Beginners Arc Table C (Inactive)

Game Master Awenydd83

Black Sun crosses the board with scarcely a thought to it.

perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Aerian notices the problems with the board and does his best to fix it...

disable: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (18) + 6 = 24

He cautions "It still might not hold the heaviest among us... so cross cautiously and slowly."

And that's what he does.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11
"I trust in your knowledge of such things." Argor says following as carefully as he is able.

Black Sun just about dances across the board, oblivious to any danger while Aerian stops the rest of the party with a word. After several minutes of adjusting the board and reinforcing it with supplies garnered from around the room, he makes sure that the weakest portions of the bridge are now bearing the least weight. Heryn is overjoyed, and reacts enthusiastically. "Thank you so much! That should hold until I can get down here and replace it as it needs." the rest of the team passes over in single file, one at a time with no dangers.

Heryn leads the party into the next room, where long racks of wine bottles settle and age in the temperate underground room. She approaches the back of the room, still chatting. "This is where we keep all of our wines. There are a number of very expensive and very rare vintages down here!" she boasts good naturedly. "Venture Captain Drengs bottle should be... just around here... Yes! There it is!" she finally exclaims, reaching for a dust covered bottle near the top of the last rack in the room. She seems to struggle for a moment, before the bottle tilts forward like a lever. Suddenly, a section of the wine rack begins to be pulled back into the wall with a deep grinding sound before it slides to the side, out of sight and now revealing a dark passage carved through the stone. Heryn is flabbergasted "What in the nine hells?!?" she exclaims. "That's impossible! I had no idea that was there?!"

Please update your location on the map and describe your light source!

Please update your location on the map and describe your light source!

Light source??? Where!?! I'm a Wayang, keep it away from me, EWWW!!!

Stealth: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (4) + 14 = 18

Argor will cast Light on his staff before moving beside Black Sun.

Black Sun will squint resentfully.

"Hsssst...."

God, I love reading your sass, IHIYC!!! I don't think I would be able to keep a straight face for longer than a moment or two at a time around a real table with you!

Black sun moves into a short, dark corridor before Argor casts light on his staff and strides confidently forward. The corridor opens up into a medium sized room where a sturdy silver chain jutting from the ceiling ends in a glowing orb that radiates yellow light across the rectangular room. A simple desk of polished wood, stacked with documents and scattered notes, shelters a pair of wooden chests against the south wall. A series of cracks along the eastern and western walls form makeshift entrances into exposed caverns.

"Gotta agree with the little lady... the light is an annoyance, but I suppose it's needed in a mixed crowd." Aerian shrugs and peers into the room over Black Sun's shoulder.

"Ah now that looks fascinating! Look at the papers!!!.. what wonders might be there among those notes? How old IS this place if the proprietress knew nothing about it? ... "

Jundu follows the others in, looking around at the notes and the chests. "Very strange to hide an office behind a wine cellar. Who would do such a thing if not the proprietor?"

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

Just waiting to give everyone a chance to catch up and post.

"Light can reveal the truth of things. Those the question of who did this is a good one."

Cyclic is content with the lighting the others bring along. She has low-light vision and can see quite well. She moves over to the stairs and oversees the exploration, waiting respectfully for Argor to move ahead, not wanting to shove her way past.

1d6 ⇒ 1
Stealth: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

The team discusses the advantages and racial disadvantages of the light as Jundu moves into the larger caver to examine the desk. Unfortunately, as he is about to start rifling through the papers, two javelins come hurling out of the side passages at him. They don't come anywhere near the distracted monk as he leans forward to look at the contents of the desk just as the weapons fly over his head.

1: 1d20 ⇒ 1
2: 1d20 ⇒ 8

DC 13 Fort save or sickened if you enter the room please

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Jundu- Need Fort save DC 13
Aerian
Black Sun
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
~Blue
Argor

DM literally kicked one of us into the room, huh? Kind of embarrassing.

Fortitude save: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10

"*gaaaack* Not again...!"

Black Sun follows Jundu into the room and takes a somewhat tricky shot at one of the troglodytes.

gravity blast vs blue, sickened: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 minus whatever further possible penalties for angles
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Nope. Jundu was the only one that moved his token into the room. The rest of you talked about entering the tunnel, but didn't move any tokens. I was also waiting to see if Ajax was going to respond to my PM's, but couldn't wait any longer.

Black Sun moves into the room, blasting the furthest troglodyte with a vengeance. It seems the little wayang has developed a personal hatred for these creatures!

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Jundu- Need Fort save DC 13
Aerian
Black Sun
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
~Blue- 9 dmg
Argor

Unwilling to wait any longer for Argor, Cyclic, upon hearing the noise of combat, pushes her way past and enters the room. Naturally she does what she always does and casts bless affecting Atgor, Aerian, Jundu, and herself but not Aerian who is lingering too far back (unless he moves forward on his initiative which comes before hers).

