And Then a Skeleton Popped Out: subSPUF Carrion Crown

Game Master Rynjin

As you act before they do. I'm going to assume you readied that hammer.

And this pathway is only 5 feet wide, so I assume it goes Ezekiel --> Darius ---> Jones

The first mongrelman reaches the top of the ladder...and is immediately struck down, gore splattering the mongrelmen below.

The second reaches the top, but the third has nowhere to go.

He can only watch in helplessness as Darius strikes his companion across the face, and the mongrelman staggers back, barely keeping his balane.

[ooc]ZZin and 'Dozer.

Z will cast Flaming Sphere on the mongrel an at the top of the ladder.

I'm not sure if I have a free move action this round or not. If I do then she'll also move the sphere down the ladder to hit the other mongrelman. If not hell have to double move down the ladder to try to avoid it and I'll just have it Chase him down and land on his head the following turn.

DC19 Reflex Save negates.

Flaming Sphere: 3d6 ⇒ (5, 1, 4) = 10

Burning Duration: 1d4 ⇒ 4

If they fail the save they also burn for 2 damage per round for 4 rounds.

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This is a normal round, so you may do both.

2d20 ⇒ (7, 8) = 15

The first screams in agony and claws at its skin as it collapses and then falls still.

The second yelps in pain as the flaming ball moves over it.

On the off chance my turn rolls around again...

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (12) + 9 = 21
3d6 + 16 ⇒ (1, 3, 5) + 16 = 25

I think it is dead, are the other enemies going to join in?

The other 5 are actually noncombatants. These three are the a%*~#%$s of the bunch.

Bulldozer or Ezekiel HULK SMASHes the last mongrelman with ease.

So, where to?

What do we see? If there are any doors Darius starts moving to them. Also if anything is invisible inform me. See Invis is on.

Jones starts meticulously inspecting the area, constantly muttering to himself.

Take 20 perception, plus inspiration: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5, total 39.

Nothing new jumps out at you, besides the door I already mentioned and the room below.

Darius moves to open the door, quietly again

Stealth: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

It is locked.

Anyone have Disable Device yet?

Jones does at +10, I was going to put a rank but saw that and decided not to. I can change a rank around if need be though.

If the Combat is over Z is going to have her sphere come back up and follow her around for the next 30 seconds until it fades out. Could be useful if we end up right back in a fight.

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Granted.

And apologies, there are actualy TWO doors up here. I'm going to assume you're going for the nearest one.

2d20 ⇒ (6, 9) = 15

Jones unlocks the door, and Darius pushes it open, revealing a bedroom...of sorts.

As much an abattoir as a bedchamber, this room contains not only a four-poster bed, but also numerous workbenches and alchemical gear. The walls are lined with shelves and strange-looking objects in jars of liquid. Bits of rags litter the floor, and the air is heavy with the stench of spoiled food mixed with acrid chemicals. A ladder leads to a trapdoor in the ceiling.

5d20 ⇒ (15, 18, 12, 2, 2) = 49

Darius hears the faint sound of breathing behind the door...right before the room is plunged into darkness.

Anybody without Darkvision is blind in the room.

5d20 ⇒ (15, 19, 4, 5, 20) = 63

1d20 ⇒ 2

Darius, Zin, and Bulldozer. Zin, your Flaming Sphere has 4 rounds left.

Is the darkness higher spell level than 7? If not my flaming sphere would make it dim light.

Edit: Ah nevermind it's spell level not caster level. Full speed ahead on being blind.

Flaming Sphere is a 2nd level spell, it doesn't increase light in a Darkness spell. Source: "Magical light sources only increase the light level in an area if they are of a higher spell level than darkness."

I think there is something about light spells of the same level cancelling it out but I dont think Flaming Sphere counts as a light spell correct? They have conflicting Language.

I have Darkvisionerino. What see?

Anywho...

When he gets the chance, Ezekiel will smash the Mysterious Assailant (it's funny because it has the word "ass" in it).

