DM Rob - "Ok... lead the way! Short ones stay in the center!" Thursday July 30th, 2015 9:58:04 PM
There was certainly time for Zeoll to bore, er, I mean educate others on the tales of the Fey King. For instance, did you know that is was Eberyon and the Jericko who created the Wold and its creatures?
Jozhur asks Crenshaw to deliver a message to the Harbormaster and to the Lionfish. "I will see to it personally. You have my word" the Eye answers with a bow. He gives a knowing smile "If Reynolds doesn't want the whole congregation against him, I'm sure he'll grant your ship a long stay". This should hopefully be enough to satisfy Zeoll as well.
Ecth makes no attempt to stop Rillet's probe. Indeed, the Soul Seeker sees the man as kind of heart. Yet there is also conflict. He is very aware of his heritage and is seeking to prove himself.. different?
On a call from his master, Murph the Mephit makes himself known. If there is one thing every party needs, it's a talkative familiar.
Rillet checks over his scroll stocks, and is happy that he had the time to prepare a Breath of Life scroll. He can only hope there will be no need to use it. Still, best to be prepared for anything.
Unfortunately noone is prepared for a linotaur with a sore back. There is nothing Aex can prescribe that will ease the pain Zeoll currently feels along his considerable back
As the party prepare to depart, Crenshaw says a blessing to see you on your way "Gargul, their hearts are pure. Guide their hands, that they may strike true. Guide their heads, that they may act with your wisdom. Guide their hearts, that they may show compassion. And guide their feet, that they may return safely."
With that done, Magana leads the charge into the swirling mass. She is followed by Hash, Jozhur, Terser, Rillet, Aex, Ecth, Murph, and finally Zeoll
Stepping into the swirling waters triggers an instantaneous journey. There are no flashing lights or sense of time passing. No sooner than you have eached touch the waters you appear elsewhere.
It takes a moment for your eyes to adjust. Surrounding you is such bright light. Vibrant yellows, glowing ambers and deep reds. Silently moving and twirling, it is clear that you are witnessing pure flame and lava. Fortunately it is being magically kept at bay, perhaps by some immensely powerful Wall of Force. The area is completely silent. it's very peaceful and almost hypnotic.
Whatever magic that holds it at bay does a fair job at suppressing the heat. But it is still very hot here. Those wearing armor can already feel it start to warm to the touch.
In good news, the heat does ease some of the tension in Zeoll's spine
At your feet, the 'rock' is very smooth. Those of you with some knowledge of nature deduce it to be cooled, hardened lava. From the platform the party stand on, it weaves and curves away from you ... north?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot Environment Rules
Heat deals nonlethal damage that cannot be recovered from until the character gets cooled off (reaches shade, survives until nightfall, gets doused in water, is targeted by endure elements, and so forth). Once a character has taken an amount of nonlethal damage equal to her total hit points, any further damage from a hot environment is lethal damage.
A character in very hot conditions must make a Fortitude saving throw each hour (DC 15, +1 for each previous check) or take 1d4 points of nonlethal damage. Characters wearing heavy clothing or armor of any sort take a --4 penalty on their saves. Characters reduced to unconsciousness begin taking lethal damage (1d4 points per hour).
A character who takes any nonlethal damage from heat exposure now suffers from heatstroke and is fatigued. These penalties end when the character recovers from the nonlethal damage she took from the heat.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 / 17 no shield - HP 55) d20+7=17 ; d20+25=40 ; d20+25=31 ; d20+25=30 ; Thursday July 30th, 2015 10:35:06 PM
Zeoll sighs. It looks like this adventure is taking him far indeed from the ocean biome in which he feels most at home. In fact, this rather looks to the liontaur like the elemental plane of fire. He looks for clues that might confirm his suspicion.
Know Planes 17. And he laments the fact that he knows Terran, Auran, and Aquan, but not Ignan.
He starts to feel hot, so he casts Create Water, dumping a few gallons on himself. He does the same for his friends, if they do not object. He repeats as needed.
Last in line, Zeoll looks behind him. Does the path extend in that direction as well? Is there a portal or sign of one?
How wide is this path?
He looks around keenly, after casting the cantrip created by his old friend, Toros, to boost his vision in the minotaur way.
Perception checks 40, 31, 30.
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.5 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision 60 minutes; Taur's Try (mino) 10 min
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+4=17 ; Friday July 31st, 2015 11:07:20 AM
Rillett laments not being prepared for fire. Who knew? Well, someone knew - there are walls holding the fire back. He wonders where we are.
"Whew, it's hotter than a tom cat in a ..." He glances around, "Well, it's just hot. Thanks for the cooling water Zeoll - that helps. If anyone is feeling ill effects from this heat, speak up. It looks like our direction is clear. We'll follow the yellow flame road." Rillett watches to see if the gnome and the mephit break out into song.
Rillett will keep an eye on folks for signs of heatstroke. He will proceed down this corridor of fire with the others.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Friday July 31st, 2015 3:21:52 PM
Aexana is surprised by the sudden blistering heat!
"Whoah! I got just the spell to deal with this heat... but I can only protect two people for about 24 hours... Anyone else able to cast Endure Elements or carrying potions for that? Who needs this protection most? Who's will stand up to this blistering heat longest? I'm only wearing light robes and no armor... it will harm out armor wearing friends most... "
Aexana waits before casting her 2 Endure Elements spells... (she has Fort save +11 and is not wearing heavy armor or clothes)
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor (cast by Zeoll)
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+12=26 ; Friday July 31st, 2015 7:22:24 PM
Jozhur takes a moment to get figure out what is going on after being suddenly plunged into such a hostile environment.
"Ugh, let's make this quick. Only one way to go, eh?" He takes a glance around, ensuring there are indeed no other options or clues about what they need to do. (Perception: 26)
---------------- Jozhur's fortitude save is +6. Not great, but maybe not the worst.
Hash gives a sideways glance to Magana and Zeoll, then chuckles.
"Or a bad day to not have a way to get rid of it, bwa ha ha!"
And with that, Hashamon shifts. His fur grows dark red, then begins to waver and billow, covered in flames that seem alive. His form is still large sized, but only vaguely holds any real shape. If anything, he seems to be a large flaming bull. A red bull, if you will. Or perhaps, The Red Bull.
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 Friday July 31st, 2015 9:21:16 PM
(Sorry! I was lazy about updating my poor druid from level 8 to 9, because of all the work on the shifter. I'll have it done by monday!)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 / 17 no shield - HP 55) Friday July 31st, 2015 9:31:33 PM
Zeoll nods to Aexana. "Maybe save it forr those who need it most." I think I will be okay.
The old liontaur laughs to see such sport as Hashamon shows them!
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Friday July 31st, 2015 10:14:10 PM Bah! This is nothing compared to a long day in the mines.
Despite his bluster, Terser is quite obviously sweating and is more than grateful for the splashes of water.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Saturday August 1st, 2015 12:18:04 AM "Aexana, your offer is very kind. I suggest you use your spells on Jozhur and Terser. I think between Zeoll and I we can keep the rest of us cooled down."
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+14=32 ; Saturday August 1st, 2015 1:01:25 AM "This... is not what I was expecting..."
Ecthelion looks around, trying to determine where the portal has dumped them out. (Planes: 32) "Assuming we are on the Plane of Fire, I can speak Ignan... although hopefully we won't be running into any of the locals." Wiping the sweat from his brow, the dark elf pull his hood down, revealing long white hair pulled back into a ponytail. He places a pair of Smoked Goggles over his eyes from where they rested around his neck before looking around at the swirling lava.
"Yeesh, you know I'm a dust mephit, right? Not lava, or fire?" The small creature sticks as close to Ecthelion's ankles as possible. The drow himself casts Mage Armor on himself.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Saturday August 1st, 2015 2:18:10 AM
Rillett turns to Ecth, gesturing to the Mephit. "This creature is bound to you?
"I will do what I can for him. Please let me know if your friend is in distress."
ooc: Remember, healing lethal damage will cure an equivalent amount of non-lethal damage as well, and removing the non-lethal damage removes to heatstroke/fatigued effect.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+10=22 ; Saturday August 1st, 2015 2:19:50 AM
Fort save 22
Wordlessly, Magana starts moving down the path, also casting Create Water to dump over her head as she goes.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Saturday August 1st, 2015 9:34:29 AM
Aex nods at Rillet and casts her Endure Elements... One for Terser, the other one for Jozhur. But have 24 hours protection from the blistering heat...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Saturday August 1st, 2015 2:37:15 PM "Indeed, Master Rillet. Murph has been by my side for nearly a year now as my familiar." Ecthelion smiles down at the small, dirty creature. "He possesses magic that is quite helpful - and I can use him to deliver my spells for me."
"Of course, he can deliver the spell himself, but he'd much rather that I do it." Murph shows a toothy grin as he smiles up at the drow. "But it's a living, I guess."
DM Rob - "Today is a bad day to have fur" d4=3 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 6:29:00 AM Everyone receives 2000xp for completing the first scene of this module!
A lava, fiery environment? This certainly isn't what most of the party were expecting.
Zeoll looks about. The party are at the start (or end?) of the path. Standing on the edge, fire/lava completely surrounds you. The path is precisely 14 feet wide at every point, and the magical barrier curves around from edge to edge - like being in a perfectly curved tunnel (10ft high).
Rillet and Zeoll surmise that the party may have been teleported to the Elemental Plane of Fire. Ecth's knowledge on such things is much greater however. Inside this magically protected environment he believes there is insufficient evidence to definitively make the call. The air and gravity both seem 'normal', and who knows how fast time could be passing for the party. The Elemental Plane of Fire is but one possibility. The centre of the Wold, or a magical lair on Thermo (the sun around which the Wold orbits) are also possibilities to Ecth. Perhaps this is a plane or space created by Eberyon, or another power of the elements?
Heat is the number one concern for the group. Zeoll begins magically dumping gallons of fresh water over the party. The drops that hit the ground sizzle and fizz, before quickly turning to steam. Any puddles of water formed will likely evaporate in but a few minutes.
Magana takes the same approach as Zeoll, creating gallons of water to cool herself down. Sure it may have been hot before, but now it's hot and smells like two wet taurs!
Aex is well prepared for this heat, and casts Endure Elements on Jozhur and Terser. Where's a witch with the endure elements cantrip when you need one? Still, some protection is better than none.
Hash has a solution in mind, and transforms into a fire elemental. He immediately feels better for it too. His fiery form almost blends him in with the surrounds.
Rillet enquires as to Murph's health. How will a dust mephit cope with the heat? Ecth seems happy that his companion will survive.
Jozhur just wants to get a move on, and with Magana and Rillet in tow, he leads the procession forward.
The party walk the stony path, being careful not to touch the magical walls. Who knows? Perhaps they are scalding hot? Perhaps they are cool? Perhaps touching them will cause them to collapse and cover the party in lava? Caution seems to be the order of the day.
The path twists and turns yet remains a constant 14ft across. Best guess is that you have walked for a mile before seeing anything different to fire and lava. (Everyone (except Jozhur, Terser and Hash) to make a Fort Save vs DC15 or take 3pts non-lethal damage. If you have the Endurance feat you may add +4 to your save)
The passageway eventually leads to what looks like a cave in the side of a mountain. The fiery outsides are held at bay, and what looks like a very normal cave continues on ahead.
Cue dramatic music. Marching order please :)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+13=33 ; d8+1=9 ; d8+1=2 ; d8+1=9 ; d8+1=4 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 11:08:30 AM
Rillett will cast See Invisibility as we approach. If it is dark, He will pull out a Continual Flame ring on a chain worn around his neck.
Getting doused in water will cool everyone off, and allow any non-lethal damage to be healed.
Rillett will work with Zeoll to make sure everyone is doused in water on the way. We will not douse Hashamon in his present form, nor Terser or Jozhur if they do not wish it. He will look to see if anyone fails their save before we enter the cave. If anyone looks like they're suffering from non-lethal damage, Rillett will use/share his CLW Wand to make sure it is healed so they are not fatigued.
Only once all non-lethal damage is removed should we then proceed into this cave.
---------------- Fort Save 33 Some CLW rolls (d8+1): 9, 2, 9, 4 ------------------------------ Spells Running: Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available:
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+7=15 ; d20+16=36 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 11:28:23 AM
As the group walks down the path, Ecthelion casts Detect Magic and focuses on the walls holding back the lava flows. Is it simply a Wall of Force, or something more powerful? (Spellcraft: 36) "Perhaps... this is not the Plane of Fire," he mutters, perhaps just to himself or Murph. "An artifact this powerful would warrant its own plane for protection, depending on who or what hid it."
The drow barely manages to withstand the heat, wiping sweat from his brow every few seconds. (Fort: 15) As they approach the cave, he halts towards the back of the group with Murph right behind him. "Whomever or whatever created this place wanted us to find this cave. Either we will find the guardians of this Stone... or our enemies have already beaten us here and lie in wait for us. We need to be very careful here."
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Monday August 3rd, 2015 12:37:40 PM
Terser is very thankful for the reprieve from the heat.
He agrees with Ecthelion, though. That's an awful lot of rock up ahead for the Plane of Fire. Not that he knows anything about such things. Still, he's ready for anything, and marches confidently at the fore of the group with Magana, glaive at the ready to respond to a threat if necessary.
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 d20+13=18 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 2:19:43 PM
Hashamon casts a barkskin spell, then is the first one through the cave. He tries to check the rock formations to see if they are perhaps volcanic in nature and just hold the heat, or if there is magic afoot.
Knowledge Nature: 18 - Rock type?
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Monday August 3rd, 2015 3:55:33 PM
Seeing Hash charge forward, this is our proposed party order.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+14=18 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 4:31:38 PM
fort save = 18
The discomfort of wet fur under armor, and the thought of removing rust from said armor has got Magana in a bad mood. She shakes her flail loose and starts looking for something to hit with it.
If the cave has no light, she casts Light on the head of her flail.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+11=19 ; d20+14=32 ; d20+16=20 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 4:45:41 PM
(Fort save 19 - succes)
It takes Aex about a mile of suffering from this blistering heat before she realizes that like Hash she's able to turn into a Fire Elemental... luckily she was still able to cope with the heat. Yet she hits herself on the forehead... "DUH! Why didn't I think of that!?!"
And with that said, Aex transforms into a Small Fire Elemental as well...
She examines the lava and the path they are following. Could this all be an illusion perhaps? Gnomes usually are adept in resisting to illusions... perhaps this is a very good one? (Will save 32 +2 vs illusions) Is the path going up or down or just staying level? (perception 20)
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+12=13 ; Monday August 3rd, 2015 10:03:36 PM
Jozhur is sure to thank Aex for the endure elements spell.
He takes his place in the formation and keeps his eyes peeled. (Perception: 13)
-------------- The marching order in Bradley's post sounds good.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+22=38 ; d20+11=30 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 12:03:03 AM
Zeoll has his shield in hand and tries to keep alert for anything unusual. Perception 38
Fort save 30 with Eberyon's bonus, and Zeoll is sad to see it so "wasted." oh well. Time and chance happeneth to them all, especially to the gifts of the fey.
