Grimswarm Delight

[BriarFox]

Whoever coded the Grimswarm (Strathspey?) was a sadistic bastard and deserves to be roasted over a slow fire for making them such bitches. However, there is that occasional moment ...

I went into a 300+ giant camp with a warchief assassination task. Found him:

(Note: This log is heavily edited)

The surroundings advance upon a Grimswarm giant warchief with relentless fury!
CS: +337 - TD: +278 + CvA: -13 + d100: +77 == +123
Warding failed!
A Grimswarm giant warchief is struck by a ruddy piece of icy refuse!
... 19 points of damage!
... 10 points of damage!
Strike hits close to the left eye!
... 10 points of damage!
Blow to back connects lightly.
... 5 points of damage!
Icy chill to the giant warchief's midriff. Looks like a bowl of nice hot stew is in order.


[Roll result: 96 (open d100: 39) Penalties: 0]
You crouch, sweep a leg at a Grimswarm giant warchief and connect!
You whack a Grimswarm giant warchief's legs futilely! You stumble back on your feet.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath a Grimswarm giant warchief! One of the thorns jabs into the warchief!
... hits for 13 points of damage!
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the right leg.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath a Grimswarm giant warchief! One of the thorns jabs into the warchief!
... hits for 24 points of damage!
... 20 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the left leg.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath a Grimswarm giant warchief! One of the thorns jabs into the warchief!
... hits for 13 points of damage!
... 15 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the right leg.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

Dozens of long thorns suddenly grow out from the ground underneath a Grimswarm giant warchief! One of the thorns jabs into the warchief!
... hits for 14 points of damage!
... 5 points of damage!
Minor puncture to the left leg.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

[Roll result: 106 (open d100: 49) Penalties: 0]
You crouch, sweep a leg at a Grimswarm giant warchief and connect!
A Grimswarm giant warchief falls to the ground! You deftly regain your footing.

** As you hit, the outer rim of your glaes ringed mail seems to fold inward upon itself drawing everything it touches along with it! **
... 20 points of damage!
Back pops as muscles resist the vacuum!
Roundtime: 5 sec.
Roundtime changed to 3 seconds.

You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant warchief!
AS: +526 vs DS: +227 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +35 = +354
... and hit for 60 points of damage!
Strike pierces thigh!
The giant warchief is knocked to the ground!
The guiding force leaves you.

** As you hit, your arrow flares with a burst of frost! **
... 5 points of damage!
My! It looks like the giant warchief will be stiff in the morning! Better ice down the bruises!
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow sticks in a Grimswarm giant warchief's left leg!
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
All of a sudden, a Grimswarm giant warchief rolls hard to her side, and then leaps to her feet!
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant warchief!
AS: +526 vs DS: +189 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +42 = +399
... and hit for 68 points of damage!
Slash across right eye!
Hope the left is working.
The guiding force leaves you.
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow sticks in a Grimswarm giant warchief's right eye!
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant warchief!
AS: +451 vs DS: +121 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +53 = +403
... and hit for 65 points of damage!
Well aimed shot almost removes an eye!

** As you hit, your arrow flares with a burst of frost! **
... 5 points of damage!
My! It looks like the giant warchief will be stiff in the morning! Better ice down the bruises!
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow sticks in a Grimswarm giant warchief's left eye!
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant warchief!
AS: +419 vs DS: +119 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +33 = +353
... and hit for 59 points of damage!
Loud *crack* as the giant warchief's sternum breaks!
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow sticks in a Grimswarm giant warchief's chest!
Roundtime: 5 sec.

You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant warchief!
AS: +409 vs DS: +113 with AvD: +20 + d100 roll: +2 = +318
... and hit for 43 points of damage!
Well placed shot to the neck!
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
Glancing shot. The wooden arrow flips over, landing behind a Grimswarm giant warchief.
Roundtime: 5 sec.

Meanwhile, I'm being heavily dispelled and beat on and they finally manage to kill me, which looks like a Christmas tree exploding after you plug it into an industrial generator.

Then, after Kaedra somehow manages to find me up on the top of Aenatumgana outside this warcamp and I'm back in Pinefar recovering from the chew-fest, this happens:

[You have completed your current society task.]

The fucker died of his wounds, after shaking off +400 endrolls like they were snowflakes. My only comment to this is:



Hahahaha! FUCK YOU, you bitch of a Grimswarm warchief.

[Danical]

Why do you have a 5 RT with Ranged?

YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

[Danical]

I'm going to assume you're a half-sylvan which means with a single shot of strength you could have gotten your shots down to 3 seconds and a single use of haste could have killed that stupid warchief in 1/5th the time.

[BriarFox]

I'm going to assume you're a half-sylvan which means with a single shot of strength you could have gotten your shots down to 3 seconds and a single use of haste could have killed that stupid warchief in 1/5th the time.