"I wonder if they followed us into town?"

Fort ST: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20

Yeah I had moved myself in.

fort: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Jundu feels queasy when the troglodytes appear. He draws out his bow and fires at the blue trog in front of him.

attack+bless-sickened: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (13) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 15
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Then if that troglodyte has perished, Jundu moves in that direction towards safety.

Move action to draw my bow, then attack. If blue falls, I will 5' step towards him/away from red.

Yes, Aerian would have moved forward... hang on I'll get to map shortly

Aerian moves forward, doubling his speed to catch up ot the others.

Cyclic moves forward into the room, casting bless on the party.
Jundu is once again sickened by the now familiar stench, but just barely manages to get his bow and launch an arrow. The beast squeals as the arrow pierces his chest, then falls over and lies still.
Aerian moves into the room, prepping for battle.

Aerian, please don't forget to move your token. I cannot take the troglodyte turn until I know where you are.

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Jundu- Need Fort save DC 13
Aerian
Black Sun
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
Argor

did move his token... he was back before the 'bridge' until he moved... now he's up with the party - but not in the room.

Sorry about that Aerian. I thought you wanted to move into the room.

The remaining troglodyte pulls out a heavy club and moves into the room, swinging for Black Sun. He catches the Wayang a glancing blow.
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 2 = 18
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

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Jundu
Aerian
Black Sun- 2
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
Argor

With an inability to get into the room, Argor casts a spell on himself and moves forward. "Ragathiel, make my aim true." True Strike.

Cyclic tries to squeeze past the trog, taking a chance, so that she might be able to set up a flank with someone else daring enough to push through into the room, then takes a pathetic poke at it.

+1/1d4-1 Shortspear [crit 20/x2; P) (+0[BAB] +1[size] +1[bless] -1[str]/dice -1[str])

To Hit: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (3) - 1 = 2

Suddenly caught between the troglodyte and the eager, very large Druid, Black Sun retreats like a jetting squid.

Full withdrawal - Argor, maybe we could say I did that before you took your turn, the vagaries of PbP and whatnot?

Sounds good to me. I'll just move up and attack the trog then.

1d20 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7
1d6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Cyclic Acro: 1d20 - 4 ⇒ (3) - 4 = -1

Black Sun and Argor: Black Sun brings up a good point with the vagaries of PBP, but in this circumstance, I am going to have to say no. If yall were in the same combat block I would allow that, but considering that Argor is technically in the round behind you I have to say no because that would give Black Sun two actions before Argor gets his first action.

Cyclic: It takes an Acrobatics check to get around an opponent like that. In this case, you would have to move through the occupied square, which is a DC of 5+opponents CMD. I rolled for you, but with a -4, you would have to roll a nat 20 to accomplish this. Failing means that you lose the action and provoke an AOO.

Argor steps forward to engage once the way is clear, and prepares himself by casting a spell to help his aim.

Cyclic tries to rush past the bottleneck and get behind the troglodyte, but bounces off of the stalwart and stinky reptilian. He swipes at her with a back hand as she scurries back behind Argor, but he misses the lithe gnome.
AOO: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10

Really not wanting to be that close to the foe, Black Sun retreats back into the wine celler.

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Jundu
Aerian
Black Sun- 2
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
Argor

Black Sun and Argor: Black Sun brings up a good point with the vagaries of PBP, but in this circumstance, I am going to have to say no. If yall were in the same combat block I would allow that, but considering that Argor is technically in the round behind you I have to say no because that would give Black Sun two actions before Argor gets his first action.

I wasn't sure about that. My mistake.

Jundu quickly reloads and fires at the red trog, still queasy from the smell.

attack+bless-sickened: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (2) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 4
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Jundu fires another bolt at the trog, but his heaving messes up his aim.

1d2 ⇒ 2
With enemies before and behind, the troglodyte turns towards Jundu, trying to whack him with his club and barely missing.
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

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Jundu
Aerian
Black Sun- 2
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red
Argor

Fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

Divinely blessed though now ill, Argor moves up and swings his staff, giving a mind to his defenses.

True Strike, Blessed, Fight Defensively, Sickened: 1d20 + 5 + 1 + 20 - 4 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 5 + 1 + 20 - 4 - 2 = 36

1d6 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Aerian moves forward in the hallway, but stays out of the room. He shoots at the trog if Argor didn't take it down.

to hit: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 2 - 4 = 12
dmg if hits: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Unfortunately with Argor between the trog and himself, he misses while trying to aim around his companion.

Frustrated in her attempts to get past the thing, Cyclic decides to send a representative. She pulls out her newly acquired wand and begins a summon monster spell.

