Nothing that a magic missile will not kill after all the other damage it has taken.
Um, yes.
I am keeping a close eye on proceedings, while remaining discreetly out of immediate range.
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[D&D] The Lost Mines of Phandelver
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Um, yes.
I am keeping a close eye on proceedings, while remaining discreetly out of immediate range.
well, there is a reason i am keeping my distance and using the javelin instead of the greataxe. unfortunately Veit charged ahead before i could advise of using the handaxes first.
However, while it is true that a bugbear is a brute and as such is... well, brutal, i am not sure you are using his stats correctly.
he uses a morning star , which is 1d8, +2 modifier.
since he is a brute, he deals one extra die of damage, so his total including his brutishness is 2d8+2. if you are rolling, that would be 4-18 range.
if you are using averages, it would be 11 damage (already accounting for the extra damage), not 22.
unless he crits, in which case it is 4d8+2, or 20 average
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>>> Ah, got it. Good to know. I'll edit the post. Guess that means my warning about permanent death is unnecessary at this point, then
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You raise your longbow and take aim. And another arrow heads towards the bugbear --
*** CHECK ***
16, you have +7, so:
Claus: 8
*** CHECK ***
-- and it, likewise, bounces off his armor.
*** @Scepticalscribe it's showtime!
>By the thirteen gods this beast is tough.
Come on Syllin, time to make Grampa proud!
Come on Syllin, time to make Grampa proud!
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>>> Ah, got it. Good to know. I'll edit the post. Guess that means my warning about permanent death is unnecessary at this point, then
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You raise your longbow and take aim. And another arrow heads towards the bugbear --
*** CHECK ***
16, you have +7, so:
Claus: 8
*** CHECK ***
-- and it, likewise, bounces off his armor.
*** @Scepticalscribe it's showtime!
Yes, @ravenvii, please do edit that post; as it stands, while it is clear that Master Veit is still rather unwell, a serious head wound - and, while I don't doubt he is bleeding profusely, from information more recently vouchsafed by @Don't panic, I doubt that he is at death's door. Moreover, unedited, it will serve to confuse those of us who are less than familiar with this world.
So, it appears that Ser Bartholomeus's javelin was deflected effortlessly by Klarg, and arrows aimed by both Ser Bartholomeus and Portia at Klarg bounced harmlessly off the fellow's armour. And Master Claus's longbow also missed.
Meanwhile, Master Veit lies badly - but not mortally - wounded, - and - while Klarg has taken some damage, - not least from the goblins over whom he rules, - less than benignly if their willingness to depose him and assist in his abrupt removal from office is any indication - it clearly does not appear to have impaired his ability to engage in a martial contest with us.
Very well then.
As my Grandsire would have said, when he was in the sort of contemplative and philosophical mood he was prone to at times, the sort of times when he might have been found cradling a glass of the rather rare Exceedingly Aged Elven 40 Year Old Whiskey distilled by the Mages of Meliamne - that legendary deep amber nectar shot through with notes of pure liquid gold - that went by the name of "Mindaltering Moonstruck Mood" - he always said that it helped him focus, and focus far better than when engaged in the more usual - and culturally far preferred - Elven tradition of deep meditation - sometimes, when faced with choices and options, opponents, and antagonists, there comes a time when what you must do, how you must do it, and when you must do it, become perfectly clear.
So, I draw a deep breath, inhaling and exhaling slowly. Very slowly, surveying the scene unfolding in front of my eyes.
Then, I…..proceed to take a single step forward, and, with gritted teeth, one hand extended, I murmur the incantation for the spell of Magic Missle, directed - in its entirety - at Klarg.
