City of Ashes (Inactive)

Game Master Grimmy

Got it! That elemental is now bloodied (more than half damage). And I moved your token to J14, Lilia.

The elemental takes a swipe at Lilia as she backs aways.

Slam: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7 miss

On the bank by the portal, Ares and Urrnir find the temperature of their metal equipment growing even hotter! It begins to actually cause them bodily harm rather than just discomfort!

Fire Damage Taken
Ares: 1d4 ⇒ 4
Urrnir: 1d4 ⇒ 4

Priscilla

I'm carrying over the roll you did earlier.

Priscilla finally makes some real headway with the levers. She figures out how to wedge them.

Priscilla, next round (round 6) you can activate any second lever while keeping the first one engaged.

Round 5

Seizing the moment Ronen quickly shuffles forward as Lilia retreats from the watery form. Drawing his blade in the moment he steps forward he unleashes a flurry of swings at the creature.

"I will deal with this horror you others aid T'Salix!"

Free action: 5ft step to L14
Full Action: Flurry of Blows with Temple Sword at the elemental that attack Lilia

Temple sword flurry attack #1: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (15) + 4 = 19
Temple sword damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Temple sword flurry attack #2: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 = 21
Temple sword damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Ronen's attack shatters the creature, it's aqueous body dispersing into the waters with a groan.

1 down

Lueck, Urrnir, Ares & Cairenn are up.

Buckler Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (12) + 4 = 16
Chainshirt Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

Round 5

Urrnir's head whips around at the sound of splashing water. She sees the half-orc break the surface of the water and swears, this time out loud. "By the gods man, are you actively trying to die!?"

Ignoring the building heat on her body she rushes back out across the causeway and falls to her stomach while reaching a hand (Maybe Bow?) towards the trapped caretaker. "Grab on!" she shouts.

Possible STR: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (20) + 4 = 24 To pull up T'Salix

Urrnir: Move Action to map point, Standard Action to go prone and reach out towards T'Salix.

Heat Metal DC is 16.

Uurnir's hardy equipment cools down, the enchantment failing to fully take hold.

Urrnir, that move looks like it requires acrobatics check for moving more than half speed on causeway.

Oop, sorry

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

Sweet molasses, I am just one mistake after another. If it helps I can try and use my longbow as a balancing pole to get that last +1 I need for a success.

Round 5

Lueck scrambles across the rocky island (with far more grace than he climbed across the ropes...), looking for an opening to stab out at the remaining elemental.

Move to J16, via L15, K14, J15.

Longspear attack against elemental in H17.
To hit 1d20 + 3 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 3 + 1 + 1 = 21
Damage 1d8 - 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (5) - 1 + 1 + 1 = 6

Round 5

Shield Will:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16
Armor Will:1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26

"Blunt Blades!" Ares Curses as he tries to maintain his focus to remain stable on the bridge. He moves slower to help Urrinir to bring in the caretaker

As Ares approaches cautiously behind Urrnir, he see's his bodyguard slip and go tumbling into the drink with T'Sallix!

Meanwhile, Lueck gets in position from the island and continues putting in work with his spear.

Hit!

Round 5 - Cairenn

The young bard continues to recite his uplifting poetry.

Maintain Bardic Performance

Round 5 - T'Salixx

The half-orc swallows a mouthful of cheap tobacco.

Reflex: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Failing to escape from the vortex, he continues to be battered and choked by a torrent of crimson waves.

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

T'Salixx is almost dead.

Seeing Urrnir fall in beside him, the caretaker goes limp, pretending to be dead.

Round 5 - Elemental Guardian

Feeling T'Salix go limp, the elemental ejects him from the vortex and moves to pull Urrnir into the deep next.

Urrnir Reflex: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

The bodyguard is trapped in the vortex and battered by it's current.