Despite being sickened, Argor lands a holy strike upon the creature that rocks it back!

Unfortunately, Aerian is not as lucky as his arrow goes wide and sticks in the wall.

Cyclic pulls out a wand and begins to use it to summon some help!

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Jundu
Aerian
Black Sun- 2
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red- 5 dmg
Argor

Black Sun heads back in and attempts to somehow blast the troglodyte without harming the giant Kellid in the way.

gravity blast vs blue, sickened, cover, melee penalty: 1d20 - 3 ⇒ (17) - 3 = 14
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Jundu takes a step back, reloads, and fires again.

attack+bless-sickened: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 18
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 6

Black Sun misses with her pulse of gravity, but Jundu lands a solid blow on the creature with his bow.

1d2 ⇒ 2
Deciding to take out the enemy behind him, the trog steps back towards Jundu, swinging his club and landing a hard blow on the kitsune!
Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 2 = 20
Dmg: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

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Jundu- 7 dmg
Aerian
Black Sun- 2
Cyclic
Trogs
~Red- 11 dmg
Argor

Black Sun dashes out from behind Argor and tries again...

gravity blast vs red, sickened, melee penalty: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9
damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

Cyclic summons a celestial eagle to do battle and it immediately launches into an attack from the tunnel.

Melee 2 talons +3 (1d4), bite +3 (1d4)

To Hit Talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15
Damage Talon: 1d4 ⇒ 3

To Hit Talon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12
Damage Talon: 1d4 ⇒ 2

To Hit Bite: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Damage Talon: 1d4 ⇒ 1

I always have terrible luck with my summoned monsters rolls. I'm going to have to play a summoner some day just to get that out of my system. But they are really there to provide flanking most of the time. Right?

Then she moves into the room at a full waddle.

Argor moves into the flank and swings again!

Flank, Sickened, Bless: 1d20 + 5 + 2 - 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 5 + 2 - 2 + 1 = 12
1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Aerian takes a step forward to the edge of the room, but still not inside and shoots at the trog...

to hit: 1d20 + 2 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 2 - 4 = 17
dmg if hits: 1d6 ⇒ 6

If the trog is still standing after the flurry of attacks, Jundu will step away and fire again.

attack+bless-sickened: 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 1 - 2 = 14
damage: 1d6 ⇒ 2

It it has already perished, he will tap himself with his wand instead.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Ah, the eagle! I doubt it much likes the smell either.

Fort ST: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16

No gagging for it. Perhaps I summoned a vulture by mistake?

While the rest of the crew are swinging and blasting, Cyclics Vulture coalesces and swoops down on the troglodyte. It manages to land a single talon on the beast on its first pass before Aerian shoots the troglodyte in the chest. With a gurgling groan, the walking smell falls over, dead.

Silence falls across the room as Jundu heals himself and Heryn creeps up behind you calling out "Is it dead?! What WAS that thing??!!"

In a nasally voice due to the fingers pinching her nose, Cyclic responds "They are called troglodytes. A throwback to the time of lizards and a nuisance if you ask me. Though they would be a holy terror in numbers."

You would think, being an oracle of decay and regeneration, I could ignore the smell.

Jundu's wand doesn't seem to be working so well, so he taps himself again.

clw: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Next he begins rifling through the troglodyte's belongings.

perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (8) + 6 = 14

Cyclic's answer draws Heryn closer down the hall, where she suddenly stops and turns a rather peculiar shade of green and clutches her hand to her mouth. "I'll wait upstairs for you.." she gasps breathlessly before running back the way you came.

Jundu does not find anything on the troglodyte, but the desk is another matter. It is covered with notes and journals, and lit by the rock hanging from the chain above the desk. Looking at the papers, you are shocked to learn that the papers are the personal chronicles of one Selmius Foster, a famous Pathfinder of years past. It seems that most of his famous adventures are Chronicled here in varying amounts of detail, but it is evident there is another investigation he had been pursuing before he died: the lost records of a society agent names Eylysia.

Please see the Handouts link above.

As usual Cyclic performs some last rites over the body before proceeding. then reads the notes when everyone else is done with them.

"Anyone ever hear of this Elysia? It was probably a long time ago, but hopefully she was brought to justice. But the fact that these notes remain here undiscovered, and the content of the assistant's followup note, suggest that she may never have been found out.I guess it is up to us to continue the investigation though, no doubt, the trail is cold by now. Still, there are a number of useful clues in here. what say you all? Drop these packets into the lap of some senior member, or run with it?"

"Oh, my... something to investigate! This gnome Fimbrik seems like a good lead, as does the wall of names, and the moratorium in the Ivy District where the stonemason Arkath was interred... but which one first?"

I have played this one a few times before so I will hold out of the decisions. Unless of course everyone has played before. :D