"I think we should be at a disadvantage if we were to stay within the 'forest' of the tobacco plants," Radagast finally speaks up as preparations are made for the expected onslaught of gorguns.

"We will not be able to see them all, nor will we be able to guard each other's back."

"We do not want the wolves to join us, Sky, as the very touch of the gorguns will turn them into wargs to fight against us. We would then be forced to kill them. Alas, there is no way I know of to remove the touch of darkness from them once they have changed. I bear wolves no ill will; they are but another nature's creatures. Respect them, and they will respect you. But they will still eat you if you give them a chance."

"Interesting use of the 'warp wood' spell, Sky. I doubt if the sages would classify these giant tobacco plants as trees, in spite of their size, but it appears magic only takes the size into account."

"Do not remain within your little fort too long, though, or you may find yourself trapped."

"As long as we remain here until the gorguns get closer, then these walls of thorns will channel them to us. Keep in mind that they will only work for a little while; it is quite likely that the gorguns can leap over them to get to us."

When he finishes speaking, he casts his own 'Wall of Thorns' spell on the other side from where Elmohtar had cast his, thus creating a funnel that would--hopefully--channel the gorguns into what was general called a 'kill zone'. While killing was anathema to him, the dark touch of Morgoth could only be dealt with by killing.

Arithal casts Longstrider on himself, but then waits until the gorguns at least come within sight, and it looks like they are heading for the group.

He then casts Barkskin on himself and on Otorno.


"I've got a few spells that might work against these creatures," he offers. "I figured I'd start off with a nice sleet storm as they get closer, and then I can call down lightning on them."

"After that, Otorno and I will go into melee with whatever is left of them."

Tilaleria moved to the front of the cone. She was going to be bait. "When they see me, I will flee along the funnel a short way" she commented. She was almost as ready as she could be "When they get about a minute away could you let us know" she asked the flying scouts

From above there was a loud screech from the eagle that was flying overhead.

Anira had also voiced her wishes to not involve the wolves.  Like Radagast and a few others, she respected the wolves and did not wish for any of them to be injured or transformed into something hideous.  They were all preparing for battle and she cast a spell upon herself as the tiny squirrel disappeared somewhere in her cloak.  "I can cast an ice storm and lightning as well," she said, giving Arithal a nod and readying her bow.  "I can also bring some fire into the mix though I would rather not ignite the tobacco forest."

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Casting Mage Armor so AC now 26.

There are still a few rounds before the gorguns reach the group, so there is time to prepare.

This is the current scene:


           Walls of thorns
           \             /
            \           /
             \         /
              \       /
               \     /
                \___/ Sky's fort
O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O
          Giant tobacco plants
O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O

O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O   O




Anyone going to cast range spells will have two chances to do so. The first is when the gorguns reach the opening of the funnel. The second will be when the gorguns get about 2/3 way through the funnel because they'll be starting to get in each other's way by then.

After that, it'll be down to melee.

Tilaleria positioned herself near the others. Close to the base of the funnel, as she didn't want to be in the way of any of her companions area of effect spells. As she heard the eagle overhead screech she had cast another defensive spell and used a wand. Her main ones though she was going to wait until the Gorgun's got close.

And finally they did. The moment they came into sight, she cast a haste spell, following it quickly as she walked forwards to get the attention of the Gorgun's with a spell that made her hands sparkle with a mixture of ice and lightning.

OOC Initiative 21
Please note I have cast haste on most people, the round before you all start spell casting. You decide if you have it or not. It will be active for 9 rounds from when you start spell casting
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"Well, then, Anira," he says to his compatriot, "shall we stagger our attacks? Lightning and ice one round, then repeat the next round?"

As he said it, though, he couldn't help wondering if this area had ever experienced winter. In the warmth of the land, the sleet and cold wouldn't last long enough to damage anything. It might kill a few of the tobacco plants, but he wasn't expecting them to be in the area of effect.

17:22, Today: Arithal Kodiak rolled 4 using 1d20+3 ((1)) for initiative for he and Otorno. Yikes! The battle may be over by the time he gets to act!
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Saxon pulled his wagon to be sure that it would be on the opposing side of a torn wall from any initial charge from grogons. Given that he stood on top of the wagon. "Yea... if I start throwing bombs around, it will catch the forest on fire as well. Cant even use my ash form without causing issues. I'll save the bombs for when they get clear but for now I will empower my bodyguard."

