The settlement worried Patagogi quite a bit.  The large creatures certainly went through here quickly and decisively.  They killed everything or at least it seemed so by the skulls in the pile.

When they finally moved off having easily followed the tracks of the large humanoids they got to a spot that seemed like an obvious spot for an ambush.

The others seemed to begin to prepare but Patagogi needed more time for he knew his protections or buffs were shortlasting.  So he kept an eye out for danger.

19:41, Today: Patagogi rolled 13,26 using d20+2,d20+8.  Initiative then Perception.

"Tsk, stupid scroll. You're right on the trail though Deldrydydd. This may be dangerous but at least it seems a bit more straight forward then a hailstorm of rocks."

Audrey had failed her early scroll attempts and gave up with frustration, taking the lead at a slower pace. It still worked though but she wouldn't be as mobile this battle. Her Shovel was raised firmly ready to swing at any ambushes.


Preperations: Attempted to use two Scrolls, Failed on Longstrider and gave up.
Buffs: None

11:37, Today: Audrey rolled 19,16 using 1d20+7,1d20+1.  Perception, Initiative.
11:36, Today: Audrey rolled 11,17 using 1d20+10,1d20+10.  UMD Scrolls (Longstrider, Ant-Haul) DC 21 (1 Misfires, otherwise try again).

Looking around the crossroads, the party immediately spotted the ambush waiting for them.  Four ogres laid in wait, making an absolutely abysmal attempt to hide behind the low mountain shrubs.  Three of them seemed pretty standard for their hideous kind: burly, 10 foot tall humanoids wearing filthy hides, holding a greatclub in one hand and a javelin in the other.  The fourth ogre was significantly bigger than it's clanmates and held no weapon, aside from a short mail hauberk covered in spikes and rusty blades.  The brutes didn't seem aware they had been made and simply watched the party from "hiding", drool flowing freely from their maws in anticipation of their next meal.

None of the party noticed any other threats, but fortunately they were not the only ones keeping an eye out.  Mortimer the Rhamphorhynchus immediately sprung to alert, sending a panicked message to Rik through their magical link: <I smell ogres.  Other ogres.  Very close ogres!> Diamond the Ioun wyrd likewise perked up, spinning around to point to two spots to the party's side and rear.

OOC: Nobody is surprised, and the party all beat the enemies' initiative. The party is aware of the stalkers, but nobody can actually see them but Diamond.  You can make another perception check as a move action to try and spot them, and you'll automatically see them from a position where they don't have cover.

As I said before, the vegetation on the map are sparse bushes.  You can see through them but they provide cover, and you can move through them but they're difficult terrain.

Also, Audrey's nat 1 on UMD isn't an automatic mishap.  That's a separate wisdom roll, which she succeeded on.  Assuming she didn't give up, she would have been able to cast longstrider on her next attempt.  I'll let you retroactively say she did so, if you want.



23:05, Today: Gorum rolled 3 using 1d20.  Ogre initiative.
23:00, Yesterday: Secret Roll: Gorum rolled 24,38 using,1d20+23,1d20+23.  Hide: stalkers.
22:59, Today: Secret Roll: Gorum rolled 9,4,3,-2 using 1d20-7,1d20-7,1d20-7,1d20-4.  hide: ogres, bellower.
22:56, Today: Gorum, on behalf of Audrey, rolled 25,20 using 1d20+10,1d20+10.  potential retries.
22:53, Today: Gorum, on behalf of Audrey, rolled 21 using 1d20+1.  misfire chance.
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Diamonds warning of an enemy right behind the bushes told Patagogi that he needed to act fast.  Pulling a small vial from a pouch he popped off the top and began to swallow down its contents.  He then wiped himself into a rage he hadn't done to himself in a long while having learned how to combine his rage into a song that inspired others.

Standard action: drink potion of haste.
Move action: start Barbarian rage no bonuses to anyone yet.

Whether it was the agitation of the odd familiars his companions keep or just a prickling on the back of his neck Del wasn't sure. He looked away form the obvious ogres in wait and back to where the party has been. Spotting the ogre that was to their right Del gave out a shout of alarm, "We walked past them!!"