Damage: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 5
Lilia (move away from bank)
Cairenn (maintain performance)
Ronen (defeats the elemental)
Lueck (attacks the elemental)
Uurnir (kerplunk!)
Priscilla (wedges the levers)
Ares (follows Urrnir on causeway)
T'Salix (plays dead)
Water Elementals (swirl Urrnir)

Round 6 Go!

Round 6

Cairenn curses darkly to himself in Necril (it's a good language for cursing in) before taking his bow and loosing an arrow at the elemental. He continues to sing, brave words of inspiration to those battered by the waves.

Free; maintain bardic performance (rd 8/11 for the day)
Move: draw bow
Standard: attack

Vs Elemental, penalty for firing into combat, bard song: 1d20 + 4 - 4 + 1 ⇒ (12) + 4 - 4 + 1 = 13
Damage, though I doubt that hits: 1d6 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Round 6

Lilia curses, as that darned elemental just won't leave them be. She uses one of her more basic magicks, and tries to splash it with acid, hoping that would disrupt the water sustaining it.

Ranged Touch Attack with Inspire Courage into Melee 1d20 + 3 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (8) + 3 + 1 - 4 = 8

Damage 1d3 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Round 6

Seeing the elemental drift out of the range of his spear, Lueck grimaces. He awkwardly takes the longspear and shoves the shaft under his backpack, securing it in place, though it looms tall over him. Then in a smooth, practiced motion, frees his bow and nocks an arrow, sighting in on the elemental.

Move to stow longspear, move to ready bow.

Round 6

"Eureka!"Priss squeals as she claps and looks up.

"Hey whats the hold up I thought you all would have those walking piles of bathwater done in by now"She says as she fiddles with the lever for the portcullis.

Disable device: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (14) + 9 = 23

Round 5

"UURNIR! GRAB MY ARM!" Ares yells at his faithful body guard.

What do you want me to roll?

Round 6

What do you want me to roll?

I'm thinking you roll your own reflex save to avoid being pulled in yourself.

DC 13 Reflex: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (9) + 3 = 12 failed!

Ares gets hold of his bodyguard, but the swirling vortex sweeps him off of the causeway into the water.

With no avenue of escape, Urrnir's instincts go into overdrive, fight-or-flight mode. She tears viciously at liquid walls surrounding her in the hopes of at least wounding the elemental.

Attack: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23
Damage: 1d6 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

The bodyguard lashes out at the water being. Even with her precision impeded by it's turbulent motion, her strikes connect, leaving the extra-planar menace barely able to maintain a physical form.

2 hp left on this guy

Round 6

[dice=Disable device]1d20+9

You get to throw a second lever in round six, let me know which one you chose (portcullis or causeway b).

Round 6 - Water Elemental Guardian

The vortex subsides as the water elemental withdraws into the deep to lurk once more.

Full Round: Withdraw

Round 6 - T'Salix

The half orc drags his waterlogged body up onto the causeway.

Round 6
Lilia (acid splash)
Cairenn (performance, attack)
Ronen (nothing)
Lueck (switch weapons)
Uurnir (attack elemental)
Priscilla (jam the levers)
Ares (fall in)
T'Salix (swim out)
Water Elementals (withdraw)

Round 7 GO!

Round 7

"Good job, Priscilla. It looks like you've almost got the hang of those levers!" Lilia didn't point out the fact that a couple members of the group were now in the water, trying to avoid the heat from the trap. She didn't think it would help anything.

He watches on as the watery horror retreats below the depths of the waterblood red pool.

T'Salix had made it one piece. As he watched on the half orc's labouring breath echoed in this vast cave.

Brother Valorn was hauling the warrior of Freya from the pool and the danger seemed to subside somewhat.

"Priscilla can you open the gate yet? From what Brother Valorn and yhe warrior of Freya experienced it might be best to open the gate before proceeding across.

T'Salix take a moment to catch your breath."

Ready action: Will move across causeway once gate opens

The Portcullis Grimmy is what Pris is messing with in round 6

Round 7

"Okay so did Mr.Bubble get scared?"Priscilla asks as she looks about at the others. She seriously needed the group to lighten up otherwise death will come for them.

