Heart of Fire: Whenever you start casting any spell of 1st level or higher, fiery magic erupts from you. This eruption causes creatures of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you to take fire damage equal to half your sorcerer level (minimum of 1). (+3)



Crispy elects to dig right in to some crowd control work and uncorks a fireball spell centered on H-12 (not too familiar with the hex system, but looks like that will get 6 walkers in the radius).

Fireball
3 evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V S M (A tiny ball of bat guano and sulfur)
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
A bright streak flashes from your pointing finger to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into an explosion of flame. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a Dexterity saving throw. A target takes 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The fire spreads around corners. It ignites flammable objects in the area that aren’t being worn or carried.


Roll(8d6)+4:
2,3,5,3,6,2,3,5,+4
Total:33

Spell DC: 16. Will declare rest of turn pending resolution of the fireball spell...

they all missed their saves. I will update the map later today when they go.

whit10 wrote:they all missed their saves. I will update the map later today when they go.

Assuming the 6 are all still up. Crispy will spend 2 sorcery points to cast a second Fireball as a bonus action, same location (if any perished in the first blast let me know and I will reposition the second).

Roll(8d6)+4:
1,6,6,6,4,4,2,5,+4
Total:38

He will reposition himself to J-18 to cover Hawkes' flank.

Done.

Whitey wrote:


Crispy elects to dig right in to some crowd control work and uncorks a fireball spell centered on H-12 (not too familiar with the hex system, but looks like that will get 6 walkers in the radius).

generally speaking with squares, you target the intersection and with hexes you target the actual hex itself, for counting radius kinds of things

GM - since the hexes already have numbers on them, do we really need A# coordinates as well?
When you move the zombies, can you try to line them up inside a hex, most are fine, but there are a couple that seem to split 2 hexes.

just a comment about the map... it is going to change after this fight. Sorry about that, I had gotten used to using a hex map years ago and it didn't really occur to me until yesterday that it needs to be changed. It just works better as squares

its no big deal either way
I always liked hexes too, but squares work better for anything indoors like dungeons or places with square walls\hallways

ok, sorry for the delay.

Crispy's fireball hits four zombies full force; they are all blackened and burned... but still up.

at Initiative 11; the zombies go... they continue to moan "Voldander" and move to the attack (all of them have picked up weapons on the ground or that were near them)

The one next to Hawkes attacks:

Roll(1d20)+6:
7,+6
Total:13

Miss

two more move to attack Hawkes and three move up to Crispy

attacks on Hawkes:

Roll(1d20)+6:
15,+6
Total:21

Roll(1d20)+6:
17,+6
Total:23

hit and hit!

Roll(1d8)+6:
4,+6
Total:10

Roll(1d8)+6:
8,+6
Total:14

24 point of damage total to Hawkes.

3 attacks on Crispy:

Roll(1d20)+6:
8,+6
Total:14

Roll(1d20)+6:
12,+6
Total:18

Roll(1d20)+6:
18,+6
Total:24

two hits to Crispy

Roll(1d8)+6:
8,+6
Total:14

Roll(1d8)+6:
4,+6
Total:10

24 total damage to Crispy.

The rest of the zombies move up but are not in range to attack yet.

Sjon and Tankard are up. Decide who is going to go first please.

I'll defer to Chris for Tankards turn.

Chris wrote:Taulie Tankard

AC 21
110\110

WIS +8, CON+7, CHA +6
spell save DC 16 cleric, 14 sorc
channel divinity 1\2
PP 18

spell slots available:
4/4
3/3
3/3
3/3
2/2
1/1

Tankdard lumbers to hex 1514 or M-14 drawing out his Holy Beer Stein

Action - Turn Undead



  Channel Divinity: Turn Undead
   As an action, you present your holy symbol and speak a prayer censuring the undead. Each undead that can see or hear you within 30 feet of you must make a Wisdom saving throw. If the creature fails its saving throw, it is turned for 1 minute or until it takes any damage.
   A turned creature must spend its turns trying to move as far away from you as it can, and it can’t willingly move to a space within 30 feet of you. It also can’t take reactions. For its action, it can use only the Dash action or try to escape from an effect that prevents it from moving. If there’s nowhere to move, the creature can use the Dodge action.


hex 1514 catches all but 1 undead, the farthest to the left, in the effect radius, counting 6 hexes from Tankard in any direction!  


that's a WIS save DC = 16
for each zombie, except the 1 out range

Quick clarification for my inexperienced eyes: Fireball has a radius of 20'. Looks like you laid out the blast crater with a 20' diameter? Hex spaces are 5', yeah?

well placed, saves vs. Turn:

Roll(1d20)+0:
14,+0
Total:14

Roll(1d20)+0:
9,+0
Total:9

Roll(1d20)+0:
13,+0
Total:13

Roll(1d20)+0:
19,+0
Total:19

Roll(1d20)+0:
8,+0
Total:8

Roll(1d20)+0:
6,+0
Total:6

Roll(1d20)+0:
12,+0
Total:12

Roll(1d20)+0:
20,+0
Total:20

Roll(1d20)+0:
17,+0
Total:17

Roll(1d20)+0:
10,+0
Total:10

Roll(1d20)+0:
13,+0
Total:13

Ok, 3 out of the 11 made their saves. The ones that didn't will take their 'run away' actions on their turn.