[OOC: What would the save and nonlethal damage have been without the water-dousing? That is, is there a reason to bother?]
DM Rob - "We need to be very careful here" Tuesday August 4th, 2015 12:53:08 AM
One quick headslap later, and Aex realises that she should change into a fire elemental herself and get some relief from the heat. But .. could the whole thing be an illusion? Despite careful inspection of everything, Aex remains convinced that unfortunately this situation is entirely real (I'd also count being exposed to the heat as a form of interaction were this an illusion)
The party form up, with fire elemental Hash taking the lead, and big, bad Zeoll at the rear.
Rillet is ready to cure anyone of non-lethal heat damage, however, the entire party looks to be coping surprisingly well in the environment.
Ecth casts Detect Magic and focuses on the walls. Could they simply be a Wall of Force spell? Well, a Wall of Force would have a moderate aura of evocation power. What Ecth sees can only be described as an overwhelming aura!
Jozhur counts his lucky stars that Aex blessed him with the Endure Elements spell. Whilst the others perspire with the heat, he remains fresh as a ... Well, I'm actually not sure how fresh Jozhur usually is. But he isn't sweating too much.
The party enter the rocky cave.
Hash casts a protective spell, and then inspects the rocky walls. The walls themselves are perfectly smooth - as if someone has taken incredible care when digging (or more likely, cast a powerful spell) - and have patches of obsidian interspered with dark grey rock. The rocky walls do radiate a strong heat, however. It would be a fair assumption that there is some form of lava on the other side. But how thick the walls are is anyone's guess.
There is little light in the tunnel, so Magana casts light on her flail. With Aex and Hash also in fiery elemental forms, the party have enough light to guide them.
The cave goes in a perfectly straight line, albeit in a slight decline. It takes close to five minutes of walking before the party can see the end of the end.
The cave opens up into quite a large room - some 100ft long and 85ft across though only 10ft high. Light seems to emanate from all around the room, such that noone casts a shadow. The heat isn't as strong, but the room is still quite warm.
Intricate carvings line all sides of the room, and strange runes can be seen carved all about the polished, stone tiled floor. 16 of the runes are recognisable as High Woldian (and your DMs trust you will keep player and PC knowledge separate)
At the opposite end of the room can be seen a huge archway blocked by a set of large stone doors. Etched in the archway glowing blue runes can be seen, but not quite read from this distance.
Map: Round 0 (OOC: Really proud of this! Make sure you wait for the images to load)
When moving, please be sure to indicate what squares you are moving to.
-------------------------------------------- Cayzle asks: What would the save and nonlethal damage have been without the water-dousing? That is, is there a reason to bother?
DM Rob: In my mind, creating water in this environment would do little for the temperature, and would turn it into something akin to a sauna or steam-room. Likely delaying the need for saves, but not removing them entirely. That said: "Heat deals nonlethal damage that cannot be recovered from until the character gets cooled off (reaches shade, survives until nightfall, gets doused in water, is targeted by endure elements, and so forth)." So dousing someone with water who has taken nonlethal damage would cool them off and allow the non-lethal damage to heal.
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+12=28 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 1:08:49 PM Oooo, that one looks like a palm tree on a beach. Wouldn't that be a nicer place to be then here.
Terser walks forward slowly, taking in everything around them and admiring the work done in the stone. perception 26 (28 vs stonework) He goes one step at a time, waiting for something to react to their presence, and going for a closer look at the glowing runes on the door.
walking straight up column J, 1 square at a time, allowing a few seconds to observe for any reactions.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Tuesday August 4th, 2015 5:03:14 PM "Hmmm,a puzzle. I'm terrible at puzzles."
Rillett reaches into his pocket and pulls out a scroll that he hands to Ecth. "Ecth, this is a scroll of Comprehend Languages. I suspect you're smarter than I am, and are probably better at puzzles as a result. Unless someone else can cast Comprehend Languages or knows the meaning of these runes, please use this to figure out what this all means."
Rillett will then cast Protection from Evil on himself, move into the room (K26), and wait for someone smarter to see what this all means. ------------------------------ Spells Running: Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available:
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Tuesday August 4th, 2015 5:56:29 PM
(nice map indeed! Getting those symbols where you wanted them must have been one hell of a job... )
In Elemental shape Aex now has no abilities to communicate with her friends unless someone speaks Ignan. They only one she can now talk to is Hash...
With the others still in front of her she has little room to squeeze between... she doesn't want to scorch her friend's clothings of course...
[ignan]"I don't like this place a bit[/ignan], fiery aex says...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Protection from Evil on Aex (cast by Rillet) - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Tuesday August 4th, 2015 7:23:52 PM
ooc: Aexana - if Ecth reads the Comp Lang scroll, he will be able to understand you. Also, Rillett has Status running on you, so he will be aware of where you are and how you're doing.
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 d20+3=21 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 7:43:52 PM
Hash snorts and stamps the ground.
"Rooms like these have been the bane of the best sword wavers for as long as taurs have stomped over things smaller than them."
He snuffles the ground a bit, then notices tile 7. It looks sort of like an upside down minotaur head. He snorts, then headbutts the pillar to see what happens.
Strength check: 21 (Trying to see if its brittle or easily manipulated.)
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+14=17 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 8:12:19 PM
The tiles mean nothing to Magana. She ignores them and starts trekking left around the room examining the walls as she goes, avoiding the tiles.
perception 17
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+6=8 ; d20+5=8 ; d20+9=28 ; d20+22=36 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 8:16:48 PM
Zeoll recognizes Old High Woldian when he sees it! After all, it was his good friend Brahmah who use the script to make his famous Brahmah's Tattoos.
But can he remember what the glyphs mean?
He wracks his brain to recall ...
Linguistics 8. Know History 8. The old liontaur's brain hurts.
He casts detect magic on the glyphs and the room.
Spellcraft 28. Maybe his magical insight will kick in.
He also keeps alert both into the room and behind.
Perception 36.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+14=29 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 8:32:22 PM
Ecthelion is transfixed by the room, so much so that he doesn't notice when his friends all flood into it. "W-Wait!" he cries out in vain, wincing visibly when Hashamon slams his head into the ground. "I can understand you, Miss Aexana, but please, we must approach with caution! This may just be some intricate trap!" He points at the large doors at the other side. "We haven't even tried those doors yet."
He accepts the scroll begrudgingly, looking over the sigils he can see and searching back into his mind to see if he knows anything about them before he uses the magic scroll. (Linguistics: 29) "Wait a moment..."
"That tile there, in the corner," he says, pointing to Tile 16. "That is the holy symbol of Ffloy. (*Post edited by DM RobC)
Afterward, he will cast Read Magic to understand the scroll to its fullest before reading it and casting Comprehend Languages. The drow moves up to J28 with Murph at his heels. He scans the room once again, hopefully with some indication as to what their next step will be.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+15=32 ; d20+12=25 ; d20+8=25 ; Tuesday August 4th, 2015 10:43:54 PM "Hold up, one second."
Jozhur cuts in front of Hashamon and begins checking for any sort of traps. He begins walking along the walls, starting to the left. He examines the walls and the floor tiles that he is walking on for any signs of traps.
When he comes to the doors, he examines them for traps and also takes a moment to try to determine their construction and how they function. He closely examines the runes on the door, doing his best to decipher any meaning.
--------------- Perception to find traps: 32 General perception check: 25 Linguistics (examine door): 25
Quick ooc: I'm posting from the hospital, my second son, Logan, was born yesterday. Mark, you were right. Didn't sleep near as much today, he was too busy eating.
DM Rob - "This may just be some intricate trap!" Wednesday August 5th, 2015 12:05:45 AM Terser takes one step at a time, slowly edging forward. Oh to be on a tropical beach right about now! The carvings on the stone walls are amazingly intricate. It would take a master stonemason many years to create such a masterpiece. The carvings don't depict any scene in particular. Just delicate swirls, amazing spirals, three dimensional shapes, a mass of floral patterns, etc. Patterns along both sides and the entire length of the 100ft long room. These walls would be pride of place in the halls of a dwarven king.
Aex and Hash says some things to each other in Ignan. To those that don't understand the language, it sounds like a lot of sparks, fizzles and pops.
Aex decides that she is not going to enter this room. She had rushed into things before, and gotten ... burned?
Ecth looks casually about the runes on the floor, before pointing to one he feels pretty sure he knows. Tile #16. That's the High Woldian symbol for 'Ffloy', isn't it? No, it's missing the circle surrounding it. He surmises that it must just mean 'trade' (Please see note below on linguistics checks. I've rolled secretly for you. Also, since you wanted to ID Tile #16 I had to move you into a position to be able to actually see it)
Zeoll's brain hurts. What it must be like to travel with this taur? First his back, then his head. He has a fair idea that Tile #8 has something to do with a hunt. The room has a faint conjuration aura to it, likely a result of the lighting. (Please see note below on linguistics checks. I've rolled secretly for you)
Jozhur sees Hash move forward, and rushes to cut the shifter off. This rogue has an uncanny knack for finding traps, though try as he might, he doesn't spot any obvious mechanisms. As for the door though, well, now that he is closer Jozhur can easily make out the magical blue runes. The difficulty in reading them from a distance is now obvious - they are constantly changing. Though the runes are changing in an ever repeating pattern, Jozhur recognises the message. It is the same message, but just being translated into a different language of the Wold each time. Knowing 7 languages, he is quite confident in this. The message? "Only in the footsteps of the Gods will good prevail"
The doors themselves are some 13ft wide and solid stone. There are no visible hinges or handles. Just two solid slabs of rock. They could likely be broken down with brute force if someone had the will or the time.
Fire Elemental Hash tries touching one of the tiles (Tile #7) or headbutting it to be more precise. The tile remains unscathed. No singe marks, no discolouring. Nothing.
Magana sees the tiles as nothing more than decoration to this room. If they mean any more than that, it is over her head. She starts trekking around the walls of the room, examining the intricate wall carvings up close.
Rillet - despite being very wise - has no head for puzzles. Perhaps there is wisdom in knowing that you know not? He passes a scroll of Comprehend Languages to Ecth, and bids him to use it. Just in case though, he casts protection from evil on himself.
Ecth is able to read the scroll with ease. Now, to put to it to use. Which tile will Ecth inspect first?
Congrats to Brock on the safe arrival of his son, Logan!
---------------- OOC: DM notes...
Linguistics checks: "both the Linguistics check and (if necessary) the Wisdom check are made secretly by the GM, so that you can't tell whether the conclusion you draw is true or false"
Runes may be identified 1 at a time, with a Knowl (Religion), Linguistics, or Comprehend Languages check. If you wish to use Knowl (Religion) or Linguistics, your DM will roll for you and keep the result secret. And we are in 'combat rounds' so only 1 tile at a time, taking care to note where you are moving to. OOooohhhh :)
High Woldian: Though you as players may know what the symbols mean, your PCs likely do not. Also, note that with Jerry's permission we have created some new symbols. So brand new they aren't even in the wiki!
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Wednesday August 5th, 2015 11:16:53 AM
Jozhur is sure to read what he sees aloud so the others can hear, "Only in the footsteps of the Gods will good prevail. Must be how we get these doors open."
Jozhur's attention is drawn to the "palm tree on a beach" that Terser pointed out. What does it mean?
-------------- Use knowledge linguistics on tile 6. Check made at +8.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+5=22 ; d20+17=31 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2015 12:38:01 PM "Footsteps of the Gods ... footsteps of the Gods. Does this mean anything to anyone else? Do certain symbols relate to the path to divinity taken by some of the Gods? Or do some of these denote certain Gods and form pathway to those stone doors?"
"Eight of us were called here. Maybe we need to stand on the correct eight tiles to get the doors to open?"
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Wednesday August 5th, 2015 3:33:50 PM
Zeoll does what he can to read or ID others of the tiles. He moves on to the next one, saying a prayer as he does so. (casting Guidance and moving and making a Knowledge Check)
Linguistics is a +6 for Zeoll, +1 with Guidance.
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.5 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision 60 minutes; Taur's Try (mino) 10 min
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Wednesday August 5th, 2015 4:19:53 PM
Terser is not without knowledge of the Gods, but he wl discuss anything he can suss out before coming to a conclusion.
(+4 religion and will )
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Wednesday August 5th, 2015 5:19:17 PM
Aex may not be able to communicate with ease with her friends, she does understand what they are saying though. Sadly High Woldian Runes are beyond her knowledge nor has she ever been the best linguist back home...
"Only in the footsteps of the Gods will good prevail"
Footsteps of the Gods... not just one God? It was Gargul who sent them here but wasn't Ga'al also looking for a tool to fight Billoopl? Didn't Ga'al say neither God was pleased with the uprising of this false deity? 16 tiles in all... 8 of us... 8 correct tiles? 8 that lead to good... 8 that lead to our demise?
For a second Aex wonders if she should write a message in the dirt on the ground ( inside DM joke ) for her friends to read but... she has no clue what to write...
Standing still in the corridor feels kinda stupid... so Aex enters the room with her friends hoping nothing dire will happen when she as last one enters the chamber. It just feels like one of those room where timers go off once all are inside...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Protection from Evil on Aex (cast by Rillet) - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 d20+8=12 ; d20+8=21 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2015 6:29:21 PM
Hashamon is knowledgeable in both nature and the anatomy and makeup of magical creatures. Neither of those things seem to apply here.
Still, he tries to see if anything lines up with what he knows about spells and their activation. Then he takes a stab at checking for tracks, seeing if anything makes it's home here in this cave.
Knoweldge Arcana: Magical effects that might stem from the glyphs. 12 Survival: Checking for signs something has been living here. 21
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Wednesday August 5th, 2015 9:36:51 PM
Magana continues trek around the perimeter of the room, staying away from the tiles and the far door.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+15=27 ; Wednesday August 5th, 2015 11:47:26 PM "The footsteps of the Gods..." Ecthelion looks around for another High Woldian symbol that may have something to do with a God of the Wold and move directly to that one. (Religion: 27) As he moves, his eyes dart back and forth, still not convinced that there isn't something lying in wait for them all.
ooc :: Is it too bright for Ecthelion to take his Smoked Goggles off?
DM Rob - "The footsteps of the Gods..." Thursday August 6th, 2015 3:25:00 AM Jozhur scratches his head. None of the symbols near him make any sense. That's what you get for not paying attention during class. Zeoll, too, is having trouble working out what the symbols mean. Of course, with a throbbing head and back he is naturally a little distracted.
Rillet looks over the symbols near where he stands. Zeoll believed tile 8 to be 'hunt'. Rillet though is sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that the correct interpretation of the symbol is actually 'Hunting'.
Terser tried to pay attention in church. Or was it school? Both involved him sitting down a lot. Either way, he is pretty sure that he has seen the symbol on tile #10 before. Sam had it in a book at some stage. What was it again? Ah, that's right. 'Luck'.
With the Comprehend Languages scroll now utilised, Ecth is able to make out 3 tiles: 15, 12 & 16. (OOC: To keep the pace going, I'm ruling that you can ID any symbol within 30ft of you with Comprehend Languages). The light isn't too bright here, certainly not sunlight, so he believes it would be safe to remove his goggles.