The red robed thing climbed out of the wagon as Saxon started pouring black smoke from his hand over it.

14:56, Today: Secret Roll: Lady Isile rolled 29 iniaitive

From above she watched and waited for the right moment to blast the foul creatures that pray upon the good land.

Borun nodded at Tilaria. "I have a spell that may hold the gorguns in the funnel. Once you have run through, I shall delay them. May I cast a spell on you that may help to protect you?"

If Tilaria consents, Borun casts Magic Circle Against Evil on her.

Then Borun took up a position hiding behind one of the tobacco plants next to the funnel.

Stealth: 22
Initiative: 13
Ready to cast Black Tentacles after the gorguns enter the funnel

 

As there seem to be no takers on the "teleport and attack from behind" idea - indeed, there was probably enough spell casters among them to make melee an unnecessary risk - Elmohatr assumed once again the form of a falcon and flies up, casting Shield of Faith to protect himself just in case.

Tiloleria flawed an apologetic smie at Elmohtar. She was the bait, the one in front, so she had to stay in front l"that's very kind of you" she said to Borun. "Ah a most potent magic" she commented as the spell was being cast. "Wards against the powers of Morgoth are certainly a good thing". She took the opportunity to win cloth around her hands as she waited

One eyebrow arched as Saxon brought out his "bodyguard" but she simply nodded and turned back to Arithal.  "I'll do the ice first while you do lightning and then we switch," she agreed.  "Be careful," she said with obvious concern to the others, particularly Tilaleria who would be presenting herself as bait.

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20:44, Today: Anira rolled 21 using 1d20+5 with rolls of 16.  Initiative.
Just let me know when I need to make rolls for spells and I can edit them into here or a new post.

Apologies for the delay. I seem to have painted myself into a corner without realizing it. I suddenly had no idea what was going to happen or how it would happen. The paint has finally dried!


The gorguns are fairly swift, having a speed of 40, but it still takes them half an hour to reach the end of the funnel. The ends of the funnel are tapered off, being nearly non-existent at the ends, so the gorguns are already into the funnel before they realize there are side walls.

On the other hands, they probably can't figure out what their purpose is anyway.

While they travel in a sort of pack, they don't show any kind of pack mentality or tactics. Three of them, however, are clearly in the lead, with the middle one probably being a leader of sorts.

No one really needed to roll initiative; the Fellowship automatically has it--you know they are coming and watch them approach. Initiative in this case is only about which of you goes first.

Initiative Order is then:

29 Lady Isile
24   Orndir
23   Borjnen
21 Tilaleria
21 Anira
21 Radagast
18   Grimfast
17   Garan
16   Saxon
13 Borun
11 Sky
 7   Jak
 6   Elmohtar
 4 Arithal & Otorno

 1 Gorguns

I generated an initiative for anyone that I didn't see an initiative roll from.
If you want to try and better my roll, go for it before your turn comes up.

Not sure what Elmohtar and Saxon are planning on doing.
Those that are indented have to wait until the gorguns get within melee range, as they don't have any ranged combat abilities.

Grimfast and Orndir are support personnel, too; both have cure spells.

So, Lady Isile... you're up! The first of the gorguns enter the mouth of the funnel, which is 120 feet away from the 'fort'.

Waiting till they are in deep enough so they will not be able to turn around she would send a bolt of lightening down the path of them so that most of them feel her blast.

Casting Lightening Bolt.

13:36, Today: Lady Isile rolled 40 using 10d6 with rolls of 6,3,5,4,5,1,3,6,2,5.  Lightening Bolt.
DC 23 Reflex

As soon as the gorguns entered the funnel, Anira called upon the ancient power to help her bring down some frozen mess that might impede the abominations at least a little.

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Casting Ice Storm - "Great magical hailstones pound down upon casting this spell, dealing 3d6 points of bludgeoning damage and 2d6 points of cold damage to every creature in the area. This damage only occurs once, when the spell is cast. For the remaining duration of the spell, heavy snow and sleet rains down in the area. Creatures inside this area take a -4 penalty on Perception skill checks and the entire area is treated as difficult terrain. At the end of the duration, the snow and hail disappear, leaving no after-effects (other than the damage dealt)."