Round 7

When the water elemental disappears Urrnir makes for the shore as quickly as humanly possible. She was not keen on the prospect of drowning in some random cavern. She pulls herself onto the shore alongside the half-orc and takes a moment to recover her composure.

Urrnir: Move Action to map point.

Round 7

Cairenn stops his oratory, as the threat seems to be ebbing. Half-heartedly, he looses one more arrow at the retreating elemental, to keep it from getting any ideas of coming back.

Bow: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Damage: 1d6 ⇒ 3

The arrow skitters harmlessly over the water, nowhere close to the elemental, before sinking beneath the water.

"Well, now, you alright?" the half-elf asks T'Salix. It's true that the half-orc has... distasteful views, and Cairenn's not at all charmed by the idea of robbing from the dead T'Salix is supposed to be burying, but he doesn't consider it a killing offense, either, and so far the man's come awfully close to dying as a result of their forcing him to come along.

Round 7

Ares follows his bodyguard's lead and swims after her, and climbs back up to the island. Catching his breath he warns, "Beware the other side is like a forge over there. Is everyone okay?"

Round 7

Lueck holds his bow at the ready, watching for any sign of the elemental returning while people are crossing.

Ready action: fire bow at any elemental surfacing.

Across the channel, the bone portcullis rattles open as Priscilla throws the switch.

Guess we should end initiative, we can roll again if the elemental re-appears.

Ronen leads the way across the causeway.

Round 7

"Apart from T'Salix, you and the warrior of Freya I believe we are fine. On the other isle you said that it was like a forge? Your clothes and the rest of your belongings seem fine there are no indications of a fire of any sort. Can you tell us more of what you felt exactly?"

Nodding at Priscilla as the gate rises he makes his way across the causeway at a careful pace. His eyes dart between the gate and water under his feet.

As he attempts to cross the causeway the Ronen feels his feet give way to the wet stone underneath.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10

Lilia waits for the majority of the group to cross, before stepping up just before the last person crossing. "Great job, Priscilla. Trouble is, I think we are down here for good. We've spent a lot of time here, and I'm afraid the shadow wolves are on the prowl. Let's keep exploring, but we need to prepare to spend the night here, I think.".

Lilia thinks for a minute. "Priscilla, Is there any way to drop that porticullis behind us, so nothing slinks up on us from our backs? Maybe there are no levers on this side, though.". Lilia looks around for any obvious mechanisms.

Perception 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Urrnir takes a seat at the shore to dry off and rest for a minute. Just before she gets up to follow Ares she answers Ronens query. "For a moment it felt as if my armor was becoming inexplicably hot, almost searing." she shakes her head as she speaks "I can not explain it. Though I have no doubt that it is yet another trickery in this vile place."

"Okay. That was the strangest thing I've ever seen!" Then, thinking back over his time with Cairenn, he amends "Well, almost the strangest."

Lueck sets about drying his gear as best as he can, thankful that the special elven arrows he has are more durable than most.

Ok, I'm bacxk online. So what do you guys do next?

Ronen, you don't have to fall in the water if you want to say you walked across carefully at half speed.

Good I'd hate to drown in the water below.

Regaining his balance he continues to move across the narrow causeway. As he crosses over to the other isle he stops at the hideous gate before him taking note to see if his temple blade is heating up at all.

"Lilia or Cairenn what do you make of this gate other than the dire warning that we should not enter this place?"

As the group is together Ares says a small prayer and unleashes a wave of positive energy, to heal the minor wounds of the group and the major ones of the T'Salix. After that we says another and holds his hands above himself as few gallons of fresh water washes over him and taking any of that poisonous waters residue with it.

Ares then looks towards the others that fell in, "Do you want to was h off that venomous water as well?" He will cast his prayer of create water on any who wish it. Then carefully moves across the bridge with Ronen but makes sure to stop his fellow priest to say, "Move across fast just incase the ward is still active."