Aex has a deep think about the puzzle. The written word has never been a strong point for the gnome. With the Comprehend Languages spell in effect, Ecth can happily translate things for her though.
Hash has a closer look at the tiles. He can't see any magic in effect on them. Then there's the question - has anything else been living here? He looks about quite carefully and notices something missing. There is no dust in the room, short of what the party brought in with them. The room is as clean as it would have been when first constructed. It could have been here for a day, or a thousand days. The room is spotless.
Magana stays on the outskirts. Things were so much easier back on the Isles. You see something you want to kill, and you swing your flail at it. None of this runes and puzzles business.
The party have identified the meaning behind 5 of the 16 tiles. That said, the doors at the other end of the room remain closed.
OOC: Sorry guys, but as I've been saying - if you don't give me map coordinates then I can't move you
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Thursday August 6th, 2015 1:01:05 PM The question is, which Gods' footsteps? Lord Gargul sent us on this quest, so it is probably safe to assume the his would be represented. He appeared to us with Flower, so maybe her as well. And Ga'al is certainly involved. Those are probably good places to start - does anyone know their symbols?
Terser starts looking for Lord Gargul's symbol, being reasonably familiar with it by now. What with traveling with two of his clerics and seeing it splashed all over his great temple in Rum.
Hash points out the fact that there is no dust here, other than what they tracked in.
"I don't know if it's relevant, but it's there."
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+22=41 ; Thursday August 6th, 2015 4:51:55 PM
Zeoll moves to 19-20-D-E and casts Guidance. He looks at Tile 3. It reminds him of a sleeping eye, and that reminds him of his Queen, the Power of dreams and visions, and of Jantierri, who bequeathed the lore of the seer to the Wold before leaving it. So maybe that's a good open?
Linguistics +6, plus +1 for Guidance.
Perception 41.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20=3 ; Thursday August 6th, 2015 5:10:12 PM
Rillett moves in a straight line to M23, touches Ecth with Guidance. "Thanks for taking on the deciphering task Ecth. This minor blessing isn't much help with that, but maybe it'll spell the difference on a save."
Then he'll look around at the tiles. Having no skill with languages, he isn't really much help, so he takes out a pen and paper and start to draw the room and note the meaning of each tile as they're translated.
---------------------- Linguistics roll is a 3.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+5=9 ; Thursday August 6th, 2015 5:27:36 PM "Luck, Strength, Magic, Hunting and Trade"
What if they are not to follow the path the Gods themselves followed but the path each of the eight, enlisted as tool of the Gods, are following to reach out to the Gods?! Is this a test of the adventurers honor? Their ethos? Their values? Some value Luck... some rely on their strength to reach the supreme, some on magic... other will by hunt and trade acchieve their goal... Must each of us chose what they value most?
If this is such a test... then Aex presumes they are all to appear before the Gods in their own purest shapes... Aex abandons her Elemental shape and returns to her own Gnome little self. Vibrant greens and purple pink hair...
Moving in a straight line to I23 Aex voices these thoughts to the the others... (wisdom check 9 - yuk)
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+13=30 ; Thursday August 6th, 2015 7:22:42 PM
Ecthelion will stride through the room, removing his goggles and taking in the tiles around him as he moves to M14. He also pulls out some blank scroll paper from his Bag of Holding and begins to record the runes and their meaning as well as he can. (Linguistics: 30 to record the runes) "These may come in handy later..."
"This place gives me the creeps," Murph mutters, sticking close behind Ecth. "Let's figure this out and get the heck outta here."
DM Rob - "Let's figure this out and get the heck outta here" Friday August 7th, 2015 12:58:08 AM Terser tries a different approach. Out of all of these symbols, surely at least one must be dedicated to Lord Gargul. Curiously, even looking specifically for the High Woldian symbol he knows to be Gargul's (an open eye surrounded by a circle) he cannot see it anywhere.
Hash points out his keen observation over the lack of any dust in the room. Either there is a very dedicated house keeper, or perhaps it gets a periodical clean from some unseen servant?
Zeoll moves about, having seen a symbol that looks like a sleeping eye. Upon closer inspection however, he recalls that the closed eye is not the symbol for sleep, but 'Death'! Hmm... not sure that is what he was looking for.
Ecth advances into the room, and from his vantage spot, can clearly make out a number of tiles. Together he and Rillet begin documenting the runes, their positions and meanings. You never know what might come in handy later on.
Rillet may not know what the runes mean, but he can easily copy them down with a .. what did he call it? A 'pen'? Must be some new-fangled quill from Aisildur.
Aex moves into the room now, returning to her true gnome-ish form. She scratches her head. What could this test possibly mean? Must each person present 'choose' a tile that they value? Would that mean this test was intentionally created for the party?
The party have now managed to successfully identify 11 of the 16 runes. Save for Hash head-butting one of the runes, noone else has dared do anything to the tiles except look at them.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20=16 ; d20=8 ; Friday August 7th, 2015 12:58:18 AM
Magana moves to A15-B16, continuing her examination of the walls.
Perception (+14) = 30
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Friday August 7th, 2015 1:12:18 AM
Jozhur looks around, apparently in deep thought. He wanders to the tile nearby that has not been identified and studies it for a few moments.
------------------ Move to H17 Linguistics check to identify tile #7 (made at +8)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Friday August 7th, 2015 2:07:49 PM
Rillett continues to write down each rune and the translations his friends provide. Looking at the info, "Hmmm. So far, these are all domains held by the Gods. The question is, how is that information useful, and what do these have to do with 'Only in the footsteps of the Gods will good prevail'?"
Rillett uses his new-fangled quill from Aisildur to also write down the Gods' names next to these domains.
Last round, Rillett moved to M23. He now ends his turn in N17.
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Friday August 7th, 2015 2:42:22 PM
Terser walks to E12 to examine the top left symbol. Perhaps it is related to the Fey rune, as the look is similar.
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 Friday August 7th, 2015 3:41:41 PM
Hash looks at the Fey rune, moving to it.
Is it wedged in the ground or can it be picked up?
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Friday August 7th, 2015 5:24:39 PM "Best probably to translate all of them... and then try and understand why these tiles are here... also... what if we start by WHO could have placed these tiles here?? Who would want us to pass this test? If this is a test to prove we are worthy to proceed... who would want us to be worthy?!? And to proceed to what?? "
Aex waits till all tiles have been translated.
"Is it possible to link one God to each tile? I know Gargul is the God of Life and Death... now there's only a tile for Death... is there one for Life as well?? "
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Friday August 7th, 2015 5:33:52 PM
Ecthelion continues his steady pace toward E13, stopping only for a moment to consider a thought that pops into his head. It seems the tiles are not pressure plates, judging by Hashamon's attempt to bash into it with his skull, so perhaps... "Perhaps there is a path. Beginning on a tile near the entrance and continuing through every tile that represents a God of the Wold." The drow stops in his path, peering around at the tiles nearby. "Only in the footsteps of the Gods, as it were. Just a thought."
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+17=25 ; Friday August 7th, 2015 6:49:07 PM "Aexana, Gargul does not hold the domain of Death. That belongs to Marteus. The domain of Repose belongs to our Lord Gargul, and it is over here." Rillett will gesture to Tile 14.
Rillett thinks for a moment and says, "Speaking of the other gods, we were warned that Biloopl's followers are also seeking this stone. Let's be careful that in solving this riddle we don't unwittingly give them access they could not have achieved on their own.
"Hash, do you smell any creatures here aside from us? Terser, are all these stone walls the same? Zeoll and Ecth, is there some magic here we may have missed? I'd hate to think they're somehow here with us now, either invisibly or behind a created or illusionary wall. Perhaps even part of the floor.
"Not that I'm paranoid or anything."
Rillett looks around the room.
------------------------- Perception check 25
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Friday August 7th, 2015 8:27:11 PM
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+22=26 ; Sunday August 9th, 2015 8:00:00 AM
Zeoll listens to Rillett and looks around. He tells him that his Elf Vision spell would help finding secrets too.
Perception 26
The old liontaur takesa step south, looks at 4, then takes a step northeast, if he has time, and looks at 7.
"This body isn't any better at smelling than yours."
Of course, whether or not Rillet understands is anyone's guess.
DM Rob - "Let's figure this out and get the heck outta here" Monday August 10th, 2015 12:49:53 AM Magana keeps up her patrol along the walls. Having a wall to her side means threats can only come from the other direction. Precisely what threats remain to be seen however.
Jozhur strolls closer to one of the tiles, evidently deep in thought. Tile 7 - "Giving".
Rillet is the first to observe that each of the tiles represents a domain held by the Gods and Powers of the Wold. But as he puts it - "how is that information useful?"
Terser heads towards the rune in the north-west corner. What the run might be escapes him. Where's Sam when you need him?
Hash has a close look at the "Fey" tile. He can't see a way for the tile to be picked up, as such, however it does have the faintest of grooves running around the edge of the tile.
Ecth points out the runes that he can see around him: "Charm", "Darkness", and "Evil". He offers the suggestion that perhaps there is a path made by the tiles, and by stepping on the correct ones "something" will happen. Hash tried to bash one with his skull and nothing happened. Perhaps they aren't pressure sensitive after all?
Zeoll identifies the final rune as "Domination"
Aex proposes that the first step should be in identifying the runes, and then try and figure out the reason for them. If this is a test to see who is worthy - worthy according to who, exactly? She ponders whether each of the runes could be tied to each of the Gods.
Rillet starts to get .. concerned. Not paranoid. Just concerned. Are other creatures around? Have they already passed this way? Are there any illusions or invisible creatures or monsters that go bump in the night?
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 Monday August 10th, 2015 10:42:29 AM
Hash touches his fiery appendage to the tile and snorts.
"King Oberon. Queen Ma'ab."
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+6=17 ; Monday August 10th, 2015 3:16:26 PM "Hmmm. Gods of Testing domains on the left, Gods of the Wold domains on the right, and some god and immortal power mix in the middle. Doesn't seem to make any sense."
Neither or the domains that Rillett chose are represented here. Rillett will move to P14 and attempt to push, slide or otherwise move Tile 14 representing Gargul's domain of Repose. If it does not move, he will simply move to O14 and stand on the tile to see what happens.
-------------- Knowledge Religion roll 17 to figure out more.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Monday August 10th, 2015 4:16:38 PM "Only in the footsteps of the Gods will good prevail"
Zeoll ponders the words magically written on the wall.
He wonders if that means the party should step on the symbols corresponding to "good" gods. But that is a tough call -- the gods do not have alignments, per se.
He sees Rillet stand on the symbol of his own god. That seems like a good choice. Taking the place of your own god seems wise. But Hash and he share a reverence for the king and queen of the fey, and he is not sure how the two of them could even crowd together on the relatively small tile.
Not to mention Zeoll has no desire to smell his own fur burning!
He describes his trepidations to his friends, and wonders what to do.
OOC to DM: Highlight to display spoiler: { Zeoll will use a hero point to get a hint from the kindly DM, if such is available and no one else solves the puzzle, if that's okay?}
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.5 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision 60 minutes; Taur's Try (mino) 10 min
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Monday August 10th, 2015 5:29:14 PM I don't exactly follow Domi anymore, but I still represent his ideals. That would be the closest thing I can think of for me.
Following Rillett's example, he walks himself onto the tile that they've determined represents strength. double move to O18
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Monday August 10th, 2015 7:49:06 PM "Rillet... you mean these tiles all represent Domains? Like you say Gargul represents Repose... Marteaus represents Death? Then what Gods do all the other Tiles represent?? Must we find the answer there? "
Aex's not an expert in the spirituality of the Wold so she can not link all Gods to their Domains... is that where the puzzle lies?
"Do all Gods represent just one tile?" She further asks Rillet...
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Monday August 10th, 2015 8:04:07 PM
"I do not see Animal, Plant, orr Elemental, so the fey Powerrs are herre given only the one tile."
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+13=27 ; d20+15=21 ; Monday August 10th, 2015 11:33:35 PM
Ecthelion stops dead in his tracks as he writes down the last rune and its meaning. He then begins to mutter to himself, trying to dredge up any esoteric information that may tie together these tiles with any thread connected to that pivotal phrase over the only door. (History: 27, Religion: 21)
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+12=14 ; Monday August 10th, 2015 11:50:35 PM
Jozhur remains deep in thought. He is a follower of Domi, but Terser is already on that tile. He ponders how the phrase on the door could relate to the runes, but his knowledge of the Gods is rather limited.
For now, he just watches to see if anything happens. (Perception: 14)
DM Rob - "Let's figure this out and get the heck outta here" Tuesday August 11th, 2015 5:54:17 AM Hash pays homage to the fey king and queen, lowering his head to the 'Fey' tile.
Ecth just stares at the paper upon which he has written all the runes. He is convinced that each symbol represents a clerical domain for the various Gods and powers of the Wold.
Rillet moves over to the tile with the 'Repose' rune on it. He tries pushing, pulling, sliding, hitting, and any other way he can think of to try and move it. Yet it remains firmly in place. Not knowing what else to do, he takes a bold step and stands atop it. Nothing happens for a second or two, but then... the tile slowly lowers 3 inches into the floor and then stops with a satisfying 'click'.
Terser follows Rillet's lead, and stands atop the tile with the 'Strength' rune on it. Again, nothing happens for a second or two, but then the tile slowly lowers into the floor, and again, it stops with a satisfying 'click'.
Zeoll has a real good think about this (Highlight to display spoiler: {Though their power is great, Zeoll realises that neither Eberyon nor Maab are technically considered 'Gods'. And since he can't see any sort of divination auras, it's unlikely that the tiles would be specific for the person who stood atop them. Terser and Rillet each safely stepped on two tiles. Presumably something 'bad' would happen if they made a poor choice. How many more could there be? Back to basics. Hmm... who are the Gods of the Wold?}
Jozhur watches to see if anything happens now that two of the tiles have been stepped on. The light in the room remains constant, and nothing leaps out to attack the party. Huh. Nothing bad happened. Were the 'correct' tiles stepped on, or are they just red-herrings, meant to detract from the real puzzle?
Aex enquires as to whether all the Gods are represented by just one tile? An interesting notion. Gargul is represented just by Repose. Domi just by Strength. Alemi just by Nobility. Hmmm.... but Marteus is represented by Death. And Evil. And Magic.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Tuesday August 11th, 2015 7:41:44 AM
After some thought, Zeoll offers ideas. "We want the path to good, so we must rrule out domains of the Gods of Testing. And the fey arre not gods, but immorrtal powerrs, so we must rrule that out as well. That leaves us with: Law, Nobility, RRepose, Giving, Strrength, and Trrade."
"I prreferr not to step in the path of a god I do not worrship, but we have enough people to step on the tiles we need coverred."
"Hash, do not step on that tile!"
"Ecth, please do move to Tile 13, forr nobility.
"RRillet, please stay on rrepose."
"Terrserr, please stay on strrength."