Yah. That was after they'd dispelled my STR and Haste. Stupid bastards.

[Danical]

I would have just moved and recast them - waiting 6 seconds soft seconds for a 4 second reduction on all subsequent attacks is worth it.

However, looks like you had the last laugh in the end.

[The Ponzzz]

Yeah, giant warchiefs have a grip of health. At cap, I feel like it is somewhere in the 5k+ zone. And I feel they recover health at like 150 per. I know troll warchiefs can be max health in like 2 pulses.

[Asha]

What went down with your ranged AS towards the end?

[Izzy]

he had 117 for the higher AS attacks. My guess the last few shots he was low on blood.

[Kembal]

think it was Coase who coded them.

Did you get full points/exp for the task?

[BriarFox]

What went down with your ranged AS towards the end?

Yep, 117 for the high ones, then Wolf dropped and I was losing blood. I didn't think I'd make it out, so I took an extra shot to see if I could kill the bugger before I died.


Did you get full points/exp for the task?

Yep.

[BriarFox]

I much prefer shaman tasks. Wish the first one had gone like this:

Log:
A shimmering aura surrounds you.
>
A faint blue glow surrounds your hands, subtly guiding your movements.
>tap t am
You tap a tree bark amulet that you are wearing.
1d100: 65 + Modifiers: 174 == 239

You begin to notice the world slow down around you. Strange.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>sigil of minor bane
>sigil of minor protection
>sigil of focus
As you concentrate on your sigil, you become slightly more aware of your foes and the weakest spots in their defenses.
>
As you concentrate on your sigil, you become slightly more aware of weak spots in your defenses.
>
You feel your mind and body gird themselves against magical interference.
>prep 650
You make a simple motion, quietly invoking the Assume Aspect spell...
Your spell is ready.
>assume porc
Gold-traced pale green ribbons of energy swirl about and coalesce upon you, bringing about an intense natural prowess that races through every fiber of your being.

You concentrate your focus upon the Aspect of the Porcupine. A simple cognition bubbles to the front of your mind, broadening your understanding of events that previously went unnoticed.
The barrier of thorns surrounding you becomes slightly more dense.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>go air
[Warcamp, Approach]
A dirt path leads over a rise of earth and down towards a collection of mismatching tents and huts. The rotting stench of the encampment's inhabitants lingers in the air, mixed with the aroma of cooked flesh and burning wood. A heavy grey haze of campfire smoke hangs over the warcamp and drifts down behind the rise of land, creating a pocket of concealment from the eyes of the nearby Grimswarm. You also see an obscured path leading out.
Obvious paths: north
>n
[Warcamp, Entrance]
The entrance to the warcamp consists of nothing more than a large gap in a wall built of broken trees and shrubs haphazardly stacked upon the other. In the turned up earth by the entryway, a bloody child-sized hand reaches up toward the sky, a forgotten or discarded prize of the Grimswarm. Inside the entrance, the path separates into three directions, wrapping around several poorly constructed huts. To the south, a path leads to a small rise in land, blanketed in a haze of campfire smoke.
Obvious paths: north, south
>n
[Warcamp, Outside]
Three beaten paths break off in a northerly direction, curving around a number of poorly built huts and tents. A pile of broken bones and rotting flesh compete with a pile of steaming offal for the most nauseating odor available. Over the top of the tents, a tall wooden flagpole marks the center of the warcamp just ahead, while a broad dirt path leads south to the sole entrance and exit of the encampment. You also see a Grimswarm giant guard.
Obvious paths: north, northeast, south, northwest
>n
[Warcamp, Outside]
In the center of the warcamp is a wide area bordered by the many ragged tents and huts of the Grimswarm. A towering wooden flagpole is situated at the north end of the assembly area and is flanked by a series of iron spikes driven into the ground, topped with sun-bleached skulls. Lying so much like a forgotten rag doll, a body has been discarded in the middle of the open space, its limbs sprawled and twisted at unnatural angles. You also see a Grimswarm giant guard.
Obvious paths: north, east, south, west
>n

[Warcamp, Outside]
A great hut stands within a clearing unto itself in the encampment of the Grimswarm. Twin red and black banner poles flank its entrance, while bodies lashed to the walls with cords of leather decorate its exterior. Pale grey curls of smoke drift from the top of the hut, spiraling towards the smoke haze above the warcamp. Next to the hut, suspended upside down on a wood rack is the rotting corpse of a troll, pierced through the heart with a massive boar spear. You also see a Grimswarm giant guard.
Obvious paths: north, southeast, south, southwest
>
[Warcamp, Outside]
Cages filled with creatures of all sizes are stacked against the wall of a hut spaced away from its neighbors by numerous yards. Next to the cages is a small pile of former cage occupants, the remains of sacrifices and divinations. The air around the hut carries a suggestion of herbs and spices and appears to emanate from cracks in the hut's walls. Wind chimes constructed of finger bones of various races fill the air with a morbid clattering. You also see a Grimswarm giant guard.
Obvious paths: north, south
>
From some where within the warcamp, you hear a loud roar of alarm that will no doubt rouse the entire warcamp!

