Chillblame's iron gods game (Inactive)

Game Master chillblame

Notable loot
3 x hand crossbows
3 x fuse grenades
1 magical crossbow bolt

moving into the next room the party sees Cushioned chairs and metal tables are situated throughout this small room. To the north are several doors, while a few broken machines lie against the walls. Broken panels cover the ceiling, and mounds of what look like shattered glass have been pushed under the tables.

No enemies are present

The rooms to the north are bedrooms and a bathroom, badly treated by the thugs you have just defeated

actions

Anody will pick up a hand crossbow and a grenade

Spellcraft on magic bolt: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (18) + 9 = 27

Perception room: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (12) + 8 = 20

Oh dear. No respect for such a wondrous place. I think the people in charge are convinced this ancient ship will be blown to bits in short order. We need to step them.

According to the map there is another door that leads to the reactor? I think we should go there

Sharae is currently on 30/30HP and Valia (having taken 11HP in the last two fights) is on 21/42HP.

Seeing Valia badly bruised and battered, and with trepidation as to what is awaiting them, Sharae provides divine healing to her friend.

Sharae, Cure Moderate Wounds (Losing Level 2 Spell, ‘Hold Person’) on Valia: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (3, 6) + 4 = 13

Valia now on 34/42 HP.

Fine to carry on to the next room.

Are fuse grenades special/uncommon enough to need a check to identify their use? otherwise, I'll pick them up as backup ammo.

Once Sharae has finished her ministrations, Criek attempts to stealthily lead the way towards the reactor, quickly examining & listening at the doors before easing them open to slip through.

percept: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (16) + 9 = 25
stealh w/ invis: 1d20 + 10 + 20 ⇒ (16) + 10 + 20 = 46

fuse grenades are basically black powder grenades, dam 2d6, 1d6 splash, explodes 1d3 rounds after lighting

Anody stays behind the bigger people as Criek scouts. Be careful Criek.

Cautiously the party moves through a airlock door system into the next room.
A balcony runs around the edges of this domed chamber, the curved walls of which are covered in blinking lights and unidentifiable machinery. A few steps lead down from this balcony in the middle of the room. Just north of these steps sits a large machine with a pink glass tabletop-like surface above which float semitransparent images of some sort. The
balcony is wider on the south side of the stairs, where a strange statue stands that seems to have been cobbled together from broken machines into the shape of an upraised claw or talon. A mound of junk lies in a heap before the claw, while two smoking braziers burn softly to each side. To the east looms a pair of immense black metal doors framed by a rotating arch of pulsing red lights.

A tall, winged figure steps out from behind the statue, holding a javelin, which crackles with energy.
So! it says in a rasping voice. My mistresses enemies! At last I can reveal myself to you. Please don't die too quickly. It will spoil the fun. Know this, I am Gruethur, chosen of Hellion, and I am your doom!
He flexes his arms and a sickly green light flows along and past metal plates implanted in his stoney flesh, looking like a technological demon. With a sickening snarl the combat begins.

anody: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17
creik: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 3 = 4
valia: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10
sharee: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 2 = 14
ayla: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 1 = 21

gruethur: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (10) + 10 = 20

Sorted
Ayla is up
Gruethur
Anody
Sharee
Valia
Criek

Gruethur image
(bad ass cyborg gargoyle. You have been warned)
Hp 52
AC 24 T 14 ff 20

Some notes
The railings are four foot high, and can be jumped with no movement penalty (acrobatics DC 16) or double moved across. small characters can duck under them for no penalty. The railings border the lower central area, which is five feet below the level the characters are currently on. If jumped, a further acrobatics roll may be needed to not take fall damage (1d6).

Taking 10 on Know:Nature for 20

Oh dear. A gargoyle. Quite... modified. Heavily Armored. Resilient I don't like the looks of this...

Ayla goes moves in on the monster with her Nodachi.

acro: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 she stumbles some.

atk: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 = 26 crit
damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

atk: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 1 = 17 nope
damage: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

Ayla blow lands, but does little damage to the mechanical horror. It steps back and hurls its weapon at ayla.

Javelin: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

damage: 1d6 + 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (3) + (6) + 6 = 15

The Javelin slams into Ayla, electrical damage increasing the effect. Then, to your amazement, the weapon flies back to the hand of the metal menace.

Gruethur spits at petty unbelievers

everyone else is up.

They are not very nimble creatures as far as I know Anody says and casts Grease under the augmented monstrosity.

DC 14 Reflex save

"Ayla, it pains me to say this but you's better start that monstrosity... I'm going to give this insult to nature something to think about!!!", urging Ayla to start the chainsword, Valia hurdles the railings... jarring his knees badly as he lands before rushing at the gargoyle... attempting to grapple with it...