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23
3d6 + 16 ⇒ (2, 4, 4) + 16 = 26

Yeah its light spells specifically that cancel out darkness spells of the same level. Oh well to carry on

Darius sighed as everything went black but knew the assailant was behind the door all the same he leaped in 15 feet and turned around his whip snaking towards the direction of the area right behind the door. " Whatever you are I hope you know what your in for. Alright send the flames forward and around the door! its somewhere in there. " Grimoire snaps with fury.

Divine Mutagen Grimoire Whipping: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 231d3 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 9 = 101d100 ⇒ 72

Unless mentioned always assume High is good for me.

Z will send her flaming sphere forward past where she knows Darius is and then to the left and back around the door.

Once her sphere stops moving from contact she'll summon another one in front of Darius and roll it back behind the door as well.

Two DC 19 reflex saves.

Flaming Sphere 1: 3d6 ⇒ (4, 4, 2) = 10

Flaming Sphere 2: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 5) = 12

Burning Duration: 1d4 ⇒ 3

Burning for 3 rounds if they fail the save for two damage.

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Also Rynjin what is your ruling on stacking damage via the Burning Magic mystery? Is each spell it's own effect, or just simply the strongest effect override all other effects?

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I imagine burning damage, like bleed damage, is take the highest.

A winded "OOF!" comes from behind the door as Ezekiel swings his hammer. Followed by a long screech of pain as both Darius' whip and Zin's ball of fire hit their mark.

The screech is cut short, and punctuated by a thud.

2d20 ⇒ (20, 5) = 25

Congratulations, you just murdelized Grine. =p

Edit: Or, at least, he's unconscious and at your mercy.

It was self defense, I'm afraid of the dark.

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Difficult boss fights 2015.

If the darkness does not stop, Ezekiel will grab Grine's corpse and drag it into the lighted area.

Darius squints his eyes in the dark listening with his ears and other senses first. " What happened, I no longer hear screaming so chances are the thing is unconscious or dead no? Can anyone see? "

Darius moseys himself over as best he could toward the sound and smell of burning.

Perception: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (17) + 13 = 30

When Darius eventually gets out he checks the mans body to see if he is dead and to determine how long he had till death. If close he would touch him with his hand and channel Sarenrae's mercy into it.. to his disgust.

Heal Check: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14
Rebuke Death: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

Grine stabilizes.

In the light it is clear that despite what people think, Grine is NOT a Gnome. He also wears a holy symbol over his armor bearing the emblem of Norgorber.

Kn. Local to determine what he is.

Know Local(Monster Lore): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (10) + 5 = 15

He is a Dark Creeper, a dweller of the dark places below the surface of the world.

Darius' grin grows wide. " A Dark Creeper up here? This grows more and more interesting. Blessed by Norgorber himself, this man is not good news. It's no wonder you would never see him in the daytime, it is anathema to them. Anyway, it matters not, we have one witness now we need the other no? If this is Grine.. where is the Volkstag? "

Darius would explore either the hatch in the ceiling or the next door, all the ruckus most assuredly gave the other target a warning though they were efficient. he would ask that one person watch Grine enough to keep him in their sight. if they are lock he searches Grine for a set of keys along with general looting for evidence.

As soon as Darius pulls the door open three creatures shriek into the room.

Flying on leathery wings they hover, snapping beartrap-like jaws repeatedly.

Arcana to identify.

3d20 ⇒ (11, 19, 9) = 39

Keeping mostly the same initiatives for simplicity.

Darius and Zin? Zin, your first Flaming Sphere has one round left.

Z will move both her spheres onto the nearest snappy.

Flaming Sphere 1: 3d6 ⇒ (2, 5, 4) = 11

Flaming Sphere 2: 3d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 1) = 8

DC19 Reflex.

Burning: 1d4 ⇒ 1

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That would mean my Divine Favor has 2 rounds left

Darius was growing tired of random creatures assaulting him what could it have been this time? Ones that flew ofcourse.

Know Arcana (Monster Lore): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Regardless with minimal effort Grimoire Lanced towards one and attempted to chastise it like all the other whelps before.