Leveling his long arm on the ogre hiding to Del's left, "Plwm a rhew arnat ti!" he combined alchemical with arcane, landing a shot that visibly started to frosting over the ogre.

---

OOC:
Move: Perception check: 26
Standard: Spellstrike Striker 2, hit touch AC 10, 16 damage DC 16 fort save FAILED
14:10, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 26 using 1d20+8.  percetion, again.
14:23, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 10,2,14 using 1d20+7,1d12+1,5d6.  spellstrike, bullet+ snowball.
14:36, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 12 using 1d20+8.  Stalker #2 fort save.

Audrey wasn't entirely sure where the enemies where but she certainly knew they where approaching and fast, she also knew she could take a punch a lot better then most of her companions. So she moved forward and braced herself for any attacks while she chimed back to Delfrydydd.

"Is that all of them or shall I stay braced for any bold enough to bother us from this path?"


Buffs: Longstrider, Ant-Haul
Move: Move to P17
Standard: Total Defense (AC +4)
23:35, Today: Audrey rolled 22,30 using 1d20+10,1d20+10.  Round 2 UMD Scrolls (Longstrider, Ant-Haul) DC 21.

Upon entering the site, the bizarre sight of ogres trying and failing to hide behind bushes offered an almost farcical contrast to the grim atmosphere.  As Delfrydydd's voice rang out with a sharp warning, however, Erisen's normally controlled demeanor betrayed a brief flicker of genuine surprise. Without hesitation, his fingers deftly plucked an unassuming vial from the depths of his robes. The fluid inside shimmered with an ethereal light. With swift resolve, Erisen uncorked it and downed the potion, his form dissolving into the unseen.

OOC:
Move: Retrieve potion of invisibility.
Standard: Drink potion of invisibility (CL3).
Free: 5ft step into V22

Rik looked around at the Ogres approaching and he nudges Mortimer by way of thanking his friend for the warning "Here they come!"

OOC
Lifelink on Everyone but Mort
Contingent Cure Light, @ Half Health.

Standard: Cast Spirit Share on Mort

Mort
Standard: Potion of Fly on Rik

As most of the party buffed up and Audrey moved to engage the bulk of the enemies alone, the hidden ogre Delfrydydd had shot stood up from hiding and started banging her club against the ground in a simple rhythm.  The ogre was older than the others, with streaks of grey in her matted hair, and had a slightly more distinguished air to her.  Well, as distinguished as a giant, filthy cannibal could be.  Raising her voice, she bellowed out the song of her people.

"Ogres chew and ogres bite,
Ogres run and ogres fight,
Smash the man and spear the horse,
Ogres kill and take by force!"

With a guttural roar, the ogres attacked.  The three lesser ogres threw their javelins at Aubrey as they advanced, each missing by a mile.  The big one with no weapons didn't bother with any kind of ranged attack, and wrapped it's massive arms around Aubrey, and sweeping the fighter up into a crushing embrace.

The ogre hiding to the south also stood up out of cover, brandishing what looked like some kind of big papery ball.  It hurled the ball into the middle of the party, where it burst open to release a swarm of vicious hornets.  The wasps stung Rik, Mortimer, and Del pretty badly, with Mortimer being briefly overwhelmed by the pain and poison.

OOC: Aubrey is grappled by Squeezer, which means (among other things) that she can't use a weapon in two hands.  Also, Stalker 2 is now called Bellower.

Bellower
STANDARD: Begin raging song.  All enemies that can hear her gain +2 str/con, +1 will saves, -1 AC, and a bite attack.


Ogre 1
MOVE: Move to N-O,13-14
STANDARD: Throw javelin at Aubrey, miss with a 12

Ogre 2
MOVE: Move to K-L,16-17
STANDARD: Throw javelin at aubrey, miss with a 6

Ogre 3
MOVE: Move to L-M, 22-23
STANDARD: Throw Javelin at Aubrey, Miss with an 11

Squeezer
MOVE: to N-O,16-17
STANDARD: Grapple Audrey, succeeds with a 25.  Ogre Crush (constrict) for 18 damage

Stalker
STANDARD: Throw Wasp Nest of Swarming at intersection between Delfrydydd and Rik.  Hits, summoning a wasp swarm.

