Campaign Thread VIII: In Which we learn MMIII has shitty balance issues...

[bhu]

you'll be taking attacks of opportunity, and need to make saves to avoid slipping

the decks sorta look like this http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/pirates/images/7/74/Pirate_Armada_speech.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120705032311

except everyone has swords out fighting each other

[Risada]

How far is the closest enemy? How many rounds are needed to get there?

[bhu]

Theres an enemy adjacent to you

[Risada]

Kulgan sends his dark companion towards the closest enemy, then releases his own curse at him. Then he slashes the enemy twice with his curved sword.

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On Kulgan's Turn, move Dark Companion to be adjacent to this closest enemy. -2 penalty on its saves and to its AC.

Hexblade's Curse at said enemy. Will DC 19 or take a -4 penalty on attacks, saves, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls for 1 hour. If he makes the save, he is immune for the next 24 hours.

If the enemy is cursed, Kulgan gains +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against him.

Attack 1 on closest enemy

Rolled 1d20+14 : 11 + 14, total 25

Rolled 2d4+8 : 3, 4 + 8, total 15

Attack 2 on closest enemy

Rolled 1d20+9 : 19 + 9, total 28

Rolled 2d4+8 : 4, 2 + 8, total 14

[Risada]

If the enemy is cursed, Kulgan gains +2 bonus on attack and damage rolls against him.
Crit confirmation on second attack:
This dice roll has been tampered with!
Rolled 1d20+9 : 4 + 9, total 13

Combat Stats

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Str 18, Dex 8, Con 18, Int 12, Wis 7, Cha 18

- AC 23 (-1 Dex, +9 Armor, +5 Natural)
- Touch AC 9
- Flat footed 23
- Fort: +14 (+4 vs spells)
- Ref: +3 (+4 vs spells)
- Will:+12 (+4 vs spells)
- Move speed: 20 ft.; burrow 15 ft.

- Initiative: -1
- Hit Points: 90/90 (+14 Temporary);
- DR 6/Adamantine (DR 9/Adamantine with Iron Ward Diamond)
--- Iron Ward Diamond Charges: 10/10
--- Healing Belt charges: 3/3

- Full Attack: +14/+9, 2d4+8 18-20/x2
- Available Attacks of Opportunity: 1

Ongoing Effects:
- False Life: ~6 hours (Grants temporary hit points)

Spells per day: 6/5/3
Slots spent:    0/1/1

Dark Companion: summoned

Earth Strike 1/hour: not used

Aura of Unluck 1/day: not used

Hexblade's Curse: 5/6 remaining

[bhu]

you mow down both of them

giant skelly is up now os

[bhu]

the giant skelly unleashes hell!

Rolled 1d20+14 : 8 + 14, total 22

Rolled 1d20+9 : 11 + 9, total 20

[bhu]

his minimum damage kills two guys.

Ketaro is now on deck amidst the madness!

[ketaro]

Damn, it was a mess up here. But finally a battle that wasn't ended before she even got a chance to play! Shak'ri immediately pounces at the nearest foe and victoriously uppercuts him into the sky.

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Swift: Colorful Wind Typhoon Stance (25% concealment miss chance vs. me)
Move: Move to nearest foe within 55ft
Standard: Strike Sign "Roc's Fist" (Unarmed attack vs. foe. If hits, Foe needs Reflex Save DC 19 or be punched 80ft straight up into the air. They take falling damage on way back down)

Attack

Rolled 1d20+16 : 6 + 16, total 22

Damage

Rolled 2d6+7 : 4, 4 + 7, total 15

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HP: 81/112
AC: 22
SR: 19
Buffs: Stance (25% miss chance)

[bhu]

you uppercut his head into the sky 
the bad guys are starting to freak out from their casualties (That magic bomb did a ton o damage)

Round 4  Fighto!
31 Ruby skelly (down 3 hp)
28 Sapphire skelly
26 Solo
22 Robby (down 16)
21 Vladeshi (down 6), angry former slaves
19 Emerald Skelly
16 Risada
15 bad guys, giant skelly (down 2 hp)
12 Morte
7 Ketaro

ruby and sapphire are go

[oslecamo]

(Wait a moment, wasn't Morte supposed to act before Shak'ri?)

[bhu]

oopsie!

go ahead and take mortes turn  too

[oslecamo]

Yoh slavers boys, I'm still in a good mood so whoever surrenders now gets to live for another day!

Morte maniacally swings her scythe at whatever nearby slavers there are, munching and stinging with her tail along the way, while her bone dolls continue to stab whatever's nearby.

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Retroactive immediate action: Recover Ritual of Ecstasy after enemy mook #8's death.
Fullround action:Full attack along skellies! Attack/damage values are 25/11, 21/11, 25/5, 26/4+5 acid, Saphire auto-miss, Ruby 13/8 (had forgot to add Bardic MUsic bonus to tail damage).

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Spells: Alter Self for Black Abishai (Fiendish Codex II pg 109.)
+8 Nat armor, (improving my AC by 1 but then -2 from charging to a total of 24, touch 11, flatfooted 20) , current AC 24
2 claw attacks for 1d4.
Bite attack for 1d6.
Sting for 1d4+2d4 acid.

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Ties with the Deceased
Spirit Sign "Abundant Floating Spirits"
Scythe of Exorcism
Ritual of Ecstasy
Wind of the Last Journey
A Human Spirit Passing By

Stance:Boat on the Styx (20 ghostly money invested, 70 land speed)

Ghostly money remaining: 340/540 GP.


Menina Morte HP: 55/55
Boat HP: 24/24, hardness 4.

[bhu]

Morte is a veritable whirlwind of death killing all around her.  The skellies not so much.

Solo is up!

[Solo]

"Yes, lay down your arms, and we and promise preferential, possibly tender, maybe even bordering on lover-like treatment!"

Continue singing, seems like everyone has this in hand.

[RobbyPants]

If we're within about 30 feet of the deck, Mustave casts Grease, trying to catch four guys who are not in sleet storms, while avoiding any of his pals.

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HP: 19/35
Spell slots:
  L0: 2/3
  L1: 0/4
  L2: 4/4
  L3: 1/3

Special: +2 damage from Wesley

[bhu]

A couple of guys hit the deck and vlad is up

[RobbyPants]

To Vlad: "If you can keep me within 30 feet of those guys I just greased, that'd be great (Hmmm, that sounded kinda bad). If not, I'll manage."

[Vladeshi]

Pat is just going to target an enemy who is not in a sleet storm, greased, or frozen to the deck(if this even applies to any of them by now) with Sonic Lance.
Fort DC 19 for half.

Rolled 8d8 : 8, 3, 8, 4, 6, 4, 4, 6, total 43

Casting recovers Magic Drain Missile.
Swift action to recover Sonic Lance.

[Vladeshi]

To Vlad: "If you can keep me within 30 feet of those guys I just greased, that'd be great (Hmmm, that sounded kinda bad). If not, I'll manage."

Pat will also remain within 30 ft of the greased-up sailors.