A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
A Grimswarm giant hunter strides in, glowering upon the scene.
>
A mischievous golden brown fox saunters in.
>
A Grimswarm giant ranger gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>go hut
Your foes in this area work together to impede your movement...

Roundtime: 4 sec.
Roundtime changed to 2 seconds.
[Warcamp, Shaman's Hut]
A blood-covered slab of stone sits in the center of the hut directly between the entryway and a bone and hide altar. Crudely fashioned cages hang from hooks in the ceiling and birds of varying species fearfully gaze out from behind the thin bars. The air is thick with the scent and smoke of burning herbs in randomly placed braziers, creating a scented haze that fills the room. The floor crunches underfoot, carpeted with cast off carcasses and the remains of numerous sacrifices. You also see a battle-scarred Grimswarm giant ranger, a Grimswarm giant bodyguard, a Grimswarm giant bodyguard and a Grimswarm giant shaman.
Obvious exits: out

R>stance offensive
You are now in an offensive stance.
>tap ank
A battle-scarred Grimswarm giant ranger gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>
You tap a wiregrass anklet that you are wearing.
1d100: 77 + Modifiers: 190 == 267

A wave of dark ethereal ripples moves outward from you.
A battle-scarred Grimswarm giant ranger is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
A Grimswarm giant bodyguard is buffeted by the dark ethereal waves and is knocked to the ground.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
>
A Grimswarm giant shaman gestures and utters a phrase of magic.
>.eye sham
[Script eye is running, Esc to cancel, Shift-Esc to pause]
>aim r eye
>get 1 my arrow from my quiver
You're now aiming at the right eye of your target when using a ranged weapon, or while ambushing.
>
You remove a single wooden arrow from a bundle of wooden arrows.
>
A Grimswarm giant pillager rushes in!
A Grimswarm giant ranger strides in, glowering upon the scene.
>fire sham
[script done]
You nock a wooden arrow in your sylvan longbow.
You fire a wooden arrow at a Grimswarm giant shaman!
AS: +549 vs DS: +306 with AvD: +29 + d100 roll: +47 = +319
... and hit for 112 points of damage!
Incredible shot to the eye penetrates deep into skull!

[You have completed your current society task.]
[You have earned 100 recognition points.]
The giant shaman falls to the ground and dies.
The deep blue glow leaves a Grimswarm giant shaman.
The powerful look leaves a Grimswarm giant shaman.
The dull golden nimbus fades from around a Grimswarm giant shaman.
A Grimswarm giant shaman appears less confident.
A Grimswarm giant shaman seems slightly different.
A white glow rushes away from a Grimswarm giant shaman.
The guiding force leaves you.
The scintillating blue light surrounding the arrow fades some.
The wooden arrow sticks in a Grimswarm giant shaman's right eye!
Roundtime: 3 sec.
Roundtime changed to 1 second.
R>stance defensive


And then I walked out.

[Danical]

Why the hell aren't you using major bane?

That knocks a serious amount off the endroll you need to crit kill to the eye; Edaarin used to devastate grimswarm squares with it.

[BriarFox]

Why the hell aren't you using major bane?

That knocks a serious amount off the endroll you need to crit kill to the eye; Edaarin used to devastate grimswarm squares with it.

Current society status:
You are a member of the Guardians of Sunfist at rank 14.

I wish. I'm working on razing this camp by myself at the moment for rank 15. I've got 17 razed camps, but they wanted another.

[Danical]

Oh snap. That sucks :(

Crit weighting + Archery = win.

[droit]

It's not doing too much for me yet... 'course, my AS is only 450. Still, Grim squares are a pain in my ass.

[BriarFox]

It's not doing too much for me yet... 'course, my AS is only 450. Still, Grim squares are a pain in my ass.

Seriously. I'd be happy if all they ever sent me were mages and whatnot. One-shot kills to most of them. But instead I get swamped with rangers with WoF and Air Wall up, and squares that just won't die.

[Drakam]

I know that feeling. my arrows have a bitch of a time killing squares. you do notice more kills with major bane once you get it against squares though. If you can get a group together you can all raze the camp. the grandmaster doesn't care if you raze the camp solo or as a group, just that you are part of the group that razes it.

[BriarFox]

I know that feeling. my arrows have a bitch of a time killing squares. you do notice more kills with major bane once you get it against squares though. If you can get a group together you can all raze the camp. the grandmaster doesn't care if you raze the camp solo or as a group, just that you are part of the group that razes it.

Screw groups This camp had 270 giants in it. There are 14 left.

[BriarFox]

Make that ... none.