Wasp Swarm
Swarm attack Rik, Mortimer, and Del for 6 damage.  Rik and Del resist the poison and distraction.  Morti fails both, takes 1 dex damage and is nauseated for 1 rd.


22:45, Today: Gorum rolled 12,6 using d20+2,d20+2.  Mortimer saves.
22:43, Today: Gorum rolled 6,16,17,22,26 using 2d6,d20+5,d20+5,d20+6,d20+6.  Swarm damage, distraction, poison (Rik and Del).
22:40, Today: Gorum rolled 16 using 1d20+5.  throw beehive.
22:19, Today: Gorum rolled 2 using 1d2.  which stalker gets replaced?
04:28, Today: Gorum rolled 25,18 using d20+20,1d8+2d6+7.  squeezer grapple.
03:51, Today: Gorum rolled 12,6,11 using d20+1,d20+1,d20+1.  ogre javelins vs Audrey.


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Things were moving really slowly around him.  He had his blade in both hands and with a mental command to Diamond he said "defend me" as he took another step forward within reach of the big ogre that had been hiding. Through his rage, he imbued his blade with fire and then took two heavy swings at the ogre before him.

Free: Diamond with aid in defense adding +2 to AC and move to T23
Full: Attack hitting AC28 for 14 damage and AC27 for 11 damage.  33 total
11:51, Today: Patagogi rolled 28,14,27,11,3,5 using d20+11,2d4+7,d20+11,2d4+7

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As the haunting, bolstering song of the ogre resonated across the battlefield, Erisen recognized the grave potential it held for his adversaries. Intent on disrupting the cadence, he began to weave his incantations, tracing symbols in the air. From the void, a Howler materialized, its appearance at once menacing and surreal, stationed perfectly opposite Patagogi. With the bellower caught between Patagogi's swift blade and the vicious jaws of the Howler, it found itself overwhelmed. The creature lunged, its attack relentless, leaving the ogre severely wounded.

Not wishing to become an inadvertent target while masked by his invisibility, Erisen strategically distanced himself, moving to a safer vantage point from which to oversee the unfolding combat.

OOC:

Erisen:
  Standard: Cast Summon Monster III, (losing dispel magic), summoning an Augmented Howler with Claws evolution at R-S,26-27
  Move: Move to V26, ignoring difficult terrain.

Howler:
  Full: Full attack vs bellower, flanking with Pata, bite and claw hits dealing 19 damage.

Rolls:
  Erisen rolled 30,11,21,8,13,8,13,4 using d20+12,d8+6,d20+12,d6+6,d20+12,d6+6,d20+7,d4+3.  Howler Full Attack: Bite/Claw/Claw/Quill.

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Audrey struggles and curses as she's grappled, her heavy armor certainly not helping before she considers her grappling enemy. On one hand, she could try to get out of the grapple but really she's in heavy armor and not a grappler. On the other hand? She has spite.

"Fine, screw it. And screw you."

Audrey let go of her shovel without care as she drew a magical Piton off her chest and wrapped her fingers around the base, using it like an awkward dagger as she slammed it deep and hard into the Squeezer's side. Likely piercing something important as she screams in fury.

"NOW LET. ME. GO."

Free Action: Drop Shovel
Free Action: Quick-Draw Stubborn Nail
Full Action: Flurry of Blows (-2 Due to Grappled)
Nail hits AC 22 for 20 Piercing/Adamantine Damage
Nail hits AC 24 for 16 Piercing/Adamantine Damage

04:55, Today: Audrey rolled 20,16 using 3d6+5,3d6+5.  Nail Damage; Adamantine, Piercing.
04:54, Today: Audrey rolled 22,24 using 1d20+9,1d20+9.  Flurry of Blows vs Squeezer (-2), Stubborn Nail, AC 17.