Channel Energy:2d6 ⇒ (5, 6) = 11

Waiting on a response from Priscilla about guarding our backside with that porticullis. Not sure she would know that without a note from the DM.

Priscilla looks at the levers and then the others and shrugs. She could dismantle it but wasn't sure how to do make it lower from across the spanse.

"Um....is thief any thing over by the gate that can control it?, If not a well placed shot or maybe a rope. I mean I am more of a dismantler of traps instead of you know an engineer?"She says as she looks at the workings once more

Knowledge:engineering: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4Just seeing if thief was a way to just make a base engineering check and see. Am on phone so couldn't easily check if I have it as a skill

Priscilla thinks there is not going to be any additional mechanical way to operate the portcullis once everyone has passed through it. The mechanisms are all driven by the levers back on the island. The only trick would be to run the twine all the way from the levers, across the causeway, and through the portcullis. You could set two strands of twine, one to close the portcullis behind you and another to re-open when you come back this way.

However, the strands of twine might be noticeable by any intelligent creature coming up behind you and it could be tampered with.

I went ahead and used a engineering roll from Cairenn and a Disable Device roll from Priscilla to come up with the twine system.

Cairenn, can you maybe think of a clever use of prestidigitation here for masking the twine?

Cairenn Engineering: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16

Priscilla Disable Device: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Everybody who crosses to the bank with the gate and portcullis needs to roll saves for metal equipment (using their own will save) or the metal will start heating up.

Beyond the archway, a wide flagged road slopes downward through a wide tunnel. The sound of tumbling water fills the air.

Once she reaches the ledge and inspects it, Lilia notices a section of water just off the the side of the ledge that is especially turbulent. Lilia also notices grooves down the middle of the road behind the bone portcullis, like a track for something to run along. (These are the results of your DC 23 Perception check you rolled, Lilia.)

The information in the above spoiler can also be learned by someone directly swimming down to explore beneath the turbulent patch of water.

Will save 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

Lilia points out her discovery to the others. "Look at how violent that water over here by the ledge is. Strange. No clue what that means. And look here, at this groove, almost a track down the path. Something must have once run along here, creating the groove. This is an interesting place all right. Anyone have an idea as to what these things mean?"

Not trained in Know. Dungeoneering, so I can't make the check.

Cairenn looks thoughtful a moment, then digs his blanket out of his pack and dips it into the red water, until it's nice and soaked. Then, he takes off his jewelry and divests himself of his metal weaponry-- all of his metal objects go into the wet blanket, which he rolls up to carry across. The soaked condition of the blanket should, he hopes, prevent some heat issues.

Cairenn's armor is leather, so he's leaving it on. If he's still going to take damage carrying metal objects in a soaked blanket, so be it. Not sure if I should make a save or not, but if so:

Will save: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Regarding the string, he smiles slightly, as that was his intention from the start, to rig something with string. As far as disguising the string goes... well, he can color it red and let it droop in the water, but it seems more work than it might be worth.

Given Prestidigitation's hard limit of an hour, as well as its other limits, I doubt it'll be worth it to try and do any magical disguise of the string. That said:

Looking thoughtful, Cairenn attempts to use mage hand on the levers, to see if that amount of force will be sufficient to operate them. Of course, if he's on the far side of the portcullis, he won't have the range to reach, but...

"Can we not wedge that portcullis open somehow?" he asks the others. "A spike or a piton, driven into the rock right below it when it is raised, seems like it would do the trick."

Cairenn has no such spike or piton, but if anyone has a climbing kit, they should. He will lend his 50' of string to tying off to the lever, etc, and take 10 to cross over with the others, and look at the turbulent water.

Kn Dungeoneering: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

"Hmmm... I think it's possible there's an underwater passage beneath this road, look how the current moves," Cairenn indicates, off-handedly.

Personally, I don't want to lower the portcullis behind us: I'm less worried about things coming in from behind us than us getting trapped in here and having difficulties getting back out.