Curse of the Crimson Throne (Inactive)

Game Master DireMerc

I suppose so, if that's the one the key will open.

The key opens the door to the next room.

Seeing the key didn't work on any of the other boxes, Crain tries it in the lock of the door. When the group was ready, he turned the key.

Crain opens the door and finds a long hallway. Both walls of this twenty-foot-long, 5 foot wide corridor are decorated with row upon row of tiger heads. Each head appears to be that of an actual, once-living tiger. The heads are remarkably well preserved—their gaping mouths and glaring eyes even appear to be moist. At the end of the 20 foot long hallway is a wooden door.

"Anyone else smell a trap waiting to be sprong."

Perception 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (6) + 16 = 22.

Crain looked around, and decided there was no reason to wait, assuming he didn't see anything strange. He moved toward the door at the end of the hall.

"Tha whole place seems tah be a trap."

Pretty much is

As Crain begins to walks across the tiger heads on the wall lash out to bite him.

attack (one attack for multiple heads): 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 291d6 + 21 ⇒ (1) + 21 = 22

Crain pulls his weapon and slashes at the attacking tiger head'with his adamantine falchion.

Attack. 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (10) + 15 = 25

Damage. 1d10 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14

Mai childishly adds
"Called it."

"Tha whole place is a trap, wha we need is enough glue tah just gum up all tha traps and triggers an call it a day."

Smashes a tiger head also...
Adamantium morningstar
attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (5) + 8 = 131d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21
damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 51d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3

For the purposes of combats all the heads count as a single gargantuan creature with ac 17 and hardness 5

Drakus marched forward and struck out strongly at the animal heads over Donagars head.
bardiche power attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 13 - 3 = 14 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 = 16 slashing, silver and magic damage.
bardiche power attack: 1d20 + 8 - 3 ⇒ (8) + 8 - 3 = 13 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 = 13 slashing, silver and magic damage.

Attack on each person in range.

attack Crain: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (17) + 20 = 371d6 + 21 ⇒ (6) + 21 = 27

attack drakus: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (19) + 20 = 391d6 + 21 ⇒ (4) + 21 = 25

attack Donagar: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (12) + 20 = 321d6 + 21 ⇒ (2) + 21 = 23

Your go again.

Jolted as he is batted around, Drakus howled in rage as he wound up and unleashed a power attack/great cleave against the many heads attacking him.
bardiche power attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 3 = 26 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 6 = 17 magic, silver and cutting damage.
IF hit;
bardiche power cleave attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 3 = 26 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 + 6 = 21 magic, silver and cutting damage.
IF hit;
bardiche power cleave attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (13) + 13 - 3 = 23 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 6 = 16 magic, silver and cutting damage.
IF hit;
bardiche power cleave attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (12) + 13 - 3 = 22 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 6 = 13 magic, silver and cutting damage.
IF hit;
bardiche power cleave attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (16) + 13 - 3 = 26 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 + 6 = 18 magic, silver and cutting damage.
IF hit;
bardiche power cleave attack: 1d20 + 13 - 3 ⇒ (14) + 13 - 3 = 24 for a possible 1d10 + 6 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 6 = 17 magic, silver and cutting damage.
Will continue until all heads in reach are attacked. Not sure if this applies if the heads all connect to a single creature.

Did Crain's last attacks have any visible effect, DM?

Yes 14 damage on 115hp.

You wouldn't be able to cleave Drakus it is a single creature.

Just those first two attacks then. Second one at -5 to hit, but I think still hits.

"Bite me."

Smashes a tiger head again....
Adamantium morningstar
attack 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 111d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
damage 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 101d8 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Crain power attacks with his adamantine falchion.

Attack. 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Damage. 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24

Attack Two. 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (19) + 8 = 27

Damage 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

Possible Crit confirmation

Attack Two. 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (11) + 8 = 19

Damage 1d10 + 14 ⇒ (7) + 14 = 21

It takes some time but you destroy all the lion heads.

The way forward is now clear but while you were destroying the heads it seems you also destroyed the entrance to a hidden passage.

"Hey! Where does that go?" Drakus asked aloud, seeing the sudden opening.

"Hold on, I need some healing before we go anywhere!"

"It might be best to also check for any poisons or disease having been used with the stone tiger."

Feeling the sting of his wounds, Drakus looked over his injuries.
"Yeah, come to think of it, I could use a bit of healing myself."

Assume you get some healing from donagar and move into the secret passage.

It leads into a circular room. Four alcoves in the walls of this room contain floating spheres of mist, each floating three feet off the ground. Each sphere is a foot in diameter—one is black, one white, one green, and one gold. Just north of the strange floating spheres, two levers protrude from opposite walls.

One lever is currently raised and looks like it can only go up or down.

and the other is in the center but looks like it can go up, down, left or right.

"Clearly, a riddle. Mai, could you just tiptoe through everything and see what the levers do? I suspect me plodding over wouldn't be an overall positive."

Stepping into the room, Drakus saw the spheres and stopped.
Puzzles; why did it have to be puzzles... He thought, his hand tightening on the haft of his bardiche.
He looked around, hoping to see something he could slash...
Perception: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (20) - 1 = 19

"Only way to figure out what they do is to pull them, unless we can find something that explains these levelers"

Does someone try something?

"So do we look for a manual or do we experiment?"

Anyone with ranks in knowledge arcana or spellcraft?

I don't think so

Crain doesn't and didn't have the acrobatics to get through, best as I can tell.

Well I can give you a hint these orbs teleport you if you touch them.

Crain is tired if the waiting so he boldly runs into the room, trying to get through. If he doesn't, he will take his chances with the orbs.

We'll use the orbs

Got a preference?

Each sphere is a foot in diameter—one is black, one white, one green, and one gold.

When you touch it you are teleported. I assume you all use the same one.

Pick: 1d4 ⇒ 2

White it is

Sgt. Drakus sticks close to Mