NPC Graveyard

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I'm going to post the stat blocks for NPCs you guys defeat in combat, in case you're curious how they did some of the things they did.

Encounter 1: The Feast of All Souls


Three 3rd level goblin fighters (using my homebrew fighter class)

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Fighter 3
Feats:
Fast as Lightning- Immediate action attack at full BAB
Expert Parry- Immediate action parry 1 attack
Combat Alacrity-extra attack on a standard action attack
Wolfpack Tactics (Combat feat): At this level, they gained: If any ally is flanking an adjacent enemy, you are too. And can take an AoO on an enemy that's damaged by an ally once per round
Mounted Combat (Tome)

Stats: Str 13 (19 buffed), Dex 14 (12 buffed), Con 14, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 6
HD 3d10+6 (21 hps)
AC 17 (15 buffed)
Attack: +6 (1d8+1), +10 flanking (from barghest's feat), +7 javelin (1d6+1)
  buffed: +11 (1d10+9+2d6fire), +15 flanking, +8 javelin (1d6+7+2d6fire)

Saves: F5, R3(2),W2

goblins have MW chain shirts and glaives. Have MW javelins readied before fight. Also MW saddles (+2 ride).
Ride +12 (11).

Two 3rd level goblin bards

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Dragonborn Goblin Bard 3
Stats (buffed): 12(18) Str, 12(10) Dex, 15 Con, 10 Int, 8 Wis, 11 Cha
HD: 3d6+6 (16)
AC: 16 (10+4 armor) (14 buffed)
Attacks: +4 longspear (1d6+1) [buffed +10 (1d8+9+2d6fire)]
Saves: F3, R4(3), W2
Feats: Dragonfire Inspiration, Song of the Heart
Skills: Knowledge (History, Dungeoneering, Arcana, Planes, Nature) +5, Know  (Religion) +4, Perform +7 (5r+2circ)
Skill Trick: Collector of Stories
Bardic Knowledge: +5
Equipment: chain shirt, MW longspear, sling, MW instrument, wand of CLW (27 charges)

Spells:
0th: Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Message, Prestidigitation, Ghost Sound, Mending
1st: Inspirational Boost, Silent Image, Alarm

This bard's Inspire Courage adds +2d6 fire damage to everyone's attacks (This never got used, as this guy wound up running Countersong instead, to negate the harpy's song and cloaker abilities. It failed the perform check against the cloakers, and wound up being nauseated.)

Goblin Savage Bard 3
Stats: 12(18) Str, 12(10) Dex, 15 Con, 10 Int, 8 Wis, 11 Cha
HD: 3d6+6 (16)
AC: 16 (10+4 armor) (14 buffed)
Attacks: +4 longspear (1d6+1) [buffed +10 (1d8+9+2d6fire)]
Saves: F3, R2(1), W2
Feats: Obtain Familiar, Song of the Heart
Skills: Knowledge (Local, Dungeoneering, Nature) +5, Hide +11(6), Listen +8 (6) Perform +7 (5r+2circ), Survival +5
Skill Trick: Collector of Stories
Bardic Knowledge: +5
Equipment: Badge of Valor, chain shirt, MW longspear, sling, MW instrument, wand of CLW (23 charges), scroll of Silent Image
Spells:
0th: Dancing Lights, Detect Magic, Message, Prestidigitation, Ghost Sound, Mending
1st: Inspirational Boost, Silent Image, Alarm

This bard's Inspire Courage dds +3 to hit and damage to everyone's attacks

Familiar: a bat http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/bat.htm

5 Worgs: as in SRD before buffs

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After buffed w/Enlarge, Bull's Str, and IC
Str 23, Dex 13, large size
HP 30
AC 11
Attack: Bite +11 (1d8+12+2d6fire), trip +14 (vs. 10+str+BAB+size)

1 greater barghest with two crusader levels

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Unbuffed
Size: Large
HD 9d8+2d10+55+11 (51+55+11=117)
AC: 30 (10+9nat+4dex+8armor-1size)
Saves: F16, R11, W14
Stats: Str 20, Dex 19, Con 22, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 18
BAB/Grapple: 11/20
Attacks: Large guisarme +19/+14/+14 (2d6+11)
                       +16/+9/+9 (2d6+11) w/Stone Power
                       +20/15/15 (2d6+11) w/Stone Power and flanking
         Large Bow +18/+13/+13 (2d6+9)
          and bite +12 (1d8+2)
                    +7 (1d8+2) w/Stone Power
                    +11 (1d8+2) w/Stone Power and flanking

Planned Tactics (this didn't happen...): The barghest and his minions use Mass Invis. to ambush enemies. They buff silently while waiting or stalking with Mass Enlarge, Bull's Strength, Rage, and Blink on the Barghest.

Suprize round: Barghest takes the highest initiative of one minion via WPT, and activates Leading the Charge, granting them all +6 damage. They charge, and set up flanking, all gaining a +4 to hit. The worgs attack first, hoping to trip and make it easier for everyone. The goblins use Combat Alacrity to get 2 attacks each, but save their immediate actions.

Round 1: Barghest activates Thicket of Blades. Everyone attacks.

Buffed with Mass Enlarge and Bull's Str
Size: Huge
HD 9d8+2d10+55+11 (51+55+11=117)
AC: 28 (10+9nat+3dex+8armor-2size), Touch 11, FF 25
Saves: F16, R10, W14
Stats: Str 26, Dex 17, Con 22, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 18
BAB/Grapple: 11/27
Attacks: Huge guisarme +24/+19/+19 (3d6+19+2d6fire)
                       +19/+14/+14 (3d6+19+2d6fire) w/Stone Power
                       +23/18/18 (3d6+18+2d6fire) w/Stone Power and flanking
         Huge Bow +20/+15/+15 (3d6+12+2d6fire)
          and bite +14 (2d6+6+2d6fire)
                    +9 (2d6+6+2d6fire) w/Stone Power

Defenses: DR 5/-, 10 THP/round (w/-5 attack penalty), Thicket of Blades

Offenses: Flanks anyone allies flank, gains +4 from flanking and so do allies, one AoO against an enemy hit by an ally once per round

Items: Large magic guisarme (+1/3 enh, so +4), Gloves of Dex (+1/3, so +4), Belt of Con (+4), Large composite magic bow (+4 enh, made for 20 str, 2d8+8 dmg, 140' range inc.) with least weapon crystal of returning, magic chain shirt

Crusader Maneuvers (IL6):
    * 1st level (5, all readied thanks to 3 rounds of not using any): Defensive Rebuke (DS3 1 prereq, swift, boost, enemies attacking allies provoke), Vanguard Strike (DS1, no prereq, std, if attack hits allies gain +4 to attack target till next turn), Revitalizing Strike (DS3, 1 prereq, std, heal 3d6+7 to one ally w/in 10 ft), Stone Vise (SD2 no prereq, std +1d6 dmg, Fort (DC 12+Str) or movement is 0 for 1 round), Bonecrusher (SD3 no prereq, std, +4d6 damage and target suffers +10 to confirm crits afterward), Leading the Charge (WR1, no prereqs, swift, stance, allies that charge gain +IL to damage)
    * 2nd level: Thicket of Blades (DS3 1 prereq, swift, stance, all movement provokes)

Cha to Will saves

Feats: 1, 3, 6, 9, 1 bonus from taint (thanks Kuro! )

Wolfpack Tactics [Combat]
Benefits: This combat feat scales with your base attack bonus.

   * BAB+0: If an ally is flanking an opponent you are in melee with, you are considered to be flanking that opponent also, and get all the normal benefits of flanking.
    * BAB+1: Once per round you make make an Attack of Opportunity on an opponent damaged by one of your allies.
    * BAB+6: If one of your allies is flanking an opponent, you are considered to be flanking that opponent also, even if you are using a ranged attack.
    * BAB +11: You may change your initiative order to act on the same initiative count as one of your allies. This free action must be taken after initiative checks are rolled, but before regular rounds begin. It lasts for the entire combat, or until you ready or delay your action, just as if you had initially rolled this initiative roll.
    * BAB +16: You may step in front of an attack directed at one of your allies that is within your reach as an immediate action. You take the damage from the attack instead of them, or if it is a non-damaging attack you are affected instead of them. Any resistances or immunities you have against the attack apply normally. This can work against rays, but not against area attacks.

Expert Tactician (Tome): (+4 flanking for you and allies, feint as immediate,
make difficult terrain as move, count as being 5' from position for flanking)

Stone Power (take up to -5 attack, gain 2x temp. hit points for 1 round. Can use w/normal attacks or Stone Dragon strikes)

Extra Granted Maneuver

Great Fortitude [Combat]
You are so tough. Your belly is like a prism.

Benefits: This is a combat feat that scales with your Base Attack Bonus.

    * +0: You gain a +3 bonus to your Fortitude Saves.
    * +1: You die at -20 instead of -10.
    * +6: You gain 1 hit point per level.
    * +11: You gain DR of 5/-.

Skills (copy/paste from MM, except Concentration): Bluff +16, Climb +17, Concentration +20, Diplomacy +8, Disguise +4 (+6 acting), Hide +10*, Intimidate +18, Jump +21, Listen +16, Move Silently +14, Sense Motive +16, Spot +16 Survival +16 (+18 following tracks), Tumble +16

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Encounter 2: Electric Boogaloo

Volodni Stormlord

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Combat stats

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HD: 10d8+50 (95 hit points)
BAB/Grapple: +7/6
Saves: F16, R17(3+3dex+4enh+7defl), W17
AC: 32 (10+7defl+8armor+4nat+3dex), Touch 20, FF 29
Move 30 (fly 120, perfect)
Init: +6

Wis 22 (14+2race+2level+4enh)
Con 21 (15+2race+4enh)
Dex 17 (13+4enh)
Int 10 (12-2race)
Str 8
Cha 8 (10-2 race)

Senses: Low light vision, +25 Listen (take 10 as free action, not affected by distractions, anyone he can hear is considered seen for targeting with ranged attacks), Blindsense 60', immune to weather; Omen of Peril at will, Divination 6/day
Communication: Message, Sending, Whispering Wind, and Ghost Sound at will

Attacks: (ranged touch +13)
Angry Hands (Short range touch, 10d4 lightning + entangle 1 rnd)
Chain Lightning (800 ft, 10d6, no save, full damage to all targets... ignores resistance, half to immune; double range if only as Lightning Bolt)

"Interference/CC":
Gust of Wind (windstorm strength) or Wind Wall as immediate action (and up to long range)
Storm Hound (20' radius windstorm, 100' movement, medium range, blowing inward or outward, free action to direct, FRA to dismiss/call)
Sleet Storm (as spell)
Dust Storm (1d6/lvl slashing dmg, cone, Solid Fog for 1 rnd, Ref DC 21 halves)
Loud Noises (medium long range 20' area stun, +2d6 dmg, Fort DC 21 halves/negates)
Telekinesis (swift action to use/maintain)
Control Weather
Rain Storm (100 mile radius rain)

Other: Fast Healing 1 and HiPS (from armor)

Feats:

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Danger Sense
#  +0: You get a +3 bonus on Initiative checks.
# +1: For the purpose of Search, Spot, and Listen, you are always considered to be "actively searching". You also get Uncanny Dodge.
# +6: You may take 10 on Listen, Spot, and Search checks.

Flyby Attack

Alertness [Skill]
Your ears are so sharp you probably wouldn't miss your eyes. (This is a Skill feat that scales with your ranks in Listen.)
Benefits: You gain a +3 bonus to Listen checks.
4: You can make a Listen check once a round as a free action. You don't take penalties for distractions on your Listen checks.
9: You gain blindsense to 60 feet. You don't take penalties for ambient noise, such as loud winds. Divide any distance penalties you take on Listen checks by two.

Zen Archery
#  +0: You may use your Wisdom Modifier in place of your Dexterity Modifier on ranged attack rolls.
# +1: Any opponent you can hear is considered an opponent you can see for purposes of targeting them with ranged attacks.
# +6: If you cast a Touch Spell, you can deliver it with a ranged weapon (though you must hit with a normal attack to deliver the spell).

Skills: Concentration +18(13r+5con), Know(Nature) +13, Survival +19, Listen +22(6cc+6wis+10comp), Hide +17(0r+10comp+4race+3dex), Spot +6(6wis)

Items: Con (belt), Wis (headband), Dex (gloves) boosters (+4); Listen booster (earings, +10); Cloak of "Elvenkind" (+10 hide), Darkleaf Armor, Amulet of Natural Armor (+4), Vest of Resistance (+4)

Immunities and Resistances: DR 10/slashing, Cold 5; Immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, polymorphing, Electricity, Sonic effects, and crits

Darkleaf Armor

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This armor, grown rather than made, consists of hundreds of leaves that are as hard as iron.

    Knowledge (Nature) Ranks: Benefit
    4: You can change the way your armor smells to animals as a swift action. You gain a +2 bonus to handle animal, and you may use this ability to issue taught commands and tricks in only 10 minutes time.
    8: Your armor grows small roots into you, granting you fast healing 1.
    13: You gain hide in plain sight, but only in natural surroundings.

Volodni racial traits:

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+2 Constitution, +2 Wisdom, –2 Intelligence, –2 Charisma.
• Medium-size.
• Land speed 30 feet.
• Cold resistance 5.
• +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in wooded terrain.
• Low-Light Vision: Volodnis can see twice as far as a human
in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions
of poor illumination. They retain the ability to distinguish
color and detail under these conditions.
• Plant: Volodnis are immune to poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning,
and polymorphing. They are not subject to critical hits
or mind-affecting effects.
• DR 10/slashing (updated to 3.5 from the old "Half damage from Piercing." used in 3.0. This was based on how Treants were similarly converted.)
• Sustenance.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Sylvan. Bonus Languages:
By character region.

Stormlord abilities:

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Call of the Storm (Su): A Storm Lord may cast Message, Sending, Whispering Wind, and Ghost Sound as SLAs at will. He also treats anything with the [Earth], [Water], [Air], or [Electricity] descriptors as being on his class list for the purposes of items.

Angry Hands (Su): As an attack action the Storm Lord throws Lightning from his fists. This is a Ranged Touch Attack within Short Range. It strikes for 1d4 Lightning Damage per Storm Lord level and entangles the target until the end of your next turn.

Approaching Doom (Sp): The Storm Lord may cast Omen of Peril at will.

Inevitable Tide (Ex): Freedom of Movement does not apply to wind effects. If your DM thinks it does, or you do. The Storm Lords wind effects still limit your movement anyway. Deal. Also, Storm Lords have weathered the most terrible of storms, and aren't afraid of that crap. They are immune to fear.

Storm Hound (Su): The Storm Lord is followed by a piece of wayward storm. This is an Obscuring Mist effect that moves 100ft per round as directed by the Storm Lord. It can be directed as a free action, and dismissed, recalled, or both with a full round action. It can never be more than medium range away from the Storm Lord, and he cannot direct it if he does not have line of effect to some part of it. The Storm Hound is immune to any wind affect created by the Storm Lord, but if dispersed through another wind affect, is treated as dismissed. You may recall any level of Storm Lord you like, as long as you have reached that level.

At level 5 this becomes a Fog Cloud.

At level 10 a 20ft radius patch of wind blowing either inward or outward at Windstorm Speed (Use saving throw of 10+1/2 level + Wisdom modifier).

At level 15 a Solid Fog effect.

At level 19 a Control Winds effect at CL = Storm Lord Level. It's radius can be changed with a full round action.

Winds of Change (Ex): The Storm Lord has winds whip around him, granting a +4 deflection bonus to AC and Reflex saves that increases by 1 every 3 levels (5 at 4th, 6 at 7th, ect.).

Loud Noises (Su): The Storm Lord may cause whipping wind to become very loud in a 20ft radius at medium range. This forces a fort save (10+1/2 level+Wisdom modifier) against deafness and does 2d6 Sonic damage. At level 10 a failed save also results in being stunned for 1 round.

Blown Away (Su): The Storm Lord may use Gust of Wind as an immediate action.

Lightning Bolt (Sp): The Storm Lord may use Lightning Bolt as an at will SLA at CL equal to his character level. The save DC is 10 + 1/2 level + Wisdom mod, and there is no damage dice cap.

Storm Immunities (Ex): A Storm Lord becomes immune to Sonic, Electricity, And all effects outlined under the heading "Weather" in the DMG. This includes being able to see through weather effects such as Sleet, Fog, ect. including his own. This applies even if created by a spell, but does not apply to spell effects not outlined in the DMG, such as the Solid part of a Solid Fog spell.

Wind Wall (Sp): The Storm Lord may use Wind Wall as an SLA at CL = Storm Lord Level at will. Saving throw of 10+1/2 level+Wis mod.

Majesty (Su) The Storm Lord flies on the winds that whip around him. He flies at average maneuverability with a speed of 40ft. He may also use Telekinesis at will but only Sustained Force and Combat Maneuver, using his Wisdom modifier for combat maneuver and a DC of 10+1/2 level+ Wis mod for sustained force.

Long Arm of the Storm (Ex): Both Loud Noises and Angry Hands extend to Long range. His Gust of Wind and Lightning Bolt SLAs double there range.

Rain Season (Su): The Storm Lord can make it Rain in a 100 mile radius emanation. He can make it keep raining forever. The emanation is always centered on him. He can also stop making it rain.

Sleet Storm (Sp): As the spell, at will, save DC is 10+1/2 level+Wis mod, CL = Storm Lord level.

Dust Storm (Su): A Raging Dust Storm is manifested in a 60ft Cone in front of the Storm Lord. It does 1d6 Slashing Damage per Storm Lord level, Ref save for half (10+1/2 level+Wis mod). The dust lingers in the air, mimicking the effects of Solid Fog for one round.

Lightning is My Middle Name (Su): The Storm Lord can cast Chain Lightning at CL = Storm Lord level at will. Unlike the spell, it offers no saving throw, does not halve damage on successive targets, and has no dice cap.

Additionally, all Storm Lord powers that do electricity damage bypass all resistance and do half damage to immune creatures. And Lightning Bolt no longer offers a save.

Approaching Doom 2: Electric Boogaloo (Su): The Storm Lord may sit down and meditate for an hour, during which lots of electricity crackles around him. At the end of this hour, he obtains an answer to one question as the Divination spell with CL = Storm Lord level.

He may do this Wisdom mod times per day.

Control Weather (Sp): Control Weather, as the spell, at will SLA. CL = Storm Lord level. Wisdom based. DC 10+1/2 level+Wis. the usual. The same is true of all future SLAs.

Swift Winds (Ex): Gust of Wind increases to Wind Storm level winds. Wind Wall becomes an immediate action. Telekinesis becomes a swift action, and maintaining it is also a swift action. Also, the Storm Lord fly speed increases to 120ft perfect fly.

Wind Walk (Sp): As the spell, Wisdom, CL yadda.

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Encounter 4: Advanced Phrenic Aboleth

Huge Aberration (Aquatic)
Hit Dice:   12d8+84 (138 hp)
Initiative:   +1
Speed:   10 ft. (2 squares), swim 60 ft.
Armor Class:   29 (-2 size, +1 Dex, +7 natural, +9 armor, +4 insight), touch 13, flat-footed 28
Base Attack/Grapple:   +9/+27
Attack:   Tentacle +23 melee (1d6+16 plus slime)
Full Attack:   4 tentacles +23 melee (1d6+16 plus slime)
Space/Reach:   15 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:   Enslave, psionics, slime
Special Qualities:   Aquatic subtype, darkvision 60 ft., mucus cloud, SR 22, Telepathy 500'
Saves:   Fort +15, Ref +9, Will +18 (includes +4 insight from Defensive Precognition)
Abilities:    Str 30, Dex 12, Con 24, Int 17, Wis 23, Cha 25
Skills:   Concentration +22, Knowledge (all) +30, Listen +21, Spot +21, Swim +18, UMD +14, Psicraft +8, Spellcraft +13
Feats: Quicken SLA (Hypnotic Pattern, Mind Thrust), Snatch, Combat School (Brutal Tentacle Rape), Mindsight
Challenge Rating:   11

Combat School [Combat]
You are a member of a completely arbitrary fighting school that has a number of recognizable signature fighting moves.

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Benefits: This is a combat feat that scales with your Base Attack Bonus.

    * +0: First, name your fighting style (such as "Hammer and Anvil Technique" or "Crescent Moon Style", or "Way of the
    Lightning Mace"). This fighting style only works with a small list of melee weapons that you have to describe the
    connectedness to the DM in a half-way believable way. Now, whenever you are using that technique in melee combat,
    you gain a +2 bonus on attack rolls.
    * +1: Your immersion in your technique gives you great martial prowess, you gain a +2 to damage rolls in melee combat.
    * +6: When you strike your opponent with the signature moves of your fighting school in melee, they must make a Fortitude
    Save (DC 26) or become dazed for one round.

House rules: Aboleths count as having max ranks in all knowledge skills and they also get a racial bonus equal to their hit dice.
They can speak, read, and write all languages, including ancient dead ones and secret ones.

I've replaced Psionic Dominate 1xday from Phrenic with Telepathy (500) for this aboleth, and replaced Force Screen with Inertial Armor and Empty Mind with Read Thoughts.

Phrenic abilities:

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HD     Abilities
1-2    3/day—defensive precognition (+4 insight to AC and saves for 12 minutes); 1/day—Inertial Armor (+9 AC for 12 hours)
3-4    3/day—Read Thoughts (instead of Empty Mind), Mind Thrust (12d10 dmg, DC 23 Will resists)
5-6    1/day—body adjustment (heals 5d12), brain lock (DC 19)
7-8    1/day—aversion (DC 19, see text), psionic blast (DC 20, all in 30' cone stunned for 4 rounds)
9-10    3/day—intellect fortress (half damage from spells/SLAs for 6 rounds as immediate); 1/day—psychic crush (DC 18 Will or drop to -1, take 4d6 on save)
11-12    Telepathy 500'

At will—hypnotic pattern (DC 17), illusory wall (DC 19), mirage arcana (DC 20), persistent image (DC 20), programmed image (DC 21), project image (DC 22), veil (DC 21). Effective caster level 16th. Save DCs are Charisma-based.

Enslave (Su)

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Three times per day, an aboleth can attempt to enslave any one living creature within 30 feet. The target must succeed on
a DC 19 Will save or be affected as though by a dominate person spell (caster level 16th). An enslaved creature obeys the
aboleth’s telepathic commands until freed by remove curse, and can attempt a new Will save every 24 hours to break free.
The control is also broken if the aboleth dies or travels more than 1 mile from its slave. The save DC is Charisma-based.

Minor Magic Items: Wisdom and Charisma boosting "headband", and an "amulet" that boosts Con and Str, and adds an enhancement bonus to attack and damage.


His rolls:

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Rnd 1: Spot, Listen: 1d20+21=34, 1d20+21=36
Initiative: 1d20+1=15
Bluff vs. Marlowe's Sense Motive was 16 (failed by 13)
"Caster level" check to beat Marlowe's nondetection effect with his Mindsight: 1d20+8=23 succeeded.
Knowledge check on Marlowe: 1d20+30=44 (vs. DC 11 (Common, adjacent, -4CR. He beat it by far more than 15+, so he knows details about Marlowe personally...)

Knowledge vs. Xuuvosic: 1d20+30=39 vs DC 31 (Very rare, adjacent, -4CR). He knows what Xuuvosic is, but not about him individually.

He would probably know everyone else individually...

The scaly, fish-like humanoids were skum right out of the MM1 (which IIRC used to be formed by aboleths, but I don't see that in their SRD write-up).

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Encounter 3 was never statted up fully, as I didn't intend for you guys to actually fight all those guys... at least not to the death, anyway. Here are my notes on them, though:

13th level druid with tendriculous companion

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Feats: Extend, Persist, DMM: Persist, sculpt spell, quicken spell, 1+more if human w/flaws

Zen Archery
#  +0: You may use your Wisdom Modifier in place of your Dexterity Modifier on ranged attack rolls.
# +1: Any opponent you can hear is considered an opponent you can see for purposes of targeting them with ranged attacks.
# +6: If you cast a Touch Spell, you can deliver it with a ranged weapon (though you must hit with a normal attack to deliver the spell).

Skills: Spot +26 (16+10), Listen +26, Conc 16+, Spellcraft 16+, Know (Nature) 16+

Items: Con (belt), Wis (headband), Dex (gloves) boosters (+4); Listen booster (earings, +10); Cloak of "Elvenkind" (+13 hide), Darkleaf Armor, Amulet of Natural Armor (+4), Vest of Resistance (+4)

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/tendriculos.htm

Spells per day:
8     8     6     6     5     4     2

1sts: Entangle,
2nd: Sculpted Faerie Fire
5ths: 2xBaleful Polymorph (Fort DC 25), Tree Stride, Control Winds, Owl's Insight
Hurricane: http://www.d20srd.org/srd/weather.htm#hurricane

6ths: Bite of the Werebear (Persistent on companion)
7th:

WS 4/day (Tiny, Plant, Large)
Venom Immunity (he'll be covered in paralytic poison)
Saves (base 8/4/8)
BAB 9

Wis 30 (15+3level+5enh+7insight)(+10)

CL: 13+1tattoo spell

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Vrock Gatekeeper

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This was just a standard vrock with modified feats, skills, and Wish-grade gear. I expected it to last longer via hit-and-run tactics... But due to the delay in the game, it's probably for the best that we get on past this encounter.

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/demon.htm#vrock
    Large Outsider (Chaotic, Extraplanar, Evil)
Hit Dice:   10d8+70 (135 hp) (33 (Raoul) + 58 (Cade) damage)
Initiative:   +13
Speed:   30 ft. (6 squares), fly 50 ft. (average)
Armor Class:   22 (–1 size, +4 Dex, +11 natural), touch 13, flat-footed 20
Base Attack/Grapple:   +10/+20
Attack:   Claw +15 melee (2d6+6)
Full Attack:   2 claws +15 melee (2d6+6) and bite +13 melee (1d8+3) and 2 talons +13 melee (1d6+3)
Space/Reach:   10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks:   Dance of ruin, spell-like abilities, spores, stunning screech, summon demon
Special Qualities:   Damage reduction 10/good, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to electricity and poison, resistance to acid 10, cold 10, and fire 10, spell resistance 17, telepathy 100 ft.
Saves:   Fort +16, Ref +11, Will +13
Abilities:   Str 23, Dex 19, Con 29, Int 14, Wis 20, Cha 20
Skills:   Concentration +22, Diplomacy +8, Hide +23, Intimidate +19, Knowledge (any one) +15, Listen +36, Move Silently +27, Search +15, Sense Motive +16, Spellcraft +15, Spot +36, Survival +3 (+5 following tracks)
Feats:   Feats: Quicken SLA (Mirror Image), Mindsight, Fiendish Invisibility (invisible for CR rounds after ingesting at least an ounce of humanoid blood), Tome Iron Will (allows it to hide from Mindsight)

Active effects: Fiendish Invis, Schism

A vrock is about 8 feet tall and weighs about 500 pounds.
Combat

Spell-Like Abilities: At will—mirror image (quickened 3xday), telekinesis (DC 18), greater teleport (self plus 50 pounds of objects only); 1/day—heroism. Caster level 12th. The save DCs are Charisma-based.

Spores (Ex): A vrock can release masses of spores from its body once every 3 rounds as a free action. The spores automatically deal 1d8 points of damage to all creatures adjacent to the vrock. They then penetrate the skin and grow, dealing an additional 1d4 points of damage each round for 10 rounds. At the end of this time, the victim is covered with a tangle of viny growths. (The vines are harmless and wither away in 1d4 days.) A delay poison spell stops the spores’ growth for its duration. Bless, neutralize poison, or remove disease kills the spores, as does sprinkling the victim with a vial of holy water.

Stunning Screech (Su): Once per hour a vrock can emit a piercing screech. All creatures except for demons within a 30-foot radius must succeed on a DC 22 Fortitude save or be stunned for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Summon Demon (Sp): Once per day a vrock can attempt to summon 2d10 dretches or another vrock with a 35% chance of success. This ability is the equivalent of a 3rd-level spell.
Skills: Vrocks have a +8 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks.

Skills: Use Psionic Device, Hide, Spot, Listen, Move Silently, Use Magic Device, Concentration, 3 more maxed

Tactics: Flies, teleports, spams Telekinesis while invisible.
Attacks: 12 at +15 (1d6 each)

Bling: Cloak of Elvenkind (boosts Hide to +20), Spot Booster, Con Booster, Charisma Booster, Wis and Dex boosters, Dorje of Schism (10,500 gp), so it can Teleport or activate Mirror Image every round. See Invisibility (permanent), Belt of Battle (12k gp), Mantle of Second Chances (reroll 1/xday, 12,000 gp), Wand of Glitterdust,

Horizon Goggles (Complete Mage 133, 8,000gp)  Grant the benefits of the Far Shot feat, which is nice.  Also increase the range of spells that require a ranged attack roll by 50%, which is even nicer.

eager warning weapon (I didn't even pick what, as he was just using it for the effects)
Eager (MiC 34, +1 Bonus) Gives you a +2 typeless initiative bonus when you're wielding it, as well as a +2 damage bonus during the surprise round and first round of combat. (You can also draw it as a free action.)

Wand of Lesser Vigor

Hidden Encounter Rolls, notes, etc

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Spot/Listen: 1d20+34=42, 1d20+34=40

Hide/MS: 1d20+21=27, 1d20+25=37

Distance... 100 feet for Marlowe, 160 for RJ. So neither the vrock nor marlowe notice each other at 100 feet, but at 70 the vrock will see Marlowe if he keeps walking.

And... he did.

The vrock is perched 50 feet off the ground on a building, so it will see Marlowe when he is about 30 or 40 feet from the base of that building.


As Ris-Janna scans the area looking for Marlowe's assailant, she catches a glimpse of a large, demonic bird perched high upon the last part of the wall that's left standing next to Marlowe.

Vrock's Initiative: 1d20+13=22

RJ teleports next to it, but her hide check is so high it still can't see her (it rolled poorly on spot, despite it's high modifier). It does hear her, though, and so knows someone is right next to it that it can't see. This is enough to spook it into teleporting away. I think I'll have it hit her with a Glitterdust from its wand after porting. It's either that, or stab Marlowe again. Hell... with the belt of battle... and schism... it could do both...

Decided to have it assault RJ instead of Marlowe.

Got DC 30 "mental" hide: 1d20+22=30

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The Giant Beetle

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Umber Hulk/Cleric 1
 
I'd actually statted this guy out as a minion of the aboleth, but you guys never actually fought him. So... You might remember that the psurlon told you that there was a creature moving around inside the ground? This was technically him, but since you never fought him, I recycled his stats into a "demonic beetle".

Large Aberration
Hit Dice: 9d8+50 (98hp)
Initiative: +9
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares), burrow 20 ft.
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +8 natural), touch 10, flat-footed 17
Base Attack/Grapple: +6/+16
Attack: Claw +11 melee (2d4+6)
Full Attack: 2 claws +13 melee (2d4+8) and bite +11 melee (2d8+5)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./10 ft.
Special Attacks: Confusing gaze
Special Qualities: Darkvision 60 ft., tremorsense 60 ft.
Saves: Fort +9, Ref +3, Will +7
Abilities: Str 26, Dex 13, Con 22, Int 11, Wis 11, Cha 16
Skills: Climb +12, Jump +5, Listen +11
Feats: see below
Challenge Rating: 9

Equipment: Bracers of Strength, Charm of Charisma, Belt of Battle+Con, Eager-warning shuriken, reliquary holy symbol? (never fleshed this out... as it didn't matter...)

Travel Devotion (move as swift action for 1 min), from trading in domain
Earth Devotion (see text), from trading in domain

Feats: Product of Infernal Dalliance (Demodand), Pinchers (Improved Grab), Combat School (tooth and claw, Fort save DC 22 save or be dazed when hit, +2 hit/dmg), Whirlwind (can move and take an attack against everyone within reach during the move. Use same attack roll. Also, +3 balance.)

Immunities/Resistances: Freedom of Movement, Poison, immune to two energy types (Fire and Sonic), cold resist 5

Confusing Gaze (Su): Confusion as the spell, 30 feet, caster level 8th, Will DC 17 negates. The save DC is Charisma-based.


Tactics:
with Improved Grab, Whirlwind, and Combat School, he could jump out of the ground, hit a bunch of people and maybe stun them all, and grab one or two and take them back in the ground with him. Even if restricted to only a single move action, he could do this, due to how Tome Whirlwind Attack works.

With Travel Devotion, he could pop out of the ground, use his Confusion gaze, and duck back in (but I never got to use this...).

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Hieronymus Faust
LG Lesser Zenythri Ardent 2/Crusader 1/Swordsage 2/Ephemeral Blade 8

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Racial adjustments: +2 Str +2 Dex +2 Wis -2 Cha
34 point buy, items included

Str 25 [6p+4enh+5inherent]] (currently 23, as he has a -2 penalty from Fatigue)
Dex 23 [4p+4enh+5inherent]] (currently 21, as he has a -2 penalty from Fatigue)
Con 23 [6p+4enh+5inherent]]
Int 14 [6p]
Wis 28 [6p+3lvls+4enh+5inherent]
Cha 12 [6p]

HP: 133 hp +65 THP (Psicrystal had 66 + 65 THP)
Saves: F+16/21 (now +20) (6.5), R+17/22 (now +21) (7), W+21/26 (8.33)
AC: 42 (10+9armor+6dex+3defl+9wis+5insight), touch 33, flat-footed 27 (currently AC 41, touch 32, and FF 26 due to fatigue)
Initiative: +16 (+6dex+2psicrystal+5warning+1SS+2comp) (roll twice, take best)
Speed:30' (40' while focused)
Senses: Normal vision
BAB/Grapple:+12/+19
Attacks: Scimitar/Knife +21 (18-20/x2, 1d6+11), +19 javelins (1d8+8) (+1 att/dmg when has delayed damage) (currently +20 (2d4+10) for melee and +18 (1d8+7) for javelins)
Psionic Focuses are both currently refreshed.

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Abilities: +2 Str +2 Dex +2 Wis -2 Cha
Resistances: Fire 5/Electricity 5/Sonic 5
Spell-like abilities: True Strike 1/day (CL 1st or level)
Racial skill abilities: +2 Balance, +2 Survival
Type: Native Outsider Humanoid
Favoured Class: Monk
LA: +1 +0

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Ardent:
Freedom (primary): While psionically focused, you gain a +10-foot bonus to your speed. You can expend your focus to add your manifester level to a roll made to resist being grappled or to escape from a grapple.
Pain and Suffering Mantle: As an immediate action, you can expend your psionic focus to share the pain of the next melee attack that deals damage to you. The attacker takes damage equal to half the damage it deals you.
Time: You gain a +2 bonus on initiative checks. In addition, once per day, you can expend your psionic focus as an immediate action to delay the onset of one damaging attack or effect. Instead of taking the damage immediately, as normal, you take it 1 round later. If, in the intervening turn, you gain some immunity that would have protected you from the damage, it does not protect you from the delayed damage.
You are subject to the damage as if you had taken it when the blow or effect was struck.
Fate:  Once per day, you can expend your psionic focus to add a bonus on one d20 roll equal to your level in the class that allowed you to access this ability.