"Jozhurr, please stand on tile 9, law, rright therre."
"Aex, please stand therre, on trrade, numberr 16."
"Magana, please step gently but firrmly on tile 8, forr giving."
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Tuesday August 11th, 2015 7:44:41 AM
Magana shrugs and moves to step on tile 8 without stepping on any other tile on the way.
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Tuesday August 11th, 2015 1:19:08 PM
Terser thinks that with the click, the tile should be set in place, but he'll remain on the tile until the others get in position as well. Nothing to do now but wait...
(StevenVdB) Aexana Fire (S) HP65/65 - AC25/21/21 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 19 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Tuesday August 11th, 2015 6:13:02 PM
Aex nods... the solution to this riddle seems to make sense... She slowly walks over to the tile representing Ffloy and his Trade Domain... She waits and expects the tile she steps on will lower and give a soft click as feedback. Preferably... no extra bonus included with that...
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Tuesday August 11th, 2015 6:24:48 PM "Nice work Zeoll! By the way my fey friend, should we need to Plane Shift out of here, what plane would you suggest? Would Maab's domain be a good destination if needed?"
Rillett will stay where he is. Still suspicious about the enemies we were told would be here, he will ready an action to throw up a Wall of Stone to seal them off if they should suddenly appear.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Tuesday August 11th, 2015 6:36:49 PM
Zeoll nods to Rillett and ponders for a moment. "All the planes of existence have theirr dangerrs. Parrt of me longs to visit the Queen's rrealm in the Valleys of Twilight on the Island of the Dead, but therre arre nightmarres as well as sweet drreams that dwell in those valleys. They say that therre arre surrvivals of the deep unknown that the Queen has prreserrved, in herr love of lorre, but things long lost in ages gone-by may not be safe forr the likes of us."
"The Wold's Crradle is, of courrse, shelterring of life, but time flows oddly therre, and we may find that we rreturn yearrs laterr, orr even yearrs earlierr, than when we left."
"I have seen the Lands of Rrest, you know, and they arre beautiful indeed. But I was dead at the time, and it is said that they arre TOO full of life forr morrtals to surrvive long."
"Most otherr planes would be even morre dangerrous!"
"Therre arre no safe answerrs to yourr question, frriend Rrillett!"
The old liontaur grins.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+12=24 ; Tuesday August 11th, 2015 11:32:18 PM
"Heh, law..." Jozhur follows Zeoll's lead and stands on the tile representing law (tile #9), being careful not to step on any other tiles on the way. He keeps an eye out for anything that changes (Perception: 24).
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Wednesday August 12th, 2015 12:18:08 AM "That seems like the only option. Hopefully it will prove fruitful... Or if not, hopefully we shall be able to rest it somehow. " Ecthelion moves quickly to the Nobility tile at O10
DM Rob - "Heh, law..." Wednesday August 12th, 2015 8:19:50 AM Zeoll bravely suggests that his friends stand on the tiles, whilst he stands nice and safe elsewhere. Out of respect to Maab, of course.
Magana has no better idea, so does as the linotaur instructs. As does the rest of the party. Aex, Terser, Rillet, Ecth, and Jozhur do as instructed. Each step on the tile indicated by Zeoll. In each case there is a slight pause before the tile sinks slowly into the floor.
When the sixth tile has been stepped on the 'click' is noticeably louder. The stone doors ahead slowly open. With the sound of rock grinding on rock, they slide apart.
Pinpoints of red light can be seen ahead in the darkness, as 8 skeletons emerge. Their bones are black and small points of red fire glow in their hollowed eye sockets. Each skeleton carries two swords, and they march forward with precision.
Could these be Billoopl's minions?
(DM Notes: Clarified with Rillet that he did not wish to cast a Wall of Stone ahead to block the path forward)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+25=26 ; d20+1=5 ; d20+1=17 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2015 11:22:02 AM
Could these be Billoopl's minions?
Zeoll asks himself that question as he sees the "undead."
Then he wonders why he would jump to that conclusion. These "skeletons" are seemingly made from some black stone. They could be golems or animatrons of some sort. And they have not attacked. They also do not seem water themed.
He uses his senses and lore to see if he can determine if these are truly undead or not. "What arre these things?" he calls out. "Frriend orr foe? Undead orr otherr?"
To play it safe, he casts a summons rather than an attack. He casts Summon Fey Friend II over a prepared Hold Person spell. He suspects he will not be meeting any enemy "persons" here. Wherever "here" is.
As he casts, he wonders if it will work on the Plane of Fire, or wherever the heck the party is now.
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.5 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision 60 minutes; Taur's Try (mino) 10 min
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 d20+14=32 ; d20+14=28 ; d20+14=25 ; d20+14=25 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2015 1:06:49 PM
With their black bones and fire pointed eyes, Hash gets the feeling that he won't likely be burning these creatures with any real success.
"I'll not cede the initiative, Zeoll! Figure out what they are and what hurts them!"
Hash stands his ground, anchoring his power with a spell. The fiery red mass loses it's vaguely bull shaped appearance and becomes more like a swirl of fire.
Move: None Standard: Bull Strength.
Attacks of Opportunity: 4
Hash will use all 4 attacks of opportunity to use the Standstill feat. Basically, if he hits their CMD, their turn is not over, but they cannot finish their moves.
Will stop CMD's of 32, 28, 25, 25.
Hash also has 10ft reach, and if they are not immune to fire, must pass a relfex save vs DC 17 or catch on fire.
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+12=18 ; d20+12=28 ; d10+7=9 ; d10+7=13 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2015 1:15:12 PM It does seem rather odd that a test we were sent to by Lord Gargul would be guarded by things anathema to him...maybe the bone golem theory is reasonable.
Regardless, it doesn't do to not be prepared. He moves closer to the group and readies himself to attack them should they prove to be hostile.
single move to M12 - hold action to attack if one comes in range and is acting hostile. also an AoO available at 10ft
attacks (if applicable) AC18 for 9 AC28 for 13
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Wednesday August 12th, 2015 2:31:43 PM "These creatures have taken up a defensive position blocking our path, so it's not a welcoming committee. At least not a very good one."
"Terser makes a good point. These are certainly not Gargul's creatures. If they are undead as they appear, they are an abomination and must be destroyed. If they are constructs or golems, they are an abomination and must be destroyed. So either way, our path and our immediate objective are clear. Just to be safe, I'll let you know what we're dealing with in a moment."
Rillett will activate Deathwatch from his headband and will move to K12. S4 and S6 will be within 30' ------------------------------ Deathwatch: 30' cone, you instantly know whether each creature within the area is dead, fragile (alive and wounded, with 3 or fewer hit points left), fighting off death (alive with 4 or more hit points), healthy, undead, or neither alive nor dead (such as a construct). Deathwatch sees through any spell or ability that allows creatures to feign death. ------------------------------ Spells Running: Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available, * = cast/used:
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil*, Protection from Evil, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Wednesday August 12th, 2015 7:03:05 PM
Aex wonders what will happen if she or anyone else steps away from the tiles... would the door close again? She certainly has some spells up her sleeve she could use but first lets see if they are attacking.
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Wednesday August 12th, 2015 7:09:53 PM
Magana's growl echoes through the room as these abominations enter. She casts Protection from Evil on herself and moves to E12-F13 without stepping on any of the other engraved tiles.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Wednesday August 12th, 2015 11:19:39 PM "If Gargul created this place, he would be able to enter it without us - I have a feeling these were placed here by someone else." The surface drow steps back a few feet, keeping Murph behind him as he takes a 5 foot step into J15. He begins waving his arms in complex patterns as he begins to cast Summon Monster III.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+13=16 ; d4+2=4 ; Wednesday August 12th, 2015 11:33:51 PM
Jozhur nods to Ecthelion, this is not a place Gargul has control over.
He draws his adamantine dagger and, realizing he is out ahead of everyone else, takes a few steps back, stopping right in front of Ecthelion.
He will strike at a skeleton if one comes in range.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+12=28 ; 2d8+7=14 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 12:15:44 AM
Attack of Opportunity (if it happens) hits a 28 for 14 damage
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 19 Thursday August 13th, 2015 12:20:55 AM Header update.
DM Rob - "It's not a welcoming committee. At least not a very good one" d20+18=31 ; d6+8=14 ; d3=2 ; d6=3 ; d20+18=21 ; d20+8=20 ; d20+18=38 ; d20+18=25 ; d6+8=11 ; d6+8=14 ; d3=2 ; d6=4 ; d20+18=34 ; d6+8=12 ; d6=5 ; d6=6 ; d20+18=23 ; d20+18=19 ; d20+18=22 ; d6+8=9 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 7:28:48 AM Zeoll isn't yet sure whether to go offensive, defensive, or 'other'. He's not quite sure what these things are, but he's pretty sure they're undead of some kind (Untrained Knowl checks can't hit over a DC10). He begins summoning some fey assistance.
Hash doesn't want to take any chances. He's not going to rush over and knock them down just yet, but bolster his strength in anticipation of a fight. He also ensures that none will get past him to attack the casters at the rear
Terser moves forward to engage the skeletons. Gargul would not create these things. He would however direct the party to destroy them, however.
Rillett moves off his tile and goes to get a better view of the skeletons. With his Deathwatch spell, he can see clear as day they raidate as "undead". Uh-oh...
Ecth steps backwards and begins summoning some outside help. All the while, he wonders why Gargul would send the party to a place inhabited by undead. Perhaps it is his will they be destroyed?
Magana moves forward ready to send these abominations wherever undead go to die. Puzzle time is over. Now it's time to thump something!
Jozhur backsteps, ready to attack whatever gets close to him but not ready to make the first strike.
Aex holds still. She isn't sure what will happen if she, or anyone else, steps off the designated tiles.
And it is Aex who notices first, that as each person stepped off their tile, that it rose back into place. Secondly, the fiery red pinpoints of light in the skeleton skulls changes to glow a bright blue. They attack!
S1 moves headlong at Magana. Though her flail strikes true, the weapon practically bounces off the skeletons bones. The skeleton wields two shortswords bathed in flames, and it strikes with accuracy (Hit AC31. Magana takes 14pts damage + 3pts fire damage)
S2 moves to attack Magana as well, but the Protection From Evil spell wards her JUST enough that the frosty shortsword misses its mark (Hit AC21=Miss!)
S3 moves to attack Hash. The skeleton is stopped from moving any further by Hash's attack, and does not catch fire. It attacks with a shortsword covered in electricity!(Ref Save vs DC17: 20 = Pass. Hit AC38. Crit confirmed with AC25. Hash takes 25pts damage + 4 pts Electric damage + 2pts Str Drain!)
S4 approaches to attack Rillett. Jozhur strikes out, but misses. The skeleton does not. There is a flash of disruptive energy as the shortsword strikes (Hit AC34. Rillet takes 23pts damage!)
S5 likewise goes to attack the party cleric. The translucent shortsword barely misses! (Hit AC23=Miss!)
S6 also goes to attack Rillet. Terser gets first strike at the skeleton as it moves, but his attack misses. It may have distracted the skeleton enough, however, as it too misses its target! (Hit AC19=Miss!)
S7 goes to attack Terser. The dwarf gets the first attack, however, and strikes hard. But despite his attack, he can't see any discernable damage done to the skeleton. The shortsword of the skeleton barely hits the dwarf, but the cut is made (Hit AC22. Terser takes 9pts damage!)
S8 moves closer, but does not attack. It's weapons are raised and ready however.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d10=6 ; d20+9=19 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 8:18:53 AM
Finishing his Fey Friend II spell, Zeoll discovers that he has called a ... d10=6 ... a sea hag! The hag is three alignment steps away, so it will only stay for four rounds, and it will require special care so as not to betray Zeoll and his friends.
But first, the hag betrays them simply by her HIDEOUS FACE! ALL creatures vulnerable to mind-affecting magic -- that is, all the good guys and none of the bad guys -- must make a DC14 Fort save or take 1d6 STRENGTH damage!!!!!
[OOC: Really sorry, guys!]
Zeoll calls out to the monster he has summoned, "Lady Hag, I apologize forr botherring you. Please now use yourr fierrce claws to attack the undead skeletons with black bones! Use both of yourr strrong claws wheneverr you can! And attack no otherr crreaturre except the undead!"
The old liontaur prays that the sea hag will be content (or amused!) with the damage caused by her visage and follow his orders otherwise. He summons her onto square G13, next to skeleton S3, hoping she will make a full attack on it.
He himself rolls the requisite DC14 Fort Save ... 19 = OK.
Zeoll laughs, takes a five ft step toward the skellies, and figures, "in for a penny, in for a pound!" He casts Summon Fey Friend III over a prepared Prayer.
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.6 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision used 8.5 of 60 minutes Taur's Try (mino) used 8.5 of 10 min SFFII (hag) used 1 round of 4
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+14=29 ; d20+14=25 ; d20+12=31 ; 2d8+7=13 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 11:22:34 AM
Fort save = 29 success Perception 25
Magana notices the correlation between stepping off the tiles and the skeleton's attack. She withdraws back to her previous position on tile 8 and sets herself for battle.
Attack of Opportunity (if it happens) hits a 31 for 13 damage
Magana (Craig) [HP 84 of 101] [DR 1/-] Thursday August 13th, 2015 11:24:47 AM
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Rillett (Bradley) HP 73/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 d20+17=37 ; d20+17=26 ; 5d6=21 ; d20+11=17 ; d6=4 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 12:39:08 PM
Rillett jumps as the Sea Hag shows up, a creature from children's nightmares in Bonetown. "Bilgewater! What is wrong with you Zeoll?! This place wasn't creepy enough?" (37 Will save succeeds -- no strength loss.)
Rillett closes his eyes for a moment, and channels a wave of healing positive energy through the holy symbol in his headband. This healing will be needed if what he has planned does not work (Hashamon, Rillett and anyone else injured withing 30' are healed for 18 points).
"As for the gate guard, these guys are undead as they appear, but tough. But they did not attack until we move off the tiles, and they're not talking much damage from us. Maybe we can think out way out of this conflict."
Rillett notices Magana's move to the Giving Tile (Tile 7 actually). Realizing he is the only one that can safely get to the Law Tile, Rillett will then vanish from his present location, reappearing in K10. Hopefully this will not be a suicidal move for him. (Dimensional hop -- move action, does not provoke AOO.)
"Terser, can you get to Nobility (Tile 13)? Jozhur, Repose (Tile 14)! Ecth, Strength (Tile 15)!" Rillett gestures to each tile as he notes they rune. ----------------------------- Perception check 26 - do our weapons seem to be doing appropriate damage? If not, does it seem to be a hardness type damage reduction, or is it some magical barrier or absorption (stoneskin?) Spellcraft 17 of may help here too.
Rerolled d6's for healing to make sure there were no ones) but got a worse roll. Oh well... ----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available, * = cast/used:
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 106/106 - AC 20 d20+11=15 ; d20+11=30 ; d3=1 ; d8+6=10 ; d8=2 ; d6=4 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 12:50:51 PM
Hash swings with his fiery appendages.