Valia, Acrobatics (hurdle the railings): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13, Failed

Valia, Acrobatics (avoid damage due to Acrobatics Fail): 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 9, Failed - 1d6 ⇒ 1 Damage.

Valia, Grapple vs Gargoyle: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
(Valia provokes an AoO with his Grapple attempt).

Meanwhile, holding her weapon aloft, Sharae causes her starknife to burst into rampant flames.

Sharae, Casting Sun Metal on Starknife.

Valia on 33/42 HP and Sharae on 30/30 HP.

Figured after the attack bounced

Ayla drops her Nodachi free action,
heals using fevor swift action
Fevor: 1d6 ⇒ 6
and takes out the chain sword move action

Criek glances at the double doors leading towards the reactor. Perhaps I could just pop through and see about that meltdown thing while I'm still invisible and that monster is distracted? Let the others take care of this?

Seeing Valia's charge, though, he sighs to himself--...well, I can't leave him to that, can I?--and maneuvers to get an angle for bombing.

ranged touch, point-blank, precise bombs to miss friendlies: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 7 + 1 = 22
electricity damage: 2d6 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1, 1) + 4 + 1 = 7 doh...and DC 16 Fort save or dazzled for: 1d4 ⇒ 3 rounds.

reflex vs grease spell: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

With a cry of surprise, the normally agile gargoyle slps and falls prone

Valia flings himself on the monster, and it attempts to claw him

claw: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 9 - 4 = 6 prone

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Missing.

giving valia +4 due to prone target

Valia grapples the beast

At which point criek's bomb strikes

fort: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (11) + 4 = 15

Sigh!

Gruether, triped by grease, jumped on by a big elf, and burned and dazzled was not having a good day. Time to work off some stress. By ripping the elf to pieces.

claw: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (13) + 9 - 1 = 21

claw: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (11) + 9 - 1 = 19

bite: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (14) + 9 - 1 = 22

gore: 1d20 + 9 - 1 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 1 = 27

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

damage: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8

damage: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

In a slashing display, Valia cries out in pain as he realized that he may have erred.
(26 hp taken by valia)

Gruether is prone, dazzled and grappled. 7hp taken

Before I post for a heavily shredded elf, may I point out that the Gargoyle is Grappled for a -2 penalty to attack rolls, Dazzled for a -1 penalty to attack rolls and finally Prone for a -4 penalty to attack rolls. However Valia, by grappling, is also Grappled and takes a -4 penalty to Dex (-2 to AC for an effective AC of 16). If all of the Gargoyle’s penalties apply then only the Gore attack hits (for 6HP)

Thoughts GM?

valia is prone with him, so i have implied above. So no -4.

Obviously your call GM but why is Valia prone with him? If the Gargoyle was prone when Valia attempted the Grapple, I would have thought there was no way Valia was goimg to start rolling on the floor with it... I would have just had Valia sitting over it - Having said that, I can't find anything in the rules either way so it's entirely your call... I will pop a gameplay post up tomorrow dependent on whether Valia is on 7 HP or 27 HP!!!

Hopefully Ayla also used a Standard Action in the last round to start the Chainsword?

Attempting to hurdle the railings to get to Valia before he succumbs to the attacks of the gargoyle, Sharae trips…

Sharae, Acrobatics (hurdle the railings): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4, Failed

…but, despite her spectacular fall, lands without hurting herself.

Sharae, Acrobatics (avoid damage due to Acrobatics Fail): 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17, Successful

Rushing up to Valia, she sacrifices the last of her more powerful spells to imbue healing upon her struggling friend…

Sharae, Cure Moderate Wounds (losing Returning Weapon) on Valia: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (2, 7) + 4 = 13

Gritting his teeth through the pain, Valia maintains his grapple of the gargoyle and, grabbing hold of its arms, pins it to the floor, ”Make it count Ayla… make it count…”

Valia, Maintain Grapple (already grappling): 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (16) + 4 + 5 = 25

Valia, Standard Action to Maintain Grapple and to Pin Gargoyle

Valia on 20/42HP and Sharae on 30/30HP

Awesome pin!

Can Anody take one move action to get to Valia? Assuming so

Oh dear oh dear oh dear oh dear Anody rushes to Valia as fast as he can and places a hand on the elf and casts Heroism making sure to stay away from the gargoyle.

+2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saves, and skill checks for 40 minutes

Hey, can I get a +2 on not being shredded by a turbo-charged gargoyle with that!!!

Huh now that I think about it maybe a +1 to AC from a Naturalist Performance would be a better idea? Can I change my action to that instead of the Heroism spell? But the Gargoyle is pinned so it can't even attack next round and the Heroism spell means that Valia would have a good chance of maintaining the pin.

Huh now that I think about it maybe a +1 to AC from a Naturalist Performance would be a better idea? Can I change my action to that instead of the Heroism spell? But the Gargoyle is pinned so it can't even attack next round and the Heroism spell means that Valia would have a good chance of maintaining the pin.