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battle status, round 1
surprise attack:
Goblin1 ((slave1):HP 7/7, AC 14, right end of the room, shortbow, hit klarg for 5
round 1
Wolf: 11/11, AC 13, end of the room, killed goblin 1
†(Goblin1 (slave1): killed by wolf
Goblin2 ((slave2):HP 7/7, AC 12, left end of the room, shortbow, hit klarg for 5
Goblin3 (leader): HP 7/7, AC 14, fighting with klarg, shield and scimitar, hit klarg for 5
Goblin4 (wartgutter): HP 7/7, AC 14, fighting with klarg, shield and scimitar, hit klarg for 5
Veit: HP 0/11, AC 18, unconscious next to klarg, shield and warhammer, hit klarg for 9, Death saves: none yet
Portia: HP 9/9 AC 14, entrance, attacked klarg, shortbow, missed
Count: HP 12/12 AC 19, entrance, attacked klarg, shield and javelin, missed (-1 javelin)
Klarg (bugbear): HP -29/x , AC 16, brute, center room, by fire, fighting with 2 goblins and Veit, morning star, hit Veit for 11
Claus: 12/12, AC 14, entrance, attacked klarg, longbow, missed
> Syllin: HP 8/8, AC 15 (with mage armor), entrance, attacking klarg with magic missiles
monster stats are based on previous encounters, and thus are tentative only. some individual monsters and NPCs may have stats different from their class (usually better) when they are 'special' (e.g. bosses, champions, etc.)
surprise attack:
Goblin1 ((slave1):HP 7/7, AC 14, right end of the room, shortbow, hit klarg for 5
round 1
Wolf: 11/11, AC 13, end of the room, killed goblin 1
†(Goblin1 (slave1): killed by wolf
Goblin2 ((slave2):HP 7/7, AC 12, left end of the room, shortbow, hit klarg for 5
Goblin3 (leader): HP 7/7, AC 14, fighting with klarg, shield and scimitar, hit klarg for 5
Goblin4 (wartgutter): HP 7/7, AC 14, fighting with klarg, shield and scimitar, hit klarg for 5
Veit: HP 0/11, AC 18, unconscious next to klarg, shield and warhammer, hit klarg for 9, Death saves: none yet
Portia: HP 9/9 AC 14, entrance, attacked klarg, shortbow, missed
Count: HP 12/12 AC 19, entrance, attacked klarg, shield and javelin, missed (-1 javelin)
Klarg (bugbear): HP -29/x , AC 16, brute, center room, by fire, fighting with 2 goblins and Veit, morning star, hit Veit for 11
Claus: 12/12, AC 14, entrance, attacked klarg, longbow, missed
> Syllin: HP 8/8, AC 15 (with mage armor), entrance, attacking klarg with magic missiles
monster stats are based on previous encounters, and thus are tentative only. some individual monsters and NPCs may have stats different from their class (usually better) when they are 'special' (e.g. bosses, champions, etc.)
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Sounds like a boss (extra strong opponent). I almost dropped my popcorn!
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Klarg is a bugbear, much bigger and stronger than a goblin
But he is taking a lot of punishment from the gobblers
Glad we convinced them to turn sides!
Edit: nevermind, didn't see plutonius post
We don't officially know the bugbear stats, and it is up to DM to disclose them for new monsters.
The common ones we can assume that, as adventurers in these land, we are famiiar with. Others less so.
One could do a knowledge check to see if they know, or at least have an idea.
You (syllin) would be the most indicated for this, except you just mistook him for a goblin, so you obviously do not know.
Also, in our games it is customary for DMs to indicate in narration whether the monster of unknown hp is getting seriously hit or not (he shrugs the arrow away, ignores the cut, balks, slows down, labored breath, is in pain, bleeds profusely, etc) to reflect the fact that we would be able to recognize how a creature in combat is doing, even if we don't know the exact stats
[doublepost=1459006633][/doublepost]this is a bugbear
This is a goblin
I now appreciate the gravity of the situation. The neck area looks vulnerable if you can connect. Is the term "bugbear" well known in RPG or D&D land?
Wow, I leave this game for three days and am about to die? Pluto, what did you do?
@ss, nothing fancy. Singleton, Glenmorangie and Laphoraig I think - still accounted for some headache. Literal and virtual as it seems.
@ss, nothing fancy. Singleton, Glenmorangie and Laphoraig I think - still accounted for some headache. Literal and virtual as it seems.
Wow, I leave this game for three days and am about to die? Pluto, what did you do?
@ss, nothing fancy. Singleton, Glenmorangie and Laphoraig I think - still accounted for some headache. Literal and virtual as it seems.
