150111 Battle of the Bullywugs!

DM NOTES: As anticipated from last weeks posting, this weeks session turned out to be as frightening and terrifying as expected. To relive each wonderfully horrible moment be sure to check it out while you still can at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/609585844" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire/b/609585844</a> as well as join the brave adventurers each week by partaking in the live game chat while viewing the proceedings at <a href="http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire" rel="nofollow">http://www.twitch.tv/dm4hire</a> every Saturday night at 6 PM central standard time! What better way to be a part of the team, when your busy schedule allows, without having to make that regular commitment! See you soon! QUICK READ RECAP: Fashioning a raft from felled trees, the party carefully pushes themselves through a dangerous, reed filled swamp, suddenly come upon by two giant crayfish inflicting massive damage with their bone crushing pincers each round! As soon as the adventurers quell the onslaught, things get even uglier in no time as a highly organized band of 25 roving bullywugs begin a frightening and deadly attack of terror in three, progressively increasing, coordinated attacks, hopping over the party in line formations, attacking overhead during each jump! With Tralann the mage taking incredible damage and falling unconscious, Karmadel the priest rushes to his aid, reviving him before his fate is forever sealed, culminating with the group successfully casting multiple sleep spells, ultimately managing to finally get the chaos under control, destroying the creatures with only moments to spare! DM SESSION LOG 150111 Spells memorized. Svava, Bard - color spray, hypnotism Silas, M/T - sleep, shield Tralann - sleep, magic missile Party makes plan to advance to "X" on map (see Handout 4). Possiblity by sea, but cost for boat deposit is not possible with party funds, so they decide to go by foot. Leave in day, camp nearby at night and then proceed morning during fog cover. Svava suggests cutting trees and fashioning a raft to push the party through the swamp without fear of drowning as a result of wading through off any established path (200 XP)*. Karmadel makes a successful tracking roll to keep the party on a safe path (skill 100 XP)*. 2 Giant crayfish attack the party! One makes a critical attack on Bjorn for 10 hp of damage bringing his health to 10 hp. Bjorn hits for 11 hp of damage on a crayfish*. Silas hits the one attacking Bjorn for 3 hp of damage. Svava sings war chant (100 XP)* Crayfish attacks Svava for 16 hp of damage reducing her health to 1 hp. Silas hits again for 2 hp of damage*. Leaxie hits the crayfish attacking Svava for 16 hp of damage with both arrows*. Svava angry chants and makes a critical attack with her broad sword for 10 hp of damage killing it!* Svava pats Bjorn on shoulder "Go get him!" (role-play 100 XP)* Crayfish attempts to attack Silas but misses with both claws! Karmadel casts cure moderate wounds on Svava for 4 hp of health. (100 XP)* Leaxie fires his bow at the last remaining crayfish for 14 hp of damage killing it! Silas grabs the crayfish before it sinks beneath the muck. The raft runs aground at that instant. Bjorn moves on to land. Svava sits on raft and consumes a ration. Karmadel makes a successful tracking roll and feels this area would be a good place to camp (100 XP)*. Leaxie successfully hides in shadows (200 XP)*. Silas attempts to hide in shadow and move silently but fails. Svava makes a successful ancient history check to determine the best possible way to set up and disguise a large camp site (100 XP)*. Bjorn eats a ration. Leaxie continues exploring immediately to the west of camp to find more swamp. Silas looking for herbs and finds thorn acacia (100 XP)*. Tralann finds herbs for use in healing for 10 uses (100 XP)*. Svava local history check to find a mild poision plant (100 XP)*. Karmadel processes and distributes the healing herbs for use (placed in party loot) (100 XP)*. Leaxie attempts to detect noise but doesn't hear anything but moves to the top of