Buffs: Longstrider, Ant-Haul
Debuffs: Grappled

Rik flys up into the area and out of the wasp swarm even as more wounds from his allies show up on his body. "Spirits of Life assist my companion in her time of need." He says as he gestures towards Audrey.

Finally Mort nudges Rik's cheek and he disappears from sight.

OOC
Automatic:
Audrey and Delfrydydd each heal 6 HP
Rik takes 5+5 damage

Move: Fly up over to P20 getting out of reach of the ogres if possible.
Standard: Fortune on Aurdey

Mort: Administer Invisibility potion to Rik

As Rik took to the air, Del moved out of the swarm towards Audrey. Once clear of the buzzing cloud, he bends his will against that of the largest of the ogres.

ooc:
move: T20 to Q18
standard: slumber on squeezer, DC 17 will save. FAIL

20:18, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 8 using 1d20+7.  Squeezer will save, DC 17.

The Ogre wrestler howls in pain and anger as Audrey plunges her adamantine spike into it's flesh.  Before it can retaliate, it finds itself laid low by Delfrydydd's hex.  Releasing it's grip on the fighter, it curls up on the ground, it's face briefly the very picture of sleepy innocence.  This lasts for about half a second before one of the other ogres kicks it in the back.  Roaring to it's feet, the muscled brute once again lunged forwards to crush the life out of it's human prey.

The lesser ogres moved into the fray, swinging their massive clubs with abandon.  Audrey is able to deflect the blow from her attacker with relative ease.

Rik gains some altitude while working his magic, but he isn't quite able to fly above the ogre's reach.  Mort, likewise, is still reeling from the pain of his wasp stings, and isn't able to deliver the potion of invisibility in time.  As a result, he finds himself on the receiving end of an ogre's greatclub, which cracks a rib right through his armor and nearly swats him out of the sky.

Badly bleeding and barely on her feet, the ogre matriarch continued to howl out her savage hymn.

"Chase the baby, catch the pup,
Bonk the head to shut it up!
Bones be cracked, flesh be stewed,
We be ogres!  YOU BE FOOD!"

She slammed her greatclub into Patagogi and knocked the wind out of him.  While he was still reeling from the blow, the other darker-skinned ogre crept up behind him, moving with a grace that seemed almost unnatural in such a ponderous body.  It's greatclub caught Pata in the back of the leg, nearly dropping the orcish skald.

OOC: If I understand the flight rules correctly, Rik could make it 15' up while moving as far as he did.  Unfortunately, ogres are 10' tall with 10' reach, so it's just barely able to reach you.  Since Mort failed his check against the swarms distraction ability, he was nauseated for one round and couldn't take a standard action.  The damage triggers Rik's contingent spell, but I'll leave it up to you to determine how much that heals.

Bellower
FREE: Continue raging song.
FULL: Attack Patagogi with greatclub for 25 damage, miss with bite attack

Ogre 1
MOVE: Move to P-Q,14-15
STANDARD: Attack Audrey with greatclub, miss

Ogre 2
MOVE: Move to L-M,16-17
STANDARD: Kick Squeezer awake.

Ogre 3
MOVE: Move to N-O,21-22
STANDARD: Attack Rik with greatclub, hit for 22 damage

Squeezer
MOVE: Stand up, provoking an attack of opportunity
STANDARD: Grapple Audrey, succeeds with a 23.  Ogre Crush (constrict) for 13 damage

Stalker
MOVE: to T-U,21-22, making the acrobatics check to avoid an AoO.
STANDARD: Sneak attack Patagogi for 30 damage with greatclub.

Wasp Swarm
MOVE : Move to P-Q, 17-18
FREE: Swarm attack vs Audrey and Delfrydydd for 3 damage.  Both make the DC13 fort save vs distraction, but Del fails the save vs poison and takes 1 Dex damage.
Mort fails his second save against the venom in his system, taking another 1 dex damage


23:45, Today: Gorum rolled 9 using 1d20+2.  mort vs wasp poison.
23:44, Today: Gorum rolled 26,26 using 1d20+8,1d20+8.  Audrey vs poison, distraction.
23:44, Today: Gorum rolled 14,17 using 1d20+6,1d20+6.  del vs poison, distraction.
23:40, Today: Gorum rolled 3 using 2d6.  swarm attack.
23:32, Today: Gorum rolled 17 using 1d20+9.  stalker acrobatics.
23:31, Today: Gorum rolled 11 using 2d6.  sneak attack.
23:31, Today: Gorum rolled 29,19 using d20+12,2d8+10.  Stalker greatclub vs Pata.
23:27, Today: Gorum rolled 23,13 using d20+20,1d8+2d6+7.  Squeezer grapple audrey.
23:21, Today: Gorum rolled 25,22 using 1d20+8,2d8+9.  Ogre 2 vs Rik.
23:18, Today: Gorum rolled 12,12 using 1d20+8,2d8+9.  Ogre 1 vs audrey.
23:12, Today: Gorum rolled 22,25,15,8 using 1d20+12,2d8+10,1d20+7,1d6+3.  Bellower Club and bite patagogi.


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Swatting at the wasps, Del moved back out of the swarm. Not seeing any clear path forward, the half-elf reached out once more to one of the ogre's minds, "cysgu un bach," willing it away from conciseness but Del found himself yawning in spite of himself.

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OOC:
Move: Q18 to U18
Standard: Slumber on Stalker- success, shit

08:30, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 25 using 1d20+5 ((20)).

Erisen's eyes widened in urgency. His fingers danced and words of summoning spilled from his lips once more. A second Howler, similar yet distinct from the first, surged into existence, positioning itself to face the new ogre threat. With a ferocity mirrored by the dire nature of the situation, the new Howler unleashed its full onslaught on the ogre – a deadly snap of its jaws, two vicious swipes with its claws, and a barrage of quills. Each strike found its mark, turning the ogre into a symphony of pain and shock.

In contrast, the first Howler, in its haste to end the bellower, was met with frustration. Despite its fervent efforts and snapping maw, the creature found itself unable to land a single blow against the still-singing ogre.

Erisen continued to navigate the tumultuous battlefield with calculated grace. The subtle shifts of the grass and the soft displacement of loose stones were the only indicators of his movement, a phantom presence orchestrating chaos amidst the raging combat.

OOC:

Erisen:
  Standard: Cast Summon Monster III, (losing fly), summoning an Augmented Howler with Claws evolution at U-V,19-20
  Move: Move to Q24, ignoring difficult terrain.

Howler 2:
  Full: Full attack vs stalker, hits all attacks dealing 32 damage. Stalker saves successfully vs Pain.

Howler 1:
  Full: Full attack vs bellower, misses all the attacks.

Rolls:
  (This one had a copy-paste mistake, doesn't matter. Ignore the 82, the rest are the correct rolls for the attacks)
  Erisen rolled 14,82,12,13,10,13,6 using d20+12,d8+6d20+12,d6+6,d20+12,d6+6,d20+7,d4+3.  Howler Remaining Full Attack vs Bellower.
  Erisen rolled 17,14 using d20+12,d8+6.  Howler First Attack vs Bellower.
  Erisen rolled 22 using 1d20+5.  Stalker Reflex vs Pain (DC14).
  Erisen rolled 21,7,24,7,31,12,20,6 using d20+12,d8+6,d20+12,d6+6,d20+12,d6+6,d20+7,d4+3.  Howler Full Attack vs Stalker: Bite/Claw/Claw/Quill.

Diamond knew that after the first attack it needed to share whatever damage Patagogi took next.  So when the sneak attack hit Patagogi, Diamond absorbed 15 points of the attack while still aiding in Patagogi's defense.

Patagogi knew he needed to do something about being between both ogres.  The bellower was the most injured so he tried to finish off the big singer first.  Two mighty swings of his blade opened the ogre's stomach and guts fell all over the grass.

The Bellower is dead
21:42, Today: Patagogi rolled 22,12,19,14 using d20+11,2d4+7,d20+11,2d4+7.

We getting any HP back from lifelink?

Audrey was quick on her feet, eager to cause pain and a vindictive woman with little in the way of Mercy. She also wasn't particularly agile which is how she once more found herself grappled in a string of curses. Squirming, kicking, and not so surprisingly stabbing she attempted to make sure Squeezer felt that laying hands on her had been an absolute mistake.

"This gods damned Ogre, GET OFF."

Attack of Opportunity: Nail hits AC 27 for 12 Piercing/Adamantine Damage
Full Action: Flurry of Blows (-2 Due to Grappled)

Miss
Nail hits AC 26 for 16 Piercing/Adamantine Damage

08:01, Today: Audrey rolled 16 using 3d6+5.  Nail Damage; Adamantine, Piercing.
08:01, Today: Audrey rolled 26,14 using 1d20+9,1d20+9.  Flurry of Blows vs Squeezer (-2), Stubborn Nail, AC 17.
08:01, Today: Audrey rolled 12 using 3d6+5.  Nail Damage; Adamantine, Piercing.
08:00, Today: Audrey rolled 27 using 1d20+11.  Attack of Opportunity vs AC 17.

Patagogi's curved blade flashed in a bloody arc, and unseamed the singing ogre from her nave to her chops.  There was a brief pause in the combat, as the ogre clan stopped to watch their slain matriarch slowly tumble to the ground.  For a moment, Audrey thought she could see a tear forming in her opponent's eye.

Then every ogre burst into song at once, each doing their best to fill the silence left by the bellower with whatever words it could think of.  The din of their shouting drowned out even Erisen's howlers as the ogres resumed their attack with new ferocity.

"Humies run and humies cry-"
"-Ogres fi foh fum and fie-"
"-KILL YOU KILL YOU KILL YOU KILL YOU-"
"-Ogres send you all to hell!"

Despite the heavy blow he had taken, Rik continued taking the wounds of the party into himself.  Morty had finally recovered enough to get back into the fight, and delivered a potion of invisibility to his master, who flew up out of reach before drinking the biggest potion of healing he had on him.

Two of the grunts swung at Audrey, doing their best to smash her flat while their huge brother held her still.  Fortunately, her heavy armor managed to absorb the flailing swings.

The third grunt rushed in Erisen's direction, and nearly trampled him underfoot.  For a moment it looked like it had found a way to see through Erisen's invisibility, but the monster's club went sailing right past the chaos priest and struck the howler behind him with a meaty *thwack*.

Gushing blood from it's many wounds, the massive ogre wrestling Audrey managed to get a firm grip on her, pinning her arms to her sides as it lifted her into the air.  The grizzled fighter could feel her ribs cracking as the brute squeezed the life out of her.  Looking around, the ogre started waving it's trapped opponent in the air, clearly trying to use her as a human shield against any of her allies that might try to bring it down.

Meanwhile, the blue-skinned stalker found itself going from flanker to flanked, and did it's best to step out of the howler's pincer maneuver.  It swung at Patagogi furiously, but had less luck than before in it's attacks.

Meanwhile the swarm of wasps continued to chase Delfrydydd around, stinging both him and the nearby howler.  Both combatants were somehow able to keep their focus despite being stung again and again by the vicious insects.

OOC: The Bellower is dead, but her lingering song feat means the enemies continue to benefit from her song for 2 rounds.  Audrey is currently pinned (can't take most actions).

Mortimer:
STANDARD: Deliver potion of invisibility to Rik

Rik Feyleaf:
REACTION: Contingent CLW heals 17 HP.
REACTION: Lifelink heals Patagogi, Diamond, and Audrey for 6 HP, and Delfrydydd for 3.  Rik takes 17 damage.
MOVE:Fly 15' straight up, drawing potion of Cure Serious Wounds
STANDARD: Drink potion of cure serious wounds, healing 28 HP.

Ogre 1
Full: Attack vs Audrey.  Miss with greatclub.

Ogre 2
MOVE: Move to Q-R,19-20
STANDARD: Attack Audrey, miss with a 16.

Ogre 3
MOVE: Move to O-P, 24-25
STANDARD: Attack howler with greatclub.  Hit for 16 damage.  Takes 2 damage from howler quills and is sickened by the pain attack.