Power Attack 1: 15 Power Attack 2: 30
Hit AC 30 for 10 damage, 2 Fire Damage, 6 Shock Damage, and Reflex DC 17 or burn.
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 81/106 - AC 20 d20=18 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 12:52:36 PM
Fort Save vs DC 16 = success
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 80/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+12=14 ; d20+10=24 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d6=1 ; d6=3 ; d6=6 ; d20+13=31 ; d4+4=7 ; Thursday August 13th, 2015 1:40:38 PM
Terser's wounds close just as quickly as they opened with Rillett's aid. He is also very hardy, and manages to overcome the Hag's fearsome countenance, despite his surprise at her appearance. DC14 fort-14=pass! (barely)
He also tries to note whether Rillett's channeling did damage to the skeletons. perception 24
If it looked like it damaged them, he will loose his own wave of positive energy before moving to the Nobility Rune. move N12,O11, O10 should avoid AoO's. If the channeling didn't effect them, he instead holds his action to attack them if they come in range, but with his adamantine covered fists instead of his glaive.
channel, if applicable - 14 heal/undead damage held attack, if applicable - AC31 for 7 bludgeoning/adamantine damage
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Thursday August 13th, 2015 11:44:09 PM
"Right! Figured the things were locked in place." Jozhur backs away from the wall of skeletons and heads for the Repose tile (tile 14).
--------------------------- Withdraw action to move to Tile 14 (O14)
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d3=1 ; d20+8=25 ; d6+6=10 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 12:16:48 AM
There is strength in numbers, and Ecthelion knows this. His Summon Monster spells creates (1d3=1, shucks) one small Earth Elemental on square K10. It raises its small fists to bring them down on S6, slamming into the creature with ease. (Attack: 25, 10 damage)
Ecthelion himself moves back to tile 15, otherwise known as O18. With a quick incantation, the floor beneath some skeletons becomes slick and difficult to walk on - the spell otherwise known as Grease. He casts it on J/K-11/12. Skeletons 4, 5, and 6 must make DC 17 Reflex saves or fall prone.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+11=18 Friday August 14th, 2015 1:22:26 AM
(Fort save 18 - succes)
Aex's unsure if going back to the tiles will affect the skeletons now that their trigger has been activated. But one never knows so hearing her friends are perhaps going to return to their starting position, Aex does not move yet... nor does she cast any of her spells. She'll use some of her potions to close wounds when they found out how to deal with this welcoming commitee...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
DM Rob - In which Zeoll summoned a sea hag :) d20+8=19 ; d20+8=20 ; d20+13=19 ; d20+13=27 ; d6+3=6 ; d6+3=6 ; d6=1 ; d6=5 ; d20+13=31 ; d20+13=16 ; d6+3=8 ; d6+3=7 ; d6=4 ; d6=4 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+13=24 ; d6+3=8 ; d6=4 ; d20+13=18 ; d20+13=29 ; d6+3=8 ; d6=6 ; d6=3 ; d6=5 ; d20+13=17 ; d20+13=24 ; d20+13=21 ; d20+13=17 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+13=19 ; d6+3=8 ; d20+13=25 ; d20+13=24 ; d6+3=8 ; d6+3=4 ; d6+3=6 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 7:43:43 AM
The party quickly realise that the skeletons are indeed hostile. And Zeoll is also a bit borderline, having brought a sea-hag into the fray.
The sea-hag has seaweed like hair, and smells like a dead seal. Zeoll orders it to attack the skeletons. The sea-hag glares at the taur who dared bother her with such a thing. However, she is compelled to follow the orders she is given. For now... She limply lashes out with her claws, missing with both attacks (Hit AC19 & 20).
Zeoll steps forward a little and hopes that whatever next answers his call for aid is a little friendlier.
Magana notices the change that underwent the skeletons, and assumes that must have to do with the party stepping off of certian tiles. She returns to cover Tile #8 and hopes something will dare try and attack her.
Hash swings two fiery "appendages" at one of the skellies. Though his attack hits, the lack of damage to the black bones is somewhat concerning.
Ecth casts a greasy little spell at the skellies, before taking his place on one of the tiles. The skellies wobble however remain standing (See dice rolls in following post)
Rillet must wonder whose side Zeoll is on, but doesn't take the matter any further. He channels a healing wave to help his allies and then hops to Tile 13. Like Magana, he believes the tiles are the key, and issues directions to the others. (Highlight to display spoiler: {The skellies certainly do seem to have some sort of significant DR in place. Not a single blow has even chipped a black bone yet! Feel free to make a Knowl Religion check to learn more})
Terser has seen enough clerics channel energy, that he wonders if Rillet's has had any effect. From what he can see, the skellies certainly don't look to have been bothered by it at all (Highlight to display spoiler: {A cleric can choose to eiher heal or harm, and "Channeling energy causes a burst that affects all creatures of one type (either undead or living)". Rillet chose to heal living}). He moves to the Nobility rune and waits...
Jozhur gives the nod, and withdraws back to the 'Repose' tile.
Each of the tiles stepped on sinks back into the ground and gives the familiar 'click'.
Aex just watches, waits and hopes. Perhaps now that the party are all on the indicated tiles, things will change?
The small earth elemental appears and raises it's small fists (OOC: Rillet is at K10 so EE appears at J10). As it does so, the eyes in all the skeletons change back to the small points of red fire. The elemental's fist connects with the skeleton and sends a large piece of black bone flying!
The skeletons attack...
S1 steps up to attack the sea hag. It connects with both flaming shortswords, but doesn't look to wield them with the same power (Hit AC19 & AC27 for a total of 12pts damage + 6 pts fire)
S2 follows suit, striking with both frosty shortswords simultaneously (Hit AC31 & AC16 for a total of 15pts damage + 8pts cold) It is just enough to dispose of the hag.
S3 attacks Hash with its swords, however only one electric sword makes contact (Miss AC14 and Hit AC24. Hash takes 8pts damage + 4pts electric)
S4 pursues Hash and strikes out with its seemingly normal looking swrods. One sword connects and there is a flash of light as it does so. A crack appears in one of the skeletons bones as a result (5ft step towards Hash. Miss AC18 and Hit AC29. Hash takes 17pts damage)
S5 attacks the bothersome earth elemental (Hit AC17 and AC24. EE takes 14pts damage!)
S6 and S7 have Rillet in range. Gargul must be watching over the cleric, as none of the 4 attacks make contact with him! (Miss AC21, 17, 14, 19)
S8 moves to attack Terser. The dwarf attacks first, however, and is not doubt happy to break a large piece of bone from the skelly. The skelly weakly retaliates (Hit AC25 and AC24. Terser takes 12pts damage)
Knowledge Religion DC17 Highlight to display spoiler: {The skellies are considerably weaker now, and even look to be taking double damage from bludgeoning attacks!}
DM Rob - In which Zeoll summoned a sea hag :) d20+8=17 ; d20+8=24 ; d20+8=18 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 8:10:51 AM Eeep! I missed the Ref Save for S4, S5 and S6 having Grease cast on them.
Ref Save vs DC17: 17, 24, 18. Ooooh. All pass.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+6=24 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 8:16:46 AM
Forgot fort save for the Sea Hag: 24, passed
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d10=4 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 8:42:00 AM
Zeoll completes his next summons, and brings forth from the Wold's Cradle a ... d10=4 ... a Giant Gar!
"I see the influence of Biloopl clearrly herre!" the liontaur declares.
The huge creature has a 15 ft reach, so even though it is a fish out of water, the fact that it cannot move should not be a problem. And it can surely hold its breath for the 12 rounds it will be on this plane (or less if it is defeated). Zeoll summons it to D-F-9-11, and hopes it will swallow a skelly that it is flanking with Hash.
Pleased with this result, Zeoll figures that third time is the charm, steps another five ft to D-E-18-19 and casts another one, this time over a Monster Summoning III spell.
===== ===== ===== ===== DM Sanity Info
Cleric spells (underlined = cast): 0: guidance, create water, light, mending 1: command, command x3, bane, elf vision 2: calm emo x2, hold person, faerie fire 3: prayer, sum mon III, glibness
Sorcerer spells: Cast: 3 of 8 1st lvl (Mage Armor x3) Cast: 0 of 5 2nd lvl
Other Stuff Used: Laughing Touch: used 0 of 8. Channel Energy 1d6: used 0 of 8. Fey Domain Hide Away: used 0 of 8. Meta Rod: used 1 of 3
Current effects cast/activated by Zeoll: Mage Armor used 2.6 of 6 hours (Zeoll, Hashamon, Aexana) Elf Vision used 8.6 of 60 minutes Taur's Try (mino) used 8.7 of 10 min SFFIII (giant gar) used 1 round of 12
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+13=20 ; d20+14=33 ; d20+8=16 ; d8+2=9 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 8:43:59 AM
Jozhur has to settle for using his bow, which doesn't bother him too much. He'd rather keep his distance from the undead. He sheaths his dagger and fires an arrow at one of the skeletons near Rillet.
----------------- Attack vs. S6 hits AC16 with firing into melee penalty, miss. Ignore the extra rolls, can't full attack this round.
Effects: Endure Elements (24 hours)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 73/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 5d6=17 ; d20+17=31 ; d20+5=6 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 12:39:20 PM
Rillett rolls his eyes at the fish. Unfortunately, when your eyes are all white it doesn't have the same effect. "Well Zeoll, we went from scary to silly, but it's an improvement. It seems that nautical nonsense is something you wish."
"As for the skeletons, when we were off the tiles, their eyes changed to blue and it looked to me like our weapons did no damage at all. But now I see their eyes are back to red and at least Ecth's earth elemental can hit them."
"Let's see how they like a taste of this..." Rillett will channel energy to damage the skeletons, and they are all within range. 17 damage, DC 16 will save for half. ----------------------------- Perception check 31 - Do our weapons seem to do damage now? Are their weapons or attacks less effective now? Anything else observed? Anything beyond the door we can see?
Knowledge Religion 6 - not much help there. ----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available (* = cast/used):
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
Hashamon, The Red Bull HP 70/106 - AC 25 6d8=27 ; d4=4 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 2:16:47 PM
With a roar, Hash begins to change. Unable to risk more attacks failing in case of a fire resistance yet unproven, Wings and three heads form from the fiery mass of the Shapeshifter. Taking the form of a Chimera, Hash does not move.
Summoning up resolve from within, Hash inhales air and exhales a 20ft cone of acid from his green scaled dragon-head.
He shifts backwards 5ft.
Breath Weapon usable in 4 turns. Hero Point removed from sheet.
Skellies 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 need to make a Reflex Save DC 18 or take 27 Acid Damage.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids 3d6=12 ; 3d6=7 ; 3d6=14 ; 3d6=12 ; 3d6=14 ; 3d6=11 ; 3d6=9 ; 3d6=11 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+9=11 ; d20+9=12 ; d20+9=18 ; d20+9=10 ; d20+9=26 ; d20+9=27 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 3:08:17 PM
Apparently it's better not to move away from the tiles so Aex remains in place... perhaps we should augment the 'tension' around here? Aex wonders and begins to use her domain spell Lightning Lord...
Starting at S5 she calls down 8 lightning bolts! One striking another skeleton! S1 - damage 12HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 18 S2 - damage 7HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 18 S3 - damage 14HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 11 S4 - damage 12HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 12 S5 - damage 14HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 18 S6 - damage 11HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 10 S7 - damage 9HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 26 S8 - damage 11HP - Reflex save 18 - Spell resistance 27
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 97/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+13=23 ; 2d4+4=9 ; Friday August 14th, 2015 10:26:24 PM
Now that the skeletons are behaving and dying like they should, Terser lets his punch fly at the one that's in his face.
Vital Strike vs AC 23 - 9 bludgeoning/adamantine damage
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+5=9 ; Saturday August 15th, 2015 1:45:08 AM
Zeoll's wisdom check: 1d20+5 = 9
Magana (Craig) [HP 84 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+12=20 ; 2d8+7=14 ; Saturday August 15th, 2015 12:14:06 PM
Magana roars again, this time in frustration at being forced to hold her position out of reach of the enemy.
"Zeoll! Take my tile so I can attack!" While she waits for him to step onto the tile, Magana casts True Strike in preparation for her next attack.
Attack of Opportunity (if one occurs) hits a 40 (True Strike) for 14 dmg
Protection From Evil, AC+2 for 2 minutes True Strike (+20 next attack)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Monday August 17th, 2015 10:28:38 AM
Zeoll nods to Magana.
If the DM allows, Zeoll will move to Magana's tile and take her spot. He'll take out a scroll if he has a move action left.
Otherwise he'll cast the spell as posted earlier and take Magana's spot next round.
Ecthelion (posted by Mark Bradley) d20+8=19 d8+2=6 Monday August 17th, 2015 3:32:45 PM
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+15=18 ; d20+8=11 ; Sunday August 16th, 2015 8:52:43 PM
Ecthelion grits his teeth as he sees the ineffectiveness of his spell - but confirms Rillet's suspicions. "Stay on the tiles and hit them hard! With blunt weapons!" (Religion: 18) The surface drow hopes that his summoned creature, with a staggering 0 HP remaining, will deal some damage... but the creature's attack falls short. (Attack: 11)
Ecthelion decides to conjure yet another object, this time a dark, shadowy quarterstaff in the tile H2 with Spiritual Weapon. The weapon attacks...
(I can't roll. Well, the Spiritual Weapon attacks at 1d20+8 and deals 1d8+2 force damage.) EDIT: Atk vs AC 19 for 6 force damage
Oh how quickly the tide has turned in the party's favour!
Zeoll summons a giant gar into the mix. Really? A giant gar? Oh well, if that is what Eberyon saw fit to send, then so be it.
The big fish opens its mouth and attacks S1, grabbing it firmly in its jaws (Hit AC22 (with flanking). S1 takes 18pts damage and is grappled!)
Zeoll edges closer and begins summoning 'something else'.
Jozhur resorts to his bow, but doesn't have the same success with it that he has had in the past. A rare miss.
Rillet calls on his lord's divine grace to send a burst of holy energy around him. The skeletons all suffer because of it (Will Saves: 12, 28, 22, 23, 26, 12, 14, 22).
Hash is next up, and decides that now is the time to bring out the big guns. He drops his fiery form in favor of an acid breathing chimera! (Ref Saves: 22, 21, 18, 21, 10)
Aex calls oh so many lightning bolts down. They strike the skeletons mercilessly (Ref Saves: 18, 22, 25, 20, 9, 24, 26, 18)
Terser doesn't care for any of this magic stuff. If he's going to kill something, it will be with his bare hands. He punches S8 right in its bony jaw
Magana is getting more frustrated by the moment. There are things to smash and she is stuck standing around. She calls for Zeoll to take her place and set her free!
Ecth digs further into his magical bag of tricks and cast a spiritual weapon, however the magical staff fails to connect with any skeleton.
The earth elemental lashes out weakly, yet also fails to strike anything.
Rillet believes all the skeletons are in a much weaker state now, and are actually taking significant damage from the party. Not only that, their attacks look weaker as well. Beyond the doorway he can see a passageway, however, as it is unlit he can't see much further than the opening.