Sounds wonderful.
(Helpful, healthy, hint, the voice of lived experience - yes, student wizard elves, former acolytes such as myself, were known to sip and sample and savour the joys of the grape and the grain……..so, I recommend that you hydrate, hydrate, hydrate….)
But no "Mindaltering Moonstruck Mood", the legendary Exceedingly Aged Elven 40-Year-Old whiskey?
Yes, a lot of water was involved as well.
As soon as I come back from the dead/unconscious I will most certainly try a mug of Moonstruck Mood..but first I have to reach that rose-gold tinted light at the end of the tunnel, eh..cave.
in origin, it is the equivalent to boogeyman in some folklore, big scary monster hiding in the dark, eats children
not sure if it is used outside of DnD in other RPGs
And three darts of magic shoots out of your hand, heading towards the roaring bugbear.
*** CHECK ***
1d4 + 1, for each dart:
Syllin: 3
Syllin: 3
Syllin: 2
3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 11 damage. 40 hp of damage has been done to Klarg thus far.
*** CHECK ***
They hit the goblinoid simultaneously. For the first time, the bugbear takes a step back in pain. One of its legs begins to buckle under him, forcing him to lean on his morningstar. Panting, it roars for the wolf to attack. The wolf snarls and leaps for Wartgutter, who is alone standing before Klarg.
*** CHECK ***
AC 14, and the wolf has +4, so:
Wolf: 15
The wolf kills the goblin.
*** CHECK ***
Its jaws found the goblin's throat, and tore it out. Wartgutter barely had time to utter an obscenity before choking on his own blood and collapsing.
The goblin on Klarg's left raises his bow once more --
*** CHECK ***
AC 16, and +4, so:
Goblin: 4
*** CHECK ***
-- but the arrow only managed to hit Klarg's shoulder armor, glancing off harmlessly.
The leader goblin takes another step up the stairs. Shouting in goblin, the leader raises his bow.
Syllin quietly translated; "I am Warhim. I am now the king. Klarg, time to die!"
*** CHECK ***
AC 16, and +4, so:
Warhim: 13
5 hp of damage to Klarg.
*** CHECK ***
Warhim lets loose the arrow. Klarg only had time to roar "YOU DARE DEFY --" before the arrow pierces his eye. The bugbear roars, and in a rage begins to berserk, swinging his morningstar blindly. His foot catches on one of the stones surrounding the fire pit, and Klarg goes falling face-first into the fire, the arrow making first impact, pushing the blade out of the back of his head.
Klarg did not move again.
*** CHECK ***
Veit rolls a death save:
Veit: 13
Veit moves closer to the living.
*** CHECK ***
>>> @Moyank24 you're up! Only the wolf remains.
Well done Syllin!
Now let's finish off the wolf!
If i'm reading everything correctly, there's no real difference between using my sword and bow, right?
Now let's finish off the wolf!
If i'm reading everything correctly, there's no real difference between using my sword and bow, right?
*Muses to myself: Meanwhile, it seems prudent to keep my Darkvision enhanced eyes - half shuttered with sleep though they may occasionally appear to others - at least somewhat open. And to ensure that our………possibly temporary goblin ally, the new King of this Cavern, Warhim……is kept under close observation.*
Ok, thanks.
So, I'm going to shoot the wolf and (fingers crossed) end this thing.
And then whiskey. Lots of whiskey.
i don't think you can kill it outright, unless you get a crit, assuming the HP are the same as the other wolves (11)
so, unless the wolf is dead:
*looks at the goblins with their throat ripped out
i pick up my second javelin and use it against the raging mad wolf
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so, unless the wolf is dead:
*looks at the goblins with their throat ripped out
> Alas! Come to think of it, I really don't think I am quite regretting that slaughter downstairs as keenly anymore!
DIE, DOG, DIE!!
DIE, DOG, DIE!!