Sjon is up.

yes, Mike that is the blast radius. This is my fault, the map sucks and I will be using a regular grid in the future. Is it too small?

remember your Attacks of Opportunity will BREAK the turning effect

I think it's too small by half. 4 hex on either side of the original H-12 blast point.

damn, you are correct. I read that as diameter for some dumb reason. I will correct it on the next map posting. (and will correct the number of zombies affected)

ok, Crispy and Tankard please note your bonuses/healing from Sjon.

Top of round 2;

Hawkes is up (I will update the map when the Zombies go as no movement has changed as of yet)

whit10 wrote:ok, Crispy and Tankard please note your bonuses/healing from Sjon.

Top of round 2;

Hawkes is up (I will update the map when the Zombies go as no movement has changed as of yet)

Hawkes got Guidance not Tankard

ack... so he did. The problem with trying to update this while also working. Thanks for catching that Chris!

Crispy nods a quick thanks to Sjon for the rejuvenation

just in case it got lost in the posts..... Hawkes is up (no rush, as I will probably not be paying attention to this after work today)

I will post shortly

Captain Hawkes

AC AC 18
Hp 86/62
HD 5d10
7d8
Spell save 15
Passive perception 15
Passive insight 17

Second Wind d10+5 (short rest)

Action surge (short rest)

Superiority dice (d8): 4. (short rest)
Maneuvers: Commanders strike, maneuvering attack, pushing attack Dc17

Bardic inspiration: d8 3/short rest
Adv. Con save 1
Venom dagger (+3d6) 1

Spells:
1:4
2:3
3:3
4:1
Mandolin spells 1/day
fly
invisibility
levitate
protection from evil and good
cure wounds (3rd level)
dispel magic
protection from energy (lightning only)

Stored spells in ring:
Find traps
Revivify

Hawkes steps to 1713 to reveal any that may still be hostile. “They’re mindless thralls.  Something else is motivating them; who is this Volander?”

If a zombie makes an AoO, Hawkes will step to and attack that one twice with the sun blade. If not, he will take the dodge action and observe.

ok, so you're not holding your action for a later initiative, right? Hawkes is not attacked as he moves.

If not, Crispy is up

Correct.

ok, Crispy is up; then I will update the map when the baddies go

Crispy will take his turn this evening.

Pyriannix "Crispy"

HP: 59/71
AC: 17
Hit Dice 3d8/9d6
Speed:40
Ki: (3/3)
Sorcery Points: (7/9)
Spells:
1st: (4/4)
2nd: (3/3)
3rd: (1/3)
4th:(3/3)
5th: (1/1)
Spell DC: 16
Breath Weapon: 15' Cone of Fire 3d6 1/rest
DC: 12 vs Dex for 1/2 damage
Buffs:
Elemental Affinity: Add CHR bonus to fire spell damage (+4)
Heart of Fire: Whenever you start casting any spell of 1st level or higher, fiery magic erupts from you. This eruption causes creatures of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of you to take fire damage equal to half your sorcerer level (minimum of 1). (+3)


Crispy will huck a Fire Bolt at the walker occupying Hex 2010:

Fire Bolt
cantrip evocation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 120 feet
Components: V S
Duration: Instantaneous
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
You hurl a mote of fire at a creature or object within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target takes 1d10 fire damage. A flammable object hit by this spell ignites if it isn’t being worn or carried. This spell’s damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level (2d10), 11th level (3d10), and 17th level (4d10).

Roll(1d20)+8:
9,+8
Total:17

Damage if that hits:

Roll(3d10)+8:
5,7,1,+8
Total:21


Crispy will maintain his current position. Done.

Crispy targets one of the fiends in front of him and he drops it with a blast of fire.

I will update the map and take their turns tomorrow. Just been a long damned week...

Tankard's holy presence and appeal to his deity turns the zombies. They start shambling away as if in fear of his holy might.

one didn't get affected... he moves up to Hawkes drawling the name "Volkanderrrrrr" but is out of actions.

Map is updated.

I believe that Tankard is up.

Tankard plods through the sand to 1413 to enjoy flanking from Hawkes. He will swing his Battle Axe +2 at the zombie


Battle Axe +2: +7 to hit, d8+3 damage +d8 thunder

Result of the throw of dice "1d20 +9" :

3 + 9 = 12




if that hits
Result of the throw of dice "2d8 +3" :

1 + 2 + 3 = 6

Chris wrote:Taulie Tankard

AC 21
110\110

WIS +8, CON+7, CHA +6
spell save DC 16 cleric, 14 sorc
channel divinity 1\2
PP 18

spell slots available:
4/4
3/3
3/3
3/3
2/2
1/1

actually, these things aren't that hard to hit....

Tankard hits the zombie with his axe, opening a gaping wound.

Sjon is up

sorry, didn't see that Joe had commented until now. I will update tonight