13:43, Today: Anira rolled 11 using 2d6 with rolls of 6,5.  Ice Storm - Cold Damage.
13:43, Today: Anira rolled 5 using 3d6 with rolls of 1,2,2.  Ice Storm - Bludgeoning Damage. (sucky rolls!)

Borun waited in hiding patiently for the gorguns to enter the funnel. Then he summoned forth grasping tentacles from the ground to hold the gorguns in place.

http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG.../blackTentacles.html


Black tentacles grapple combat manoeuvre roll: 23
 

Apologies for the delay. It's been a rough week. Most of the time I've been too tired to post.


Lady Isile is the first to strike... from above. It's a lot easier to determine those in a line from her aerial viewpoint than it is from the ground. Still, because the gorguns are kind of all spread out at first, the most she can hit with her Lightning Bolt is 7 of them.

They are charging forward in 8 jagged rows, though the front row only has a single gorgun in it. Unfortunately, he can't be target in the line without reducing the number she can hit at once. But then he doesn't look any bigger or nastier than any of the others.


Anira then casts her Ice Storm over the gorguns. The spell does not have a very large radius, but she manages to catch 6 of them in its effects. The spell is weak, and it doesn't look like the hail has any effect on them, but the cold does.


Borun casts Black Tentacles at the front of the group of charging gorguns, and his spell stops them in their tracks as the tentacles grab them. He managed to ensnare 5 of them, and the front three are about 60 feet away from Sky's fort.

The CMD of the gorguns is only 22. However, they cannot break free of the tentacles, but may be able to escape the grapple at the end of the round.


Next up is Radagast and Arithal.

Jak and Sky may be the only ones with range attacks at this point.

He was pretty sure that a single bolt of lightning would not slay one of the gorguns, perhaps not even two or three, but he was hoping it would discourage them from continuing the attack.

On the other hand, if they merely drove the creatures away, they'd attack someone else.

The black tentacles had ensnared several of them, making them easy targets, as Radagast called up a lightning storm.

05:23, Today: Radagast the Brown rolled 20 using 5d6 ((6,5,3,2,4)).

He targets one of the grappled one other than the front three.

There was a short moment Saxon wished he had designed summon bombs, but that was a point for another time. At current the red robed figure stood guard over him as he started going down his list of benefits.

He pulled out a number of vials, mixed them, and sprayed an aerosol over himself. He needed time and freedom to do healings and buff spells.

invisibility
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Borun smiled as the charging gorguns became tangled in the waving tentacles. He moved forwards to the edge of the tentacles, ready to strike the first gorgun to break through.

Borun checked to see if any of his companions had moved forwards alongside him. If so, he casts Blur on the ally. Otherwise, if he stands alone, he casts Blur on himself.


http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/b/blur

Black tentacles damage from first round: 10

Black tentacles grapple check round 2: 24
Black tentacles grapple damage round 2: 7

Arithal decides to hold off until the others have made their attacks because his own attack wasn't that powerful. He wanted to find a soft spot.

He casts Call Lightning, and a bolt of lightning strikes down out of the sky and attacks one of the gorguns in the second rank. He doesn't need a target to be immobilized to hit it.

21:50, Today: Arithal Kodiak rolled 13 using 3d6 ((6,6,1)).

He's got 59 more of them to go. Unfortunately he can only do one per round. He hoped he lived that long!

As expected, the gorguns aren't very smart. 6 more of them push forward into the black tentacles.

Both Radagast and Arithal are calling down lightning bolts. They can do a lot of them, but they aren't potent enough to take out a gorgun with one stroke... not even two or three.

This will soften up the creatures, but it's still going to get down to melee to finish them off.

Tilaleria could hardly be more prepared. She'd had ages to cast preparatory spells. As she moved towards the first Gorgun she could see that posed the biggest immediate threat, she drew in her training to fill her fists with energies that would harm the creatures of Morgoth.

OOC
I don't have a clear view of where the Gorgun's are. If there are any not trapped I'll go for that one. If they are all 'sorted out' I'll go for the one's near Sky.

Because I have to move I only get one attack. I have a move of 60' this round.