The enemy act!
The grappled S1 lashes out at the Giant Gar, and burns it with his fiery sword (Hit AC22. Giant Gar takes 5pts damage + 2pts fire damage)
S2 also attacks the big fish (Miss AC13. Hit AC18. Giant Gar takes 8pts damage + 3pts cold damage)
S3 and S4 each take a step closer to Hash and attack (Both 5ft step. Miss AC13 & AC21. Hit AC31 yet failed to confirm crit with AC17. Hit AC25. Hash takes 24pts damage!). S4 also looks hurt from his own attack.
S5 puts the Earth Elemental out of its misery, and then turns its attention to Rillet! (Hit AC29. Earth Elemental takes 6pts damage! Hit AC24. Rillet takes 4pts damage!. 5ft step north)
S6 and S7 also attack Rillet. (Miss AC21 and AC18. Hit AC31 and crit confirmed with AC29. Miss AC12. Rillet takes 13pts damage + 3 pts Strength damage!)
S8 retaliates against Terser, but fails to hit the nimble dwarf (Miss AC20 and AC12)
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d10=6 ; Monday August 17th, 2015 11:00:17 PM
The problem with summons, thinks Zeoll, is that because you have to commit to the long time casting time, there's no turning back if you have second thoughts later. The old liontaur is thinking that his next summons may not even be needed in the end, but the die has been cast, and now it must land.
It lands on a 6! That means a Redcap! Another fey "ally that will take some management.
As Zeoll moves to take Magana's spot, he calls out to the fey fellow, summopned to 13-I, "Sirr Rredcap! Please only attack the skeletons, and please do attack them to the best of yourr ability. Leave my allies to theirr own business, and help me beat these foul undead."
Zeoll takes Magana's spot and urges her to the fray. He takes out a scroll.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+15=18 ; d20+8=11 ; d20+8=23 ; d8+2=10 ; 3d4+3=9 ; Monday August 17th, 2015 11:38:57 PM
Ecthelion narrows his eyes. Nothing seems to be working. Of its own volition, the Spiritual Weapon continues its attack on S2 with a much better outcome this time! (Attack: 23, Damage: 10 force) Ecthelion decides to go with something foolproof - a Magic Missile against the same skeleton his mystical weapon is wailing on. Three silvery bullets streak through the air from his fingertip, striking the black-boned creature with ease. (Damage: 9 force)
(OOC :: The first two rolls were from my posts last night. I got caught in a server switchover or something... I don't know. All of the email chain was very technical. But either way, it's fixed now. Sorry for delaying the game!)
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+13=19 ; d20+13=16 ; d20+9=25 ; d8+2=7 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2015 12:20:13 AM
Jozhur sees that Rillet is partially surrounded and may be in trouble. Jozhur clicks his heels and fires a volley of three arrows at one of the skeletons. When all three hit nothing but air, he mutters some words that would really make his mother proud.
--------------- Boots of speed used 1/10 rounds Attacks agaimst S6 hit AC 15, 12, and 21. If one does happen to hit, 7 piercing damage.
Magana (Craig) [HP 84 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+12=17 ; 2d8+7=19 ; d20+12=26 ; 2d8+7=17 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2015 12:41:15 AM
With Zeoll now holding down her tile, Magana moves determinedly forward (to E13-F14) and attacks a skeleton (S1).
Protection From Evil, AC+2 for 2 minutes True Strike (+20 next attack)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 58/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 Tuesday August 18th, 2015 12:54:30 AM "Now it's a Redcap?! Zeoll, you're not setting a very good example for the other spellcasters."
In spite of the continual appearance of evil from the realm of Faerie, Rillett is glad for help from any realm at this point. He makes a mental note to talk to Zeoll about coming over to the bright side and worshiping Gargul. Well, grey side at least. But right now he has bigger problems, as he find himself surrounded by undead.
"Hey, watch out if you get over here. One of 'em is sapping my strength! Thanks for the assist Jozhur!" Rillett's not quite sure why Magana's saving the fish, though it is a nice fish.
Rillett closes his eyes for a moment, channeling another wave of positive energy through the holy symbol in his headband. Searing energy lashes out at all of the skeletons. (Damage 24, DC 16 for half.) It's a pity to waste all this healing energy. It's a bigger pity to be dead.
----------------------- Dice roller not working, so I rolled real dice: 5,6,4,3,6. DM - feel free to roll these yourself if you prefer. ----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available (* = cast/used):
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 97/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+13=26 ; d20+8=16 ; d4+4=5 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2015 10:50:43 AM
Terser focuses on taking down the skelly in front of him so that he can come to Rillett's aid. A solid right hook connects on the other side of S8's face.
Atk vs AC 26 for 5 bludgeon/adamantine
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+11=31 ; d20+11=21 ; d4=4 ; Tuesday August 18th, 2015 4:50:03 PM
Aex can't do a lot more but to wait on her tile... None of her friends that need healing are nearby and few ranged spells she has... "Oh well... still have that sling with me... who knows... I just might hit something... let's just hope it's one of those skeletons... and if else I'll heal them afterwards... "
Aex would love to help Rillet who appears to be tangled up with 3 skellies but she's scared to shoot into melee and make things worse...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
54 Damage from full attack, will start on skelly 4 and move on if it drops.
3 Rounds till breath weapon.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Wednesday August 19th, 2015 2:14:02 AM
"Hold this tile someone! Hash needs healing!"
DM Rob - "These were no regular skeletons!" d20+10=13 ; d20+4=23 ; d4+6=9 ; d20+10=29 ; d20+10=27 ; d20+10=24 ; d20+10=29 ; d20+10=21 ; d20+10=28 ; d20+10=21 ; d20+10=11 ; d20+7=26 ; d20+13=27 ; 2d6+15=24 ; d20+13=33 ; d20+13=33 ; d20+13=26 ; d6=2 ; d6=4 ; d3=1 ; d6+3=9 ; d6+3=4 ; d6+3=9 ; d20+13=33 ; d20+13=21 ; d20+13=14 ; d20+13=21 ; d20+13=17 ; d20+13=20 ; d20+13=30 ; d20+13=28 ; d20+13=23 ; d6+3=9 ; d6+3=8 ; d6+3=8 ; d6+3=5 ; Wednesday August 19th, 2015 6:18:21 AM
In her fey-ish wisdom, the good Queen Maab sends a RedCap to answer Zeoll's call.
Zeoll barks some orders at the little man, who just rolls his eyes. The Redcap swings his scythe at a skeleton but misses. His boot, however, makes its mark (Miss AC13. Hit AC23. S4 takes 9pts damage)
Zeoll moves to Magana's tile to finally free the minotaur.
Finally free to move about, Magana's first act is to beat not one, but two skellies about with her flail.
Ecth's spiritual weapon strikes true, and the magic missile he follows up with does the same.
Jozhur fires a volley of arrows at a skeleton, but all three miss their mark. One can only imagine the words he utters that "make his mother proud"...
Rillet can do nought but sigh with exasperation. Is Zeoll really on the same side as the rest of the party? He channels some positive energy to all skeletons about. (Will Saves: 29, 27, 24, 29, 21, 28, 21, 11)
"Gargul? Really? Pffft! I drop better 'gods' behind a good tree" the Red Cap groans (*See Note below. Will Save: 26 = Pass)
The channeling energy is enough to send skeleton 1 wherever undead go when they are destroyed.
Terser continues to punch S8 into submission, but the rotten thing refuses to 'die'!
Aex pulls out her sling, resorting to more mundane attacks. Despite not using it very often, her aim with a sling is surprisingly good!
Hash is convinced these are not your average skeletons. He disposes of S4 rather quickly, and turns his rage onto S3.
The now empty jaws of the Giant Gar reach out and envelope S2, and like several of the others, it too is destroyed (Hit AC27 for 24pts)
The enemy act...
S3 continues his attack against Hash. Perhaps Hash's attacks have spurred it on, as it lands both attacks with precision (Hit AC33. Crit confirmed with AC33. Hit AC26. Hash takes 22pts damge + 6pts electric + 1pt Strength damage!)
S5, S6 and S7 all attack Rillet! (Hit AC33. Crit not confirmed with AC21. Miss AC14. Miss AC21 and AC17. Miss AC20. Hit AC30. Rillet takes 17pts damage!)
S8 continues its fight with Terser (Hit AC28 and AC23. Terser takes 13pts damage!)
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Red Cap: "Irreligious (Ex) Bitter and blasphemous, redcaps cannot stand the symbols of good-aligned religions. If a foe spends a standard action presenting such a holy symbol, any redcap that can see the creature must make a DC 15 Will save or become frightened for 1 minute and attempt to flee. A redcap who successfully saves is shaken for 1 minute." As Rillet had to present his Holy Symbol forward as a standard action as part of his channel, the Red Cap had to make a save. He passed with a 26, however, will be shaken for 1 min
Magana (Craig) [HP 84 of 101] [DR 1/-] Wednesday August 19th, 2015 9:45:55 AM
ooc: I don't see my post accounted for... did it get missed in the server change?
DM Rob: Sorry, my mistake. I had added the damage, but forgot to include the text. All fixed now. Thanks for keeping me honest :)
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 84/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+11=31 ; d4+10=11 ; d4=3 ; d20+11=19 ; Wednesday August 19th, 2015 11:37:49 AM
Terser is also frustrated by having to stand here, but at least there's something on which to vent his rage. He roars and seems to grow inches higher and finally is able to finish shattering the darn thing's skull. Now if only he could go after another one.
rage, power attack, vital strike - nat 20, not confirmed - 14 bludgeon/adamantine damage
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Wednesday August 19th, 2015 12:37:06 PM
Zeoll reads a scroll of Bless. All allies (including Gar and Redcap) gain a +1 to attack.
[OOC: Note that the Gar has 15 ft reach and can attack Skelly S3. Maybe he'll swallow or grapple it and then the redcap and Hash can go fight other skellies. Either way, Zeoll directs the redcap politely to attack S5.]
Frustrated, Hash can feel his strength waning. The collapse of the first skeleton was enough to keep him focused on his prey however. What he had lost from the last strength drain was compensated by Zeolls latest spell.
His Draconic head snarls.
"Your fancy swords will soon be part of a treasure trove, dead things!"
His Draconic and Leonine heads tear into the skeleton, gnashing away. His horn impales it, and one claw swipes into bones. Hash has the hover feat, and can make a full attack standing still while flying.
If the skeleton is destroyed, he moves 5 ft back towards Zeoll, setting up room to charge the next skeleton.
2 rounds until breath weapon.
(I think bites are treated as both bludgeon and piercing?)
Bites 1 and 2: Hit AC 33 and 31 for 25 physical damage, 1 shock damage, and 7 vicious energy damage. Hash takes 4 recoil.
Gore and Claw 1 hit AC 32 and 34 for 27 damage.
Total of 60 damage to skeleton 3.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+11=21 Wednesday August 19th, 2015 4:01:14 PM "HASH YOU GET OVER HERE SO I CAN HEAL YOU!!!", Aex shouts...
Leaving her time won't do any good for she can't get to Hash in one move action...
Having seen the good result of her previous sling shot she makes a second attempt...
Sling Hits AC21 - insufficient
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Protection From Evil, AC+2 for 2 minutes Bless (+1 attack)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 41/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 5d6=14 ; Wednesday August 19th, 2015 8:31:50 PM
Rillett sees Magana approach, and breathes a sigh of relief. "Girl, you are a sight for sore eyes. And sore muscles, bones - pretty much everywhere I've been hit. Watch out, one of these things drains strength. I think it's this one." Rillett gestures to that skeleton.
Rillett once again closes his eyes for a moment, channeling another wave of positive energy through the holy symbol in his headband. Searing energy lashes out at the remaining skeletons. (14 Damage , DC 16 for half.) It's a pity to waste all this healing energy. It's a bigger pity to be dead.
----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available (* = cast/used):
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+13=28 ; d20+13=25 ; d20+9=18 ; d8+1=7 ; d8+1=3 ; Wednesday August 19th, 2015 10:39:00 PM
Jozhur sends another wave of arrows towards the skeletons. This time, one finds its mark. The other two sail harmlessly right by Rillet's head.
---------------------- Attack hits AC 24, 7 piercing damage. Other attacks miss (21 and 14).
Boots of Speed used 2 of 10 rounds. Endure Elements
DM Rob - "Girl, you are a sight for sore eyes" d20+10=18 ; d20+10=19 ; d4=4 ; d20+7=16 ; d20+13=19 ; d20+13=19 ; d20+13=28 ; d20+13=19 ; d6+3=9 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 7:14:27 AM Zeoll says a quick prayer to Maab, blessing all his allies with enhanced attacks.
Terser flies into a rage, and with newfound strength, knocks the skull free from S8's spine
Hash obliterates S3, and then backsteps towards Zeoll in anticipation of another attack.
Aex calls out to the very injured Hash not to be a hero, but to come get some healing while he still can stand. Aex follows up with another shot from her sling, and is fortunate to strike true (thanks to Zeoll's Bless). (Damage rolled: 4)
Jozhur takes aim and sends another volley of arrows at the skeletons. With Zeoll's blessing, two of the arrows strike true!
With no enemy within reach, Magana moves to support Rillet. On arrival she dispatches with S6 (Since S3 was already dead, changed your attack to S6 which killed it)
Rillet is indeed grateful for the support of Magana. Only 2 skeletons still stand, yet they stand right beside the cleric. He unleashes another wave of positive energy against the still formidable foes. (Will Saves 18 & 19)
As Rillet channels the positive energy of his deity, the Red Cap squeals in horror (Will Save 16 - 2 for already being shaken = 14! Red Cap is now 'Frightened' and must attempt to flee) "Aaarrrrgggghhhhh!!!" The blasphemous little man sprints southwards as fast as he can go
The enemy act...
S5 and S7 keep up their attacks against Rillet (Miss AC19, 19 and 19. Hit AC28. Rillet takes 9pts damage!)
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 91/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d6=2 ; d6=2 ; d6=3 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 2:38:24 PM
Terser shakes off his rage as quickly as it came upon him. fatigued two rounds He can't move from the tile, else the skeletons again become invulnerable. He can still channel though, and the headband should make it more effective than it otherwise would be, though it is still a poor thing next to Rillett's.
Protection From Evil, AC+2 for 2 minutes Bless (+1 attack)
Magana (Craig) [HP 95 of 101] [DR 1/-] Thursday August 20th, 2015 3:44:42 PM
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(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Thursday August 20th, 2015 5:06:58 PM
Assuming her friends will deal with the remaining Skeletons Aex digs up a Cure Serious Wounds potion from her Bill's Pants o' Plenty... without even browsing through her potions she grabs the correct one. Waiting for Hash or anyone else that needs some curing...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Hashamon, Chimeric Champion HP 15/106 - AC 25 d20+17=35 ; d20+17=27 ; 2d6+14=22 ; 2d6+14=23 ; 2d6=9 ; d6=1 ; d6=2 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 6:16:37 PM
Hashamon takes a heavy, deep breath and turns his three heads to look longingly at Aexana and her promise of healing. It was tempting, truly, but Rillet wasn't in much better shape than he was, and Magana's attacks all seemed to fall short of the mark, even with Zeolls blessing.