I was being silly - +2 to attack rolls / saves is all good.

I'll let you change your action if you want anody. No aoo, but even if it did, it has a -9 to the roll (prone, pinned and dazzled)

Nah sticking with Heroism.

Ayla also starts up the chain sword std action

Ayla also starts up the chain sword std action

Erm, didn't you / shouldn't you have done that last round? Reading back, all you did last round was Fervor (swift) and draw Chainsaw (Move) - only saying because if the gargoyle breaks its pinned condition next turn then Valia's whole grapple (whilst getting shredded) will have been a missed opportunity...

Yeah I thought you started it last round as well Ayla

nobody has moved on the map, looks like, but Valia is adjacent to Greuther; Anody and Sharae adjacent to Valia but not to Greuther; Ayla a five-foot-step away from him from when he stepped back to throw his javelin, and I still a bit away? Unless Ayla did in fact start the chain sword last round, and can five-foot-step and coup de grace now, the following applies:

Seeing the monster tear into Valia, Criek moves closer to the fray and takes aim with another bomb, hoping to slow the creature down --

frost bomb away, ranged touch/point blank: 1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 = 24
cold damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (6, 5) + 4 = 15 and DC16 Fort save or staggered for 1 round

Ayla you had time to start up the chain sword last round. I'll allow it to be running now, if you want.

Fort save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (6) + 4 = 10

With a sudden blast of cold, the gargoyle screams in rage.

Gruethur
(bad ass cyborg gargoyle. You have been warned)
Hp 30/52
AC 18 T 8 ff 14
pinned, staggered, dazzled, prone

waiting on Ayla. If no response soon, I'll bot her

Hack and slash time

Ayla uses chainsword

atk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 13
dam: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (2, 2, 2) + 4 = 10

Nuts....

Actually you hit. He loses his dex bonus, and an additional -4 to AC and you get a +4 to hit (prone). Sorry I miss calculated his AC. It is actually 14 right now.

Alya slams the chainsword down, striking the emabattled gargoyle. The blade cuts through his stony skin, cuasing him to roar in pain. Sparks fly as the rotating blade strikes the floor after slicing through part of the beasts shoulder.

Gruethur attempts to flick Valia off

counter grapple: 1d20 + 11 - 1 ⇒ (9) + 11 - 1 = 19

He breaks out of Valia's grip, but his movements are slowed by the effects of Crieks's bomb.

Gruethur
(bad ass cyborg gargoyle. You have been warned)
Hp 20/52
AC 19 T 11 ff 18
grappled,staggered, dazzled, prone

AC is now correct, as he has regained some of his dex, and no longer is pinned. It is a little odd, but it doesn't say if you are still grappled if you break out of a pin. I am ruling the gargoyle is still grappled, for now.

everyone can act now

As the gargoyle struggles against his pinning manoeuvre, Valia tries to secure the monstrosity once more... But the vicious action of the chainsaw is a horrific distraction to him - his distaste of all things technological reinforced by the buzzing, clattering weapon...

Valia, Maintain Grapple (Already Grappling): 1d20 + 4 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 4 + 5 = 14

Valia, Standard Action to Maintain Grapple and Pin

Sharae, seeing the gargoyle breaking free, calls upon Desna...

Sharae, Channel Energy: 2d6 ⇒ (6, 5) = 11 - selective chanelling to exclude gargoyle.

Valia on 31/42 HP and Sharae on 30/30HP.

Anody starts a Naturalist Performance. Subject: Gargoyles.

Oh dear he's gotten free. Usually gargoyles aren't as mechanically enhanced but in combat they are much the same, using claw and tooth to...

gain a +1 insight bonus to AC and on attack rolls and saving throws against extraordinary, supernatural, and spell-like abilities

Seeing the gargoyle regaining some control, Criek's hand scrabbles at his bandolier, coming away with his last bomb components --

touch attack, point-blank, barded: 1d20 + 7 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 7 + 1 + 1 = 11
frost damage: 2d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6) + 4 = 11

new round, ayla to act

Ayla uses continues hacking

atk: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 23 Crit?
dam: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (1, 6, 3) + 4 = 14

Acording to the PRD, which includes the Technology Guide, Chainsaws are 18-20 x2 Weapons - so Ayla's roll is a Critical Threat. GM - if Ayla doesn't post a Crit Confirmation could you GM roll one? Rather hoping that we can get through this combat before everything gets slow / quiet over the holidays.

agreed

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

Ayla, if you haven't applied the +4 bonus to strike a prone target, you hit.

crit damage: 3d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 6, 1) + 4 = 16

hurrying along

With a sickening sound, the chain sowrd slams into the monstous creature, tearing through his chest, scoring the metal beneath. With a last gurgling breath, Gruether perishes.