Swordsage: Discipline Focus (Diamond Mind), Quick to Action +1

Crusader: Furious counterstrike, steely resolve 5

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Feats: Practiced Manifester (Ardent)(1), Psicrystal Affinity (flaw1), Psicrystal Containment (flaw2), Instant Clarity (3), Tap Mantle (Fate)(6), Psionic Meditation (9), Delay Power (12)

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Listen +25 (7+3wis+2circ from Shapesand: ear cones on helmet+13comp)
Spot +20 (0+3wis+2psicrystal+2circ from Shapesand: glasses+13comp)
Balance +? (+2dex+2race-Xacp)
Diplomacy +10 (7+1cha+2circ from Shapesand: badge?)
Forgery +5 (1cc+2int+2circ from Shapesand: magnifying glass)
Knowledge +3 (1 point in Local, History, Dungeoneering, Psionics, Arcana, Religion, Nature, Planes, Architecture&Eng, Geography)
Appraise +5 (1cc+2int+2circ from Shapesand: scales, magnifying glass)
Survival +7 (3wis+2race+2circ from Shapesand: magnifying glass)
Concentration +41 (17+9wis+2gith armor+13compentence)
Autohypnosis +9 (6+3wis+13comp)
Sense Motive +20 (7+3wis+13comp)

Speaks Common, Dwarven, and Goblin

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Gear: Dorjes of Share Pain, Clairvoyant Sense, Dimension Step

A butcher's knife and watch (both have overwhelming magical auras and resist attempts at identifying them).
+4 "Owlfeather" Deathward Gith Armor (15000 gp, 25lbs, fly 3x/day for 5 rounds as a swift action, immune to death effect/negative energy 1/day as immediate action). Also +CL competence to Concentration.
+4 Warning Gauntlet(8000 gp)
+4 Suppression, Smoking Scimitar (18,000 gp, 4 lbs)
Gloves of Object Reading and Balanced Hands (11k)
Cowl of Warding (+3 Defl to AC, Cunning ability from WoL, Contingency 1/xday at CL, Omen of Peril at will)
+4 Resistance to saves and +4 enh to Str and Con (9k), also +CL competence to Sense Motive
Multi-Eye (Third Eye Clarity (MIC) 3000GP + Scout's Headband (MIC) 3400GP and +4 enh to Wis, also +CL competence to Listen and Spot
Ring of Counterspells (4000 gp, has Greater Dispel Magic) and Anticipation (6000 gp, roll initiative twice)
Belt of Battle (12k, +2 comp to Init, 3 charges for extra actions)

2x Shapesand (12 lbs each, 100 gold each)

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Cost 25 gp, DC ? Alchemy
Weight: --
(Complete Scoundrel p. 120)
Thrown as a splash weapon, non-magical faerie fire effect, which pinpoints invisible creatures and completely negates concealment.

2x Tanglefoot Bags (100 gp, 8 lbs)

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12 known total, 2 are 1st
Save DCs are 19+level

1st: Dimension Hop, Precognition: Defensive (+5 insight to AC and saves when fully augmented)
2nd: Recall Agony
3rd: Dimension Step (dorje, in wand chamber), Time Hop, Hostile Empathic Transfer, Forced Share Pain
4th: Empathic Feedback
5th: Teleport, Anticipatory Strike
6th: Temporal Acceleration
7th: Personal Mind Blank, Fate of One

146 (88+58) power points, 143 spent, all charges in Belt of Battle used, Contingency fired (in previous battle)

Current Effects: Precognition: Defensive (+5 AC/saves), Share Pain, Empathic Feedback (11 pts of dmg returned), Freedom of Movement, Personal Mind Blank, Contingency (Freedom of Movement if unable to act), in Diamond Rift stance (free strike after teleporting), Vigor (65 hit points on he and psicrystal), both Foci recovered

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Readied, Granted, Expended
Iron Guard's Glare (DS1 stance): Enemies I threaten take -4 to attack my allies
Stance of Clarity (DM1 stance): +2 AC vs one enemy, -2 AC vs. others

SS1: Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Mighty Throw, Clinging Shadow Strike, Shadow Blade Technique, Moment of Perfect Mind
SS2: Emerald Razor
SS4: Ruby Nightmare Blade
SS6: Rabid Bear Strike (+4 hit/-4 AC for 1 rnd, +10d6 dmg)

Crus1: Vanguard Strike, Stone Bones, Charging Minotaur, Leading the Attack, Crusader's Strike
Crus3: Revitalizing Strike (cures 3d6+10)
Crus4: Divine Surge

What this gets you, level by level:

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1) two 1st level ardent powers
2) 1st level warblade maneuvers
3) a 2nd level Ardent power
4) 1st level SS manuevers
5) Wis to AC, a 2nd level SS maneuver (could swap levels warblade and SS are taken at)
6) Use Wis for Conc, gain 1/2 IL in temporary PPs 1x/day
7) +1 man. known, so-so stance
8 ) Channel Power (you have 4th level powers), Instant Clarity 4/day
9)  +1 man. known, manifest Teleportation power 1/encounter as free action after martial strike
10) 30' ranged martial strike 1/encounter
11)  +1 man. known, Instant Clarity 5/day
12) 1/encounter swift->immediate action (Hustle, Dimension Step, Temporal Acceleration, etc) (and yes, you do get a power known at this level, so it could be Temporal Acceleration)
13)  +1 man. known, Innervating Strike + Diamond Rift Stance = 3 or 4 martial strikes per round (containing 3 or 4 Channeled Powers)!

At level 13, we also have an initiator level of 11 for both Swordsage and Warblade, and a ML of 13 for Ardent (thanks to Practiced Manifester)

Psicrystal has an at-will item of Launch Item, which is made as a harness which can also let's him attach it to his armor (like Iron Man...). It will be throwing alchemical items during the fight.