Divine Mutagen Grimoire Whipping: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 201d3 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

These are snapjaw homunculi, tiny constructs with bear traps for jaws, which ccan occasionally strike devastating blows x3 crit, and whose bite inflicts a sleeping poison on the victim.

Darius slashes one across its face.

Reflex: 2d20 ⇒ (1, 1) = 2

Ouchie.

And Zin utterly icinerates the other right before her second ball winks out of existence.

The one Darius struck moves in and chomps on him.

I believe this provokes, since it has to move into your square.

Whip: 1d20 ⇒ 1

Dice: >Spontaneously combust.

Darius attempts to fend it off, but fails.

Chomp: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13

The nimble Inquisitor dodges the beast easiy, however.

'Dozer.

Bulldozer opts for a simple overhead swing onto the nearest flying object.

"Who said you could take up my airspace?"

Attack: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16
Damage: 1d10 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Bulldozer squashes the snapjaw that attacked Darius.

The last flies at the nearest target, again Darius.

AoO: 1d20 ⇒ 15

1d3 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 9 = 11

Chomp: 1d20 ⇒ 16

But all it gets is a faceful of Grimoire for its trouble.

Ezekiel, Jo-enn-ess.

Just a not normally with AoO's Darius actually uses his longsword for those unless it has something special going on with it's defenses. BUT DOS ONES THO

Ah, gotcha. Noted for the future.

Yeah its his fighting style, Longsword and Whip. Obviously when he gets something like Reach with his whip it will be whip instead but you get my point. Thank you. Man we are.. "Beasting" (I so clever) this place.

My Flaming Sphere is ready.

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Ezekiel unmakes the last one

1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
3d6 + 16 ⇒ (4, 1, 1) + 16 = 22

ahahahahah

Confrimered?: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (11) + 9 = 20
Additional Damage: 6d6 + 30 ⇒ (6, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3) + 30 = 55

i think it's dead

Ezekiel smashes bits of homunculus everywhere.

You guys gonna look around Grine's room or move on?

Ezekiel ties up Grine and throws him over one shoulder.

Tie Up: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Jones starts investigating the room.

Take 20, insp: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2, total 34.

Various jars and bottles line the room, containing different preserved body parts and organs. One jar contains a small gold key,

Under his bed is a chest (locked).

Additionally, Grine himself carries:

-1 Potion of CLW
-2 Acid
-1 Antitoxin
-A Masterwork Handaxe
-3 Masterwork Throwing Axes
-5 doses of Black Smear (poison)
-Thieves' Tools
-Spell Component Pouch
-A wand of Shield (3 charges)

There is also another room up the ladder (where the Snapjaws came from).

That takes two minutes we investigate the place.

We do so in that room too.

Jones takes the Thieves' Tools and tries to unlock the chest.

Take 20 on Disable Device, 30.

Cube, you do realize that taking 20 takes 20 times as long? I.E Taking 20 to unlock that chest takes 2 minutes (the Perception only takes 1 minute, since it's a Move action).

Jones takes a puff of dust to the face.

1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21

But shakes it off.

The chest contains an assortment of items.

-200 gp
-A small purse containing 4 diamonds (each worth 300 gp).

Jones also realizes that to the right collector, Grine's alchemical equipment and notes would be worth 750 gp.

Up the ladder:

Among the curios and artifacts in this chamber are:

-An ebony tribal mask from the Mwangi Expanse worth 175 gp

-a silver torc from the Lands of the Linnorm Kings worth 200 gp

-A mammoth tusk scrimshaw from the Realm of the Mammoth Lords with several spells carved on its surface. The tusk weighs 20 pounds and functions as a magic scroll containing the spells bull’s strength, ice storm, and phantom steed.

Everyone gets 40 gp.

Forgot one detail.

There is another ladder in the tower of curious, leading even further up.

Cube, you do realize that taking 20 takes 20 times as long? I.E Taking 20 to unlock that chest takes 2 minutes (the Perception only takes 1 minute, since it's a Move action).

I am aware. Jones always takes a really long time to do anything when he's not in immediate danger, because he wants to make sure he gets it exactly right and doesn't miss any minute detail.