He was badly hurt, but no one else was free to move. He gives Aexana one last apologetic look, then sets all three heads looking forward. Roaring a mighty challenge, heavy strokes of bloodied wings send him crashing into the red skeletons assaulting Rillet. He sinks his large leonine teeth into the chest cavity of skeleton 7, then with heroic effort, strains hard to try and shatter it's torso completely!
Move: Charge to K 11. Standard: Attack Skeleton 7. Hit AC 35 for 27 P/S/B damage and 9 Vicious damage. Hash takes 1 backlash. Hero Point: Attack Skeleton 7, or 5 if 7 is destroyed. Hit AC 27 for 23 P/S/B damage and 2 shock damage.
Hash is at -2 AC for charging, so AC 23.
Hero Point subtracted.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 50/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 5d6=18 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 6:55:38 PM
Rillett smiles seeing the Redcap run in fear when the power of his god is displayed. That guy's gonna be trouble if he comes back without anyone to fight.
He can see that Hashamon is in rough shape. "Don't worry Aexana, I won't let them die. But they're sure gonna need your healing with this is done! I can restore any strength loss."
Rillett concentrates and healing energy flows out of him to all allies within 30'. (18 points of healing - last channel energy for the day.)
----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available (* = cast/used):
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
Rillett (Bradley) HP 50/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 Thursday August 20th, 2015 6:58:47 PM
Also, as a move action, Rillett will reach into his pocket and put his hand on his Breath of Life scroll just in case.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+8=11 ; 3d4+3=8 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 10:22:10 PM
Ecthelion spends a move action to direct his Spiritual Weapon towards S5, but the weapon finds nothing but air. Seeing the end of the combat in sight, Ecthelion only expends another Magic Missile, aimed at the skeleton his other spell could not hit and dealing 8 force damage.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+21=38 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 10:49:13 PM
Looks to Zeoll like the battle is well in hand. He looks around at the scene for any hidden dangers.
Perception 38
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+15=20 ; d20+9=23 ; Thursday August 20th, 2015 11:54:52 PM
Jozhur launches two more arrows, both of which fail to hit their mark. He breathes a sigh of relief when he sees all but two skeletons have fallen.
DM Rob - Time to tend to some wounds Friday August 21st, 2015 6:26:19 AM Magana swings her flail about wildly, right over the head of the nearest skeleton. If it wasn't it might need to make a fear check, such is the terrifying sight of Magana!
Aex reaches into her kit and digs up a Cure Serious Wounds potion. She's not sure who yet, but she knows someone will be in need of it.
Terser goes tactical, and after calming down, channels energy to heal his comrades.
Rillet does the same, channeling even more healing energy to those who need it. And just in case, gets out his breath of life spell. Will it be needed on him, or Hash?
Ecth's spiritual weapon does not make a huge impact, but the magic missile Ecth fires certainly does!
Jozhur launches two more arrows, and though he suspects he missed everything, one of the arrows does in fact nick S5! (OOC: They have AC22 and I can see you rolled a 23)
Zeoll thinks the combat well in hand, and checks the surrounds for any dangers. A giant gar holding its breath, the sound of the Red Cap screaming somewhere south of here, and a dark corridor up ahead. Yep, that about covers it.
Finally - Hash charges forth into more combat, with little regard for self. Rillet needs him, and he won't let the cleric down. S7 barely caught of glimpse of the rampaging chimera, and both it and S5 are dealt with in quick succession.
The battle is won!
*** Hash receives a hero point for putting himself in harms way to help a friend *** *** Rillet receives a hero point for standing his ground despite being surrounded by skeletons ***
Hashamon, Chimeric Champion HP 58/106 - AC 25 d8=6 ; d8=5 ; d8=1 ; d8=5 ; Friday August 21st, 2015 12:00:49 PM
Breathing heavily, Hash drops to all fours to start licking his wounds. He radiates magic for a moment, and some of his wounds close, in addition to those healed by Rillet's channel.
"Now what?"
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 91/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) Friday August 21st, 2015 1:04:17 PM
Terser steps off of his panel now that the skeleton threat appears to be dealt with. He is ready to hop back on should they decide they have more fight in them though.
I suppose we press on, Sir Chimera.
If the skeletons stay dead dead, he starts collecting swords to heap into a pile for the smart people to identify. If Rillett spoke true and his strength was being sapped, that could be very useful for someone to wield in the future.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+16=35 ; d20+16=33 ; d20+16=31 ; d20+16=19 ; d20+16=23 ; d20+16=34 ; d20+16=20 ; d20+16=27 ; Friday August 21st, 2015 8:59:29 PM
Ecthelion lets out a long sigh, glad that the combat has finally reached its conclusion. Despite the short length of the encounter, it seems many of the drow's allies suffered considerable damage... from some rather interesting weapons. Casting Detect Magic, he begins to pick through the pile of swords and other items that Terser was kind enough to collect.
Murph shakes his head, sticking close to the theurge. "Yeesh. You folks roll hard. Any chance that's all we needed to do to get this stone thingy?"
Rillett (Bradley) HP 50/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 d8=8 ; d8=1 ; d8=7 ; d8=2 ; d8=2 ; d8=7 ; d8=7 ; d4=4 ; Friday August 21st, 2015 9:09:11 PM
Almost as soon as the combat's over, Rillett's blood stains vanish from his clothes and his white robes look clean and pressed. He pushes his helmet back on his head.
"Whew! Nice work everyone, and thanks for bailing me out in the process. Especially Hash, who almost earned us a visit before Gargul's throne. Now, first order of business is to get folks patched up. "
Rillett fishes into his pocket and pulls out a couple wands. He'll use the first wand to heal Magana's wounds, as well as his own, saying "bactine" each time. With the second he'll say "hale and hardy" to heal his strength loss.
"Anyone else lose strength in that combat?"
"Zeoll, keep an eye out for your red headed stepchild. Ya know, if you want to switch teams, as a follower of Gargul your summoning spells will be under your control instead of getting Maab's leftovers. Just sayin. " -------------------- Magana and Rillett healed to full - CLW wand, 6 charges used. Rillett's strength restored - wand of Lesser Restoration - 1 charge.
(Not ignoring Terser or Hash, just want to give others a chance.)
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Friday August 21st, 2015 9:47:08 PM
Magana sighs in relief as her wounds close. She then moves towards the north door, without stepping on any other tiles, to see if it is now a passable portal.
Hashamon blinks at Rillet. To serve a god was one thing, to be chosen by the queen was another altogether. He decides to let the comment slide.
"One of my prey had a sword that sapped strength. I felt it more than once."
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+9=18 ; d20+9=19 ; d20+9=13 ; d20+25=26 ; d20+25=30 ; d20+25=35 ; Sunday August 23rd, 2015 2:16:45 PM
Zeoll casts detect magic and inspects both the swords and the skeletal fragments. Maybe there is a skull intact? And what lies beyond the open pasageway?
Spellcraft 18, 19, 13
Zeoll also keeps a sharp eye out in all directions.
Perception 26, 30, 35
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Sunday August 23rd, 2015 11:33:15 PM
Seeing that everyone is mostly okay, Jozhur chuckles, "I'm fine, could't get close enough to the things for them to hit me."
Jozhur slowly heads through the door ahead and looks around while the others regroup. He checks the immediate area for traps or any other danger.
--------------------------- Perception: 26 Stealth check at +17, die roller is broken for me for now Will not move ahead too far, no more than 60 feet. If dark, will light a torch for now.
DM Rob - Hale and Hardy! Monday August 24th, 2015 12:50:02 AM Hash starts licking his wounds and questions as to what the party do next? There is certainly nothing special in this room.
With the skeletons no longer moving, Terser feels comfortable enough to step away from his tile. It slowly rises back into its original position ... but nothing else happens. The skeletons remain motionless and the doors remain open.
Ecth is able to identify the swords collected: 2 x +1 Flaming shortswords 2 x +1 Frost shortswords 2 x +1 Shock shortswords 2 x +1 Vicious shortswords 2 x +1 Ghost Touch shortswords 2 x +1 Bane (Human) shortswords 2 x +1 Defending shortswords 2 x +1 Thundering shortswords
Rillet and Hash look about for a sword that might have been the cause of their lost strength, but no such sword can be found (Highlight to display spoiler: {It was a prewritten ability for the skeletons, that they would sap strength through their swords on a confirmed critical hit. Not an ability of the swords themselves})
The skeletons have been well and truly destroyed and only a faint lingering magical aura remains on them. If Zeoll wishes to take a fragment as a souveneir he is able to. He doesn't see anything approaching from either direction, and can barely make out the screaming of the Red Cap far to the south. The Giant Gar continues to hold its breath, stuck on dry land until Zeoll bids it farewell. Would a Giant Gar know friend from foe? Would it attack anyone else that got close to it? Hmmm...
Magana and Jozhur approach the doors at the northern end of the room and can see they open into another corridor. It is indeed dark - and hot - and Jozhur lights a torch to help see the way. The passage continues on further than the light, and on quite a modest decline.
--------------------------------- If the party are pressing on we'll need a marching order, as well as who will be carrying the loot
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Monday August 24th, 2015 5:42:37 AM
Zeoll stows away a skull. He thanks the giant fish for its service. He looks back at where the redcap went, and shrugs, a little guiltily.
The elderly liontaur volunteers Magana to carry the swords. "Thank you, my dearr. I would help, but these old weak bones of mine arre just not up to the task."
He'll take the same place in line as earlier.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Monday August 24th, 2015 8:31:06 AM "Hang on hang on hang on... before we go... is everyone up to full health? And Strength?", Aex asks while she digs up several wooden flasks from her pants.
She holds 3 Cure Serious Wound potions CL9 (healing 3d8+9 HP) and 2 Lesser Restoration potions CL9. Assitionally she can cast a couple of healing spells if the potions aren't enough...
------------------------------------------------ ACTIVE SPELLS: ------------------------------------------------ - Mage Armor on Aex (cast by Zeoll) - Endure Elements on Jozhur (24 hours) - Endure Elements on Terser (24 hours)
Hashamon looks sheepishly towards Aexana. Though the majority of his wounds have closed, there are still some obvious gashes and stab wounds from his skirmish with the skeletons.
"Both my body and my strength are still injured, Aexana. I would appreciate your help. My own healing has been expended."
Rillett (Bradley) HP 50/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 d8=6 ; d8=8 ; d8=7 ; d8=8 ; d8=4 ; d8=3 ; d4=1 ; d4=1 ; d4=3 ; d8=1 ; d8=7 ; d8=8 ; d8=6 ; Monday August 24th, 2015 1:56:22 PM
Rillett sees Jozhur getting ready to light a torch. He digs out a brightly glowing gold coin, and flips it to the rogue. Rillett smiles as he says, ”Hey Jozhur - Catch! Might be better than holding something flammable down here. Go ahead and keep it.”Gold coin with Continual Flame cast on it.)
Turning his attention back to healing, he sees Aexana’s kind offer and looks to fill in the gaps. ”Aex, what are these wooden flasks? I’ve never seen anything like this. Did you make these flasks?
“Hash, if you’ll take one of each of her potions, I’ll fill in the rest. Terser, same for you if needed.”
Hash - Aex’s CSW Potion will heal 30 points, Rillett will use his wand to cure the rest, expending 3 charges. As for strength, Aex’s LR Potion Cures 1 point of strength, Rillett expends 2 charge from another wand for the rest. Hash is up to full.
Terser – Aex’s CSW Potion will heal 30. I don’t think Terser had any strength loss, so let us know if this is incorrect. Terser is up to full.
”Same marching order as before? I hope we don’t encounter anything worse than those skeletons.”
Order from before was: Hashamon Magana, Terser 5' Rillett, Aex, Jozhur 5' Murph, Ecth Zeoll ----------------------------- Spells Running: Deathwatch, Protection from Evil, Status on Magana, Johzur, and Aexana (extended from the night before), Longstrider (extended from the night before)
Spells/abilities available (* = cast/used):
0 (DC16): Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Posion 1 (DC17): Longstrider (D), Bless, Command, Command, Detect Evil, Protection from Evil*, Shield of Faith 2 (DC18): See Invisible (D), Calm Emotions, Deeper Insight, Delay Poison, Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Resist Energy 3 (DC19): Divination(D), Blindness/Deafness, Dispel Magic, Prayer, Searing Light 4 (DC20): Dimension Door (D), Air Walk, Freedom of Movement, Summon Monster IV 5 (DC21): Teleport (D), Wall of Stone, Plane Shift
With a disturbing chuckle coming from 3 heads, Hash sighs a deep breath of relief.
"Thank you both. I'm ready."
Hash is ready to take point through the passageway.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 Monday August 24th, 2015 2:33:13 PM Header update
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 105/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d8=5 ; d8=4 ; Monday August 24th, 2015 2:48:04 PM I'm not that badly injured - I'll take a lesser potion and save the more effective one for a more dire situation.
CMW pot - heal 14. close enough. CSW pot is saved.
Once wounds are closed, Terser positions himself to follow Hashamon down the next hallway.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 24/14/22 CMD 21 Monday August 24th, 2015 5:06:05 PM
Rillett thinks Hash may be the most frightening creature he's ever met. Magana is fearsome, but in a way Rill understands. Hash doesn't seem to think like most folks he knows, and he turns into things Rill has merely heard tales of. Glad he's on our side.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Monday August 24th, 2015 9:25:47 PM
Magana nods and takes the bundle of swords, making sure to note which ones have the ability to reach into the ethereal plane in case they are needed quickly.
She then takes her position behind Hashamon as the party moves into the north corridor.
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Tuesday August 25th, 2015 2:11:59 AM
Aex looks up at Hash and says: ""Oh c'mon you big bully... you did your job now let me do mine! What else am I doing here?!? Ever seen an army go to war without a cook?!?"
To Rillet Aex answers: "Ah yes... I mastered the ability to shape wood into anything I want... these are lifewood flasks... made from wood carefully chipped away from a living tree. In these potions I make will not expire. But I must tend for the bottles or the wood itself dies... "
Dm Shawn - There was a fish right? Tuesday August 25th, 2015 9:00:42 AM
Zeoll takes one of the skulls and thanks his giant fish. (Really?) The fish stares blankly before the summoning expires.
Aexana offers some of her created potions to the group, before answering some questions and telling Hash her place in the group.
Hash, with obvious wounds, asks Aexana for some help in healing his strength.
Rillet gives his light coin to Jozhur, and then fills in the remaining curing needed to get the group back to full.
Terser takes a lesser potion, not really needing much healing.
Magana scoops up the swords, taking note of which one is which. Those should sell for some coin.
After passing through the doors, they close shut behind the party.
Following on from the stone doors, the party are led a relatively short way (a few hundred feet) before they find themselves in another large room (100ft x 50ft and 10ft high).