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update round 2:
Wolf: 11/11, AC 13, center of the room, killed goblin4 (Wartgutter)
† Goblin1 (slave1): killed by wolf
Goblin2 (slave2):HP 7/7, AC 12, left end of the room, shortbow, missed
Goblin3 (Warhim): HP 7/7, AC 12, [disengage and moves back to] entrance, shortbow, hits Klarg for 5, killed him
† Goblin4 (Wartgutter): killed by wolf
Veit: HP 0/11, AC 18, unconscious next to firepit, shield and warhammer, Death saves: S
Portia: HP 9/9 AC 14, entrance, attacked wolf, shortbow, hit for x
>Count: HP 12/12 AC 19, entrance, shield and javelin, attacks wolf with javelin (2nd javelin)
† Klarg (bugbear): dead in firepit, killed by multiple attacks
Claus: 12/12, AC 14, entrance, attacked Klarg, longbow, missed
Syllin: HP 8/8, AC 15 (with mage armor), entrance, magic missiles hits Klarg for 11
Wolf: 11/11, AC 13, center of the room, killed goblin4 (Wartgutter)
† Goblin1 (slave1): killed by wolf
Goblin2 (slave2):HP 7/7, AC 12, left end of the room, shortbow, missed
Goblin3 (Warhim): HP 7/7, AC 12, [disengage and moves back to] entrance, shortbow, hits Klarg for 5, killed him
† Goblin4 (Wartgutter): killed by wolf
Veit: HP 0/11, AC 18, unconscious next to firepit, shield and warhammer, Death saves: S
Portia: HP 9/9 AC 14, entrance, attacked wolf, shortbow, hit for x
>Count: HP 12/12 AC 19, entrance, shield and javelin, attacks wolf with javelin (2nd javelin)
† Klarg (bugbear): dead in firepit, killed by multiple attacks
Claus: 12/12, AC 14, entrance, attacked Klarg, longbow, missed
Syllin: HP 8/8, AC 15 (with mage armor), entrance, magic missiles hits Klarg for 11
Fine. But I'm still getting the whiskey!
Wow, I leave this game for three days and am about to die? Pluto, what did you do?
@ss, nothing fancy. Singleton, Glenmorangie and Laphoraig I think - still accounted for some headache. Literal and virtual as it seems.
Apologies, I didn't realize that he hit that hard.
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Our characters would not know that until we fought one.
*To myself: No, but a creature such as Klarg - off whose extraordinarily sturdy hide javelins and arrows seem to bounce harmlessly, and that is notwithstanding the further arrows and blows struck by his clearly reluctant and coerced former subjects - would seem to inspire a sort of hideous respect born out of his impressive resistance to sustained and serious attack.
Now, - stifles a slightly embarrassed cough - yes, I should have known what he was, my studies should have made that quite clear.
But, despite my usually excellent grades, it seems that nights in taverns acquainting myself with the delights of 'Mindaltering Moonstruck Mood' - that legendary 40-year-old Exceedingly Aged Elven Whiskey - and Exceedingly Aged Elven Amber wine - may have served to distract me from intimate study of bestiaries and texts which covered subjects such as……..our bugbear, here. However, honesty compels me to admit that these were never the areas of compelling interest to me in my student days…...
It pains me to have to admit it, but, I had envisaged a career immersed in the study of the application of arcane sorcery, - among other matters, such as interrogating the Elven understanding of history - and had never, ever considered that…….I might need to know, let alone remember, that which those lurid bestiaries told of. This was something I never thought I would need to know much of.
I mean, the world of intricate idea, glass cannon, ivory tower,…….that was me. Until my Grandsire, the venerable Galinndan Galanodel, more or less volunteered me for this quest.*
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Our character would see the bugbear and his morningstar and should know better than getting too close until necessary, especially when good ranged alternatives are available and when we have friendly goblins to take the brunt of the hits in our place
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No reason to worry, my friend!Wow, I leave this game for three days and am about to die? Pluto, what did you do?
We have amongst our ranks a most talented cleric, who i am certain will get you back in top shape in no... Oh, wait...
While pondering over the question about life and death I will still clutch to my bag of tobacco, so that DP won't be able to loot it in case I lost that fight!
does it look like this?
i am only asking to make sure it doesn't get lost in the mayhem...
Focus, DP. Focus!
While I'm waging pros and cons of dying vs staying alive.
While I'm waging pros and cons of dying vs staying alive.