the northern rock pile to survey the area and notices a grotto beyond the brush pile to the east. Silas searches some plants that produce a greenish dye (100 XP)*. Tralann looks for more herbs but finds nothing. Svava attempts a detect noise but only hears the wind coming in off of the ocean but distrubs a group of 8 bullywugs that jump over her and land behind in a line formation. Bjorn "charges!" the broadsword and shield wielding bullywug hitting for 8 hp of damage (role-play 100 XP)*. Tralann shoots a bullywug behind Karmadel with his sling for 4 hp of damage*. Svava chants (100 XP)* and shoots poison arrows at a bullywug for 5 hp of damage* and fails his save to be poisoned! Leaxie shoots arrows and critically hits for 20 hp of damage killing it!* Bullywug claws Bjorn for 2 hp of damage bringing his health to 24. New formation of 8 bullwugs appear and attack Tralann is hit with a critical claw and bite for 4 hp of damage. Svava comes down from rock pile. Karmadel hits bullywug behind Tralann for 2 hp of damage.* Tralann moves behind tent for cover and shoots sling at bullywug for a critical hit of 4 hp of damage. Silas shoots arrow at bullywug for 7 hp of damage killing it!* Bjorn kills a bullywug with 6 hp of damage.* A third group of 9 bullwugs jump into the fray with a leader! As the group of bullywugs jump over Svava, an attack of opportunity gives her a chance to slice off one's head for 8 hp of damage killing it! Bullywug attacks Svava with a critical claw and bite for 4 hp of damage. Bullywug line jumps over Tralann and one makes a critical bite for 8 hp of damage knocking him unconscious to 0. Silas hits for 3 hp of damage in an attack of opportunity as the bullwugs leap over head. Oceanus makes a critical attack for 16 hp of damage killing it in mid air!* Karmadel casts cure moderate wounds on Tralann for 9 hp of health, waking him out of unconsciousness. (100 XP)* Silas casts sleep on a center bullywug affecting 5 creatures. (50 XP)* Tralann casts sleep spell on center bullwug on western group affecting 8 creatures. (50 XP)* Leaxie shoots a bullywug near Svava for 9 hp of damage killing it! Bullywug attacks Karmadel for 1 hp of damage. Svava hits bullywug behind her for 8 hp of damage killing it! Bjorn hits bullywug for 11 hp of damage killing it! The last remaining leader bullwug attempts to flee triggering 3 attacks of opportunity resulting in 5 hp of damage from Oceanus. Leaxie makes a critical hit on the fleeing bullywug for 16 hp of damage killing it! Silas notices a chest over the side of the northern pile of rocks near where the bullywugs were initially found. Svava makes a successful local history check to realize the bullywugs appear to have been an uncommon roving band. (100 XP)* Karmadel ensures that party members are healthy and tends to wounds after the battle. (role-play 100 XP)* Bjorn makes a successful fire building skill check and begins to build a small fire, in preparation for cooking one of the giant crayfish. (100 XP)* Leaxie examines the chest but is unable to tell if it may be trapped and opens it to see, finding it is not locked or trapped! whew! finding several items and talking about them (alignment check pass 100 XP)* Svava makes a successful poetry check to write an epic poem regarding the recent events. (100 XP)* Karmadel ties rope around waist, anchors grappling hook to shore and wades out into swamp towards the eastern grotto, finding the water almost waist high. Sun sets, party camps for the night. Session ends. XP DISTRIBUTED: battle (2 crayfish, 25 bullywugs total 33HD) = 1975 Svava, Bard: 200, 100, battle 1 70, 100, 100, 100, 100, battle 2 232, 100, 100, class bonus 165 = 1367 Karmadel, Priest: 100, battle 1 70, 100, 100, 100, battle 2 232, 100, 100, (healing salve creation 250) = 1152 Bjorn, Fighter: battle 1 70, 100, battle 2 232, 100, class bonus 33HD x 30xp is 990 = 1492 Leaxie: battle 1 70, 200, battle 2 232, 100 = 602 Silas M/T: battle 1 70, 100, 100, battle 2 232, 50 = 552 Tralann: 100, battle 2 232, 50 = 382 Oceanus: battle 2 232, fighter class bonus 990 = 1222 All other characters: 0 TOTAL XP DISTRIBUTED: 6769 TOTAL SESSION TIME : 7 HOURS