At the other end of the room is a familiar looking huge archway with large stone doors. Etched in the archway in glowing blue runes reads "Those loyal to Alemi need only to touch his eye"
Along the entire southern wall is a beautifully chiseled mural.
A hillscape adorns the bottom. To the left side fluffy clouds and a sun hang overhead fields of corn. Cows out to pasture and horses in stables. To the right side a night sky, where a crescent moon and stars hang over a temple. All throughout the mural are people of all races. Women and men alike. A farmer working tirelessly in his field, a boy picking apples from a tree, a pregnant elvish woman sitting in a rocking chair, an old man walking down a road, a minotaur sitting crosslegged in meditation, an old gnomish woman doing some sewing, a dwarf with a pick on his shoulder, a halfling tucking in to meat and a potato. Everywhere you look you find another instance of a person of some sort. Some are smiling, some are talking, some are angry and some are sad.
Perception DC15:Highlight to display spoiler: { Curiously, for all its detail, none of the eyes have pupils, they're just … blank.}
Ecthelion (posted by Mark Bradley) Tuesday August 25th, 2015 9:29:29 AM
Ecthelion picks up one of the swords, the +1 Defending Short Sword, and gives it a few swings. "If I may, I would like to keep this one. It may come in handy for me... besides, I may need a weapon at some point down the line."
Murph snickers. "Not like you'd actually be able to hit anything with it."
"Regardless, I can carry those that we do not need. The Ghost Touch swords should be kept handy, just in case we encounter incorporeal undead. There is another Defending shortsword should anyone want more defense."
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 105/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+4=13 ; d20+9=26 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2015 11:36:30 AM Loyal to Alemi - does that fit any of us? Maybe the trick is that we shouldn't be touching his eye. Though none of these have pupils - perhaps that's a trademark of his?
Knowledge Religion: DC 13 for info about Alemi. Perception: DC 26 pass
"Clerics of Gargul are called "Eyes." Does Alemi call his clerics by the same? I don't think I know enough about him to know which of those murals best depict his avatar or his followers."
Spell timers.
Barkskin - Cast before the first combat. 90 minutes. Bulls Strength - Cast in the first round of the first combat.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+5=17 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2015 3:56:18 PM “Dang it! I knew I should have listened when Yaas Farril was speaking. His mentor would often admonish Rillett for not paying attention.
”Good thinking Hash, but only the clerics of Gargul that are referred to as ‘eyes.’ Alemi is the God of health and wellness. I suppose at some level, all living creatures that love life are loyal to Alemi. Not sure what it would mean to ‘touch his eye.’ Maybe it means if you love life you have to touch your eye.” Rill will touch his eye. Not seeing anything happen, and feeling a bit silly with his finger still on his eye, Rillett turns and says, ”Let’s ask Ecth if he has some arcane bit of lore that will shed some light here. His familiar shares much with the Ecth, so even Murph may have some insight. What about it Ecth – any idea what this means?”
"Anybody see anything else in this mural or the other walls that offers a clue?"
--------------------------------- Knowledge Religion roll = 17
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 d20+17=21 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2015 3:57:39 PM
Perception roll = 21
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Tuesday August 25th, 2015 4:07:12 PM
Zeoll scowls.
"I'm not seeing any liontaurr."
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids d20+16=19 ; d20+16=18 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2015 4:58:50 PM
(OOC - folks just for my inventory. How many CSW potions and Lesser Restorations were used? I'm guessing 2 CSW and 1 LR?)
"Oh jolly... someone loves playing puzzles on us... and it ain't me!"
(perception 19)
Noticing none of the eyes seem to have pupils Aex wonders if these could somehow be triggers that activate the door on the other side... or be some dart shooting holes to whomever decides to cross the room. Sure with all that has happened to her since she's been with the Black Lions she's getting a bit paranoid... or a lot...
Rather than staring only at the Mural Aex stands in place and observes the floor... the ceiling... the Northern wall... could there be any indentations of some projectiles that hit that wall?? Why only a mural on the Southern wall... then what's on the North?!? And what about the wall behind them?!!
(perception 18 - won't do much good I'm affraid...)
So Aex casts Detect Magic. She checks the room for any strange aura's... (9 minutes available)
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Tuesday August 25th, 2015 6:14:41 PM
OOC - Aex - Hash used 1 CSW and 1 LR potion. Terser used 1 CMW Potion - must've been his.
You should still have 2 CSW potions and 1 LR potion.
Warren edit: Yes, used my own CMW potion.
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+12=27 ; d20=3 ; d20+12=27 ; Tuesday August 25th, 2015 10:12:28 PM
Jozhur ponders what he knows about Alemi and what the door could mean about touching his eyes. Turns out, he knows next to nothing. "Hmm, never was much into religious studies."
In an attempt to make himself useful, he checks the room for any sort of traps, then closely examines the mural, particularly the eyes that are missing from the art.
"So the door says to touch Alemi's eye. From what I've seen, the gods seem to always take the same mortal form when they appear before people of the Wold. Is there a particular form that Alemi always appears as? One of these figures may be a literal depiction of Alemi." He turns to Zeoll and smiles, "So apparently Alemi does not appear as a Liontaur".
He suddenly realizes how ridiculous it is that he has indeed witnessed the appearance of gods on multiple occasions. ---------------------------- Perception for last round: 27 Knowledge religion (untrained): 3 Perception: 27 (30 to find traps)
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Tuesday August 25th, 2015 10:15:43 PM
Also, Jozhur will carry one of the +1 frost short swords for now, it is better than what he has.
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph d20+16=30 ; d20+16=33 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2015 12:01:43 AM
Echelion looks around the room as his allies talk, barely aware of their conversation until they mention his name. He starts, looking around sheepihly, and racks his brain in an attempt to decipher this. (Arcana: 30 - Religion: 32) While Alemi is not his own personal deity, he is prominent enough to have appeared many times in his studies. Does Alemi take any particular form? Does he prefer looking like a particular race?
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] d20+4=21 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2015 12:56:09 AM
knowledge religion 21
Magana wracks her brain to recall her studies of the gods, trying to recall the physical forms Alemi has taken over the recorded ages. She remembers one tale of a dragon form, and cudgels her skull trying to knock the other memories loose.
If she can remember any more, she searches the mural for a similar image.
Dm Shawn - There was a fish right? Wednesday August 26th, 2015 1:54:26 PM
Ecthelion picks up one of the swords, the +1 Defending Short Sword, and gives it a few swings only to be mocked by his familiar.
Terser thinks Loyal to Alemi - does that fit any of us? Maybe the trick is that we shouldn't be touching his eye. Though none of these have pupils - perhaps that's a trademark of his?
Hashamon says to Rillet "Clerics of Gargul are called "Eyes." Does Alemi call his clerics by the same? I don't think I know enough about him to know which of those murals best depict his avatar or his followers.
”Good thinking Hash, but only the clerics of Gargul that are referred to as ‘eyes.’ Alemi is the God of health and wellness." Rillet
Zeoll scowls since someone forgot his representation.
Aexana says, "Oh jolly... someone loves playing puzzles on us... and it ain't me!" She doesn't notice anything unordinary.
Her spell reveals nothing strange either.
Jozhur ponders what he knows about Alemi and what the door could mean about touching his eyes. Turns out, he knows next to nothing. "Hmm, never was much into religious studies."
In an attempt to make himself useful, he checks the room for any sort of traps, then closely examines the mural, particularly the eyes that are missing from the art.
"So the door says to touch Alemi's eye. From what I've seen, the gods seem to always take the same mortal form when they appear before people of the Wold. Is there a particular form that Alemi always appears as? One of these figures may be a literal depiction of Alemi." He turns to Zeoll and smiles, "So apparently Alemi does not appear as a Liontaur".
He suddenly realizes how ridiculous it is that he has indeed witnessed the appearance of gods on multiple occasions.
He sees no traps. Does he touch the mural.
Echelion looks around the room as his allies talk, barely aware of their conversation until they mention his name. He starts, looking around sheepihly, and racks his brain in an attempt to decipher this. (Arcana: 30 - Religion: 32) While Alemi is not his own personal deity, he is prominent enough to have appeared many times in his studies. Does Alemi take any particular form? Does he prefer looking like a particular race? Alemi takes the form of a grandfatherly human.
Magana wracks her brain to recall her studies of the gods, trying to recall the physical forms Alemi has taken over the recorded ages. She remembers one tale of a dragon form, and cudgels her skull trying to knock the other memories loose. She only remembers that and the human form.
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The air stays still as everyone ponders Alemi and the mural. But as of now, the room is still sealed.
Hashamon, Chimeric Champion HP 106/106 - AC 25 Wednesday August 26th, 2015 2:05:09 PM
Hashamon stifles a sneeze, then momentarily hops up in the air, hovering as a mighty three headed schnozz-blow trumpets from his heads.
BRAA-CHOO!
Bits of debris blow out in a 15ft radius, obstructing him from view for a moment.
He lands awkwardly and apologizes.
"Sorry.
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 105/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+9=19 ; Wednesday August 26th, 2015 5:18:12 PM A grandfatherly human, you say? There is an old man walking down the road in the mural.
Terser goes to examine that figure more closely. Perception 19 (21 for stonework)
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Wednesday August 26th, 2015 6:08:29 PM
Aex, fixed on finding an answer to this puzzle, literally jumps up a few feet when Hashmera sneezes...
"Oh you... " is all she's able to blurt out...
Next she nods to Terser's comment on the old man...
"You feel like poking around Alemi's eyesockets to get through??" she carefully whispers to Terser.
Rillett (Bradley) HP 78/78 - AC 22/12/20 CMD 19 Wednesday August 26th, 2015 8:31:46 PM
Rillett's eyes narrow and he gives Hash a flat look as he wipes a fleck of chimeric snot from his cheek. Nice.
"Hey Jozhur, you follow Domi. Domi was a close ally of Alemi before becoming a God, and remains so. You're probably the closest we have to a follower of Alemi. Go poke that old guy in the eye."
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Wednesday August 26th, 2015 10:10:24 PM
Ecthelion narrows his eyes, peering at the mural on the wall. "That can't be it... can it? It can't just be that simple... finding and old man and pressing a button. The last room was a puzzle, this... this is trivia. I don't understand."
Ecthelion continues to mull this over as Murph trudges up to Hashamon, poking him in the leg. "Hey, big fiery fella. What exactly, uhhh... what do you do? Like, what... what are you? I've seen you take, like, three different shapes now, guy. Not that that's impossible or nothin', I just ain't seen that before."
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Wednesday August 26th, 2015 11:53:10 PM
Jozhur shrugs, "What's the worst that could happen if we're wrong?"
He sticks a finger on the old man's eye and watches to see if anything changes.
"Queen Ma'ab has entrusted me with some of her power. I can take the shape of almost any creature in the Wold, so long as it falls under her domains of beast, animal, elemental, or dragon. In return, I do my best to maintain order as She thinks it should be preserved."
He rumbles a bit, then continues. His voice echoing thrice-fold from multiple heads.
"I'm not surprised you haven't seen the like before. I've only heard tales of a much younger Shifter, somewhere else in the Wold, but she will never have the gifts I have...I'm the last of my kind, in a way."
He yawns wide, watching Jozhur super-poke a mural. He licks his leonine, draconic, and hircine lips. A little acid dripples from the green dragons maw.
"But mostly, I eat things smaller than me."
Ecthelion (HP 31/31 12/12/11) Murph Thursday August 27th, 2015 12:34:56 AM
Murph scratches his long, crooked nose. If Hashamon's last phrase was a threat, it was lost on the creature. "Queen Maab, huh? If I had that power, I would never NOT be a dragon. I mean... they're dragons, right? They're the best." He looks back at his master for confirmation of this, but Ecth is still too busy mulling over this strange vault of a cave.
Magana (Craig) [HP 101 of 101] [DR 1/-] Thursday August 27th, 2015 12:53:40 AM
After carefully weighing the risks involved in poking the mural, Magana decides that her finger, thankfully, too big for the task. She stands back and watches Jhozur, flinching slightly as his finger makes contact with the stone, expecting....
... a needle to shoot out, sliding under is fingernail up to the knuckle? ... a jolt of electricity, chaining out to the whole party? ... a click and a rain of acid or molten lava? ... to see him transmogrified into a rash of bacon? (yum) ... him to start being sucked slowly into the wall and having to amputate his arm? ... him to soil his trousers as Terser yells "BOO!" ?
Dm Shawn - There was a fish right? Thursday August 27th, 2015 8:42:12 AM
Ooc: Just letting the last posts to come ... hopefully Cayzle isn't on the steps of the capitol yelling for Liontaurs rights.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) Thursday August 27th, 2015 8:55:59 AM [OOC: Don't let me hold up the train!]
Zeoll grins at Jozhur and casts a Guidance cantrip on him. [+1 to next d20 roll]. "Good luck!" the old liontaur says before stepping back from the mural.
Dm Shawn - Three Stooges Routine Thursday August 27th, 2015 10:15:45 AM
The tension is palpable in the room as the mural is continued to be examined. Hash's gigantic sneeze that leaves the room, not to mention his friends covered in mucus and snot, does aleviate the problem a bit, but not much.
Terser examines the mural more, but blank eyes stare back at him.
Finally with a little help from Zeoll, and a lot of held breaths Jozhur steps forward and pokes the eyes of the old man...... and then Nothing! . A faint blue glow comes from where his fingers touched but quickly disapears.
"There's a line of respect for Queen Maab in that regard, and of course, the real Dragons might take issue with that too. But if needs must, don't be surprised to see this old beast take the more noble form of something silver, scaled, and full of teeth."
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 d20+13=19 ; Thursday August 27th, 2015 4:11:15 PM
Jozhur lets out a sigh, then holds his breath. He sticks his finger back on the eye and presses firmly. He then does the same with his other hand, on the man's other eye.
------------- Perception: 19
Terser (Warren G) [22/13/19 -- CMD 25 -- HP 105/109] (25% chance no crit, uncanny dodge) d20+14=33 ; Thursday August 27th, 2015 4:23:43 PM
Terser stands behind Jozhur, scanning the room, in case any enemies decide to appear like they did in the previous room.
Readied attack vs AC 33
(StevenVdB) Aexana Gnome (S) HP65/65 - AC22/18/19 - +4 vs Giant - CMD 18 - +1 vs Lizards & Goblinoids Thursday August 27th, 2015 4:52:28 PM
Seeing the eyes faintly glow make Aex think they are on the right track...
"You may want to keep your fingers tucked in his eyes... even when the door opens. We don't want something to happen with some foe when activated like the tiles earlier..."
(Brock) Jozhur AC23/16/17--CMD 24--HP73/73 Thursday August 27th, 2015 6:05:07 PM
Jozhur heeds Aex's warning, keeping his fingers pressed firmly into the old man's eyes.
Zeoll (Cayzle) (AC24 HP 55) d20+1=10 ; Thursday August 27th, 2015 7:43:30 PM
Zeoll creeps a little closer and tries to determine if the old man carved into the rock resembles the mortal form of Alemi he once met in a dream-quest back in the first age, when Alemi, Domi, and Gargul were epic mortals ...
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