Squeezer
STANDARD: Pin Audrey, succeeding on the grapple and dealing 21 damage from ogre crush.
MOVE: Use martial flexibility to gain the Body Shield feat.
IMMEDIATE: Use body shield to use Audrey as cover against the next attack roll targeting it.  If the attack misses, it targets Audrey with the same attack roll (pinned, her AC is 18).

Stalker
FULL: Attack vs pagagogi, misses with greatclub..

Wasp Swarm
MOVE : Move to U-V 18-19
FREE: Swarm attack vs Delfrydydd and howler for 5 damage.  Both succeed on saves vs distraction and poison, but Mort and Del both fail the ongoing saves against the poison in thier system, and take another point of dex damage.


13:38, Today: Gorum rolled 2,6 using 1d4+1,1d20+0.  Ogre 3 vs quills and pain.
17:01, Today: Gorum rolled 7 using 1d20+2.  mort vs wasp poison.
17:00, Today: Gorum rolled 9 using 1d20+6.  del continuing poison.
17:00, Today: Gorum rolled 28,27 using 1d20+8,1d20+8.  howler vs poison, distraction.
16:59, Today: Gorum rolled 19,19 using 1d20+6,1d20+6.  del vs poison, distraction.
16:59, Today: Gorum rolled 5 using 2d6.  wasp attack.
16:54, Today: Gorum rolled 15,21,14,9 using d20+12,2d8+10,d20+7,1d6+3.  stalker greatclub and bite vs patagogi.
16:45, Today: Gorum rolled 33 using 1d20+20.  body shield check.
16:40, Today: Gorum rolled 41,21 using d20+25,1d8+2d6+7.  Squeezer grapple vs audrey.
16:35, Today: Gorum rolled 23,6 using 1d20+3,1d6+3.  Ogre bite vs audrey.
16:33, Today: Gorum rolled 23,16 using 1d20+8,2d8+9.  Ogre 3 vs howler 1.
16:31, Today: Gorum rolled 16,14 using 1d20+10,2d8+9.  Ogre 2 vs audrey.
16:28, Today: Gorum rolled 19,20 using 1d20+8,2d8+9.  Ogre 1 vs audrey.
16:12, Today: Gorum, on behalf of Rik Feyleaf, rolled 28 using 3d8+15.  Cure serious wounds.
15:54, Today: Gorum, on behalf of Rik Feyleaf, rolled 17 using 1d8+12.  contingent CLW.


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Erisen's heart raced with a momentary surge of panic as an ogre lumbered perilously close, threatening to blunder into him despite his veil of invisibility. He held his breath, fearing any sound might betray his presence. As the ogre passed, narrowly missing him, Erisen exhaled silently, quickly recalculating his path. He darted to the opposite side of the trail, aiming to position himself safely out of any immediate danger.

With deft precision, he conjured another howler amidst the chaos. This new arrival materialized menacingly next to two ogres—one brutally pinning Audrey down. With a feral intensity, the howler unleashed a ferocious attack, claws and teeth flashing in a whirlwind of violence. The sudden, brutal assault was overwhelming; the ogre holding down Audrey crumpled under the howler's fierce bite, releasing its grip as it fell, while its companion recoiled, wounded and startled by the unexpected attack.

The previous howlers didn't need Erisen's attention. Both were engaged with the only enemy next to them and that was ideal. One of them swiftly stepped under the nearby ogre's reach and engaged it. The other was trying to circle the stalker between its assault, trying to keep it pinned between Patagogi.

OOC:

Erisen:
  Move: Move to M20
  Standard: Cast Summon Monster III, (losing maze mind), summoning an Augmented Howler with Claws evolution at N-O,14-15

Howler 1 (leftmost newly summoned, the others had been numbered 2 and 3 on the table for some reason, so I went with it):
  Full: Full attack vs Squeezer and Ogre 1, bites squeezer (hits even with cover), dealing 14 damage and downing it, rest of the attacks hits Ogre 1 dealing 21 damage. Ogre saves vs Pain attack.

Howler 2 (rightmost)
  Free: 5-ft to Q-R,26-27
  Full: Full attack vs Ogre 3, bite/claw/claw hits dealing 27 damage.

Howler 3 (bottommost)
  Free: 5-ft to V-W,20-21
  Full: Full attack vs Stalker, all hits dealing 30 damage, disabling it. Saves vs Pain attack

Rolls:
  Erisen rolled 21 using 1d20+5.  Stalker vs Pain.
  Erisen rolled 18 using 1d20.  Ogre 1 vs Pain.
  Erisen rolled 20,10,28,7,21,8,18,5 using d20+10,d8+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+5,d4+3.  Howler 3 Full Attack: Bite/Claw/Claw/Quill.
  Erisen rolled 16,12,18,8,23,7,13,7 using d20+10,d8+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+5,d4+3.  Howler 2 Full Attack: Bite/Claw/Claw/Quill.
  Erisen rolled 28,14,16,7,19,10,18,4 using d20+10,d8+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+10,d6+6,d20+5,d4+3.  Howler 1 Full Attack: Bite/Claw/Claw/Quill.

Patagogi had turned to face the stalker and managed to dodge its frantic attacks to finish him off.  Then the howler tore into it from the back which only heightened Patagogi's hopes he would live.  He raised his blade and took two more swings at the ogre.  The first cut the hand off of it and the other just barely missed taking the other hand as the beast fell to the ground dead.

Hit AC 18 for 13 damage.
23:28, Today: Patagogi rolled 18,13,15,14 using d20+11,2d4+7,d20+11,2d4+7.

So much was happening around Del, and those damn wasps wouldn't let him think too long about it anyway. The half-elf moved away from the swarm and across the space just vacated by the howler. Seeing one of the bruits unengaged, Del leveled his long arm as he willed a round into the chamber then bellowed, "Rhew a grym yn eich wyneb!" as he squeezed the trigger.

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OOC:
Move: U18 to U22
Swift: Spell Cartridges
Standard: Ranged Spellstrike Ogre 2:  Hit Touch AC 11, 25 damage (9 Force +16 cold)
                 DC 16 Fort save: success

16:40, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 11,9,16 using 1d20+6,2d4+3,5d6.  touch AC 9, force damage, cold damage.
16:43, Today: Delfrydydd rolled 16 using 1d20+7.  Ogre 2 DC 16 fort save.

Audrey was a bit out of it and her insides hurt something fierce. She was grateful the squeezer had let her go to fall to her feet as it was mauled, and the older woman was absolutely done with the ogre's bullshit. Almost casually she flicked the Nail in her hand into the skull of Ogre 1 as she casually 'opened its third eye', before turning and flinging another nail off her chest into the back of the skull of Ogre 2. The pitons seemed perfect for opening the skulls of the Ogre's at least as she leaned down to retrieve her Shovel.

"I'm so sick of this shit. Can you all just die?"

Full Action: Flurry of Blows vs Ogre 1 and Ogre 2 (Ranged)
Free Action: Quickdraw; Pick up Shovel
Critical Hit vs Ogre 1 for 40 Damage
Hit vs Ogre 2 for 19 Damage
13:21, Today: Audrey rolled 19 using 3d6+5.  Nail Damage; Adamantine, Piercing.
13:21, Today: Audrey rolled 21 using 1d20+8.  Flurry of Blows vs Ogre 2: Nail 2.
13:19, Today: Audrey rolled 20 using 3d6+5.  Critical Hit x2.
13:18, Today: Audrey rolled 23 using 1d20+8.  Flurry of Blows Crit Confirm.
13:18, Today: Audrey rolled 28 using 1d20+8.  Flurry of Blows vs Ogre 1: Nail 1.

In a flurry of bullets, blades, and summoned horrors, the party tore through the wounded ogres, dispatching all but one of them in a matter of seconds.  The remaining ogre immediately burst into tears and hurled himself to the ground into a position of abject surrender.  "I'm sorry!" He yelled through seemingly genuine sobs.  "I didn't want to eat anybody!  They made me do it!  I swear!"

OOC: Congratulations, you win!  Feel free to roleplay through the battle's aftermath and what you do with the surrendered ogre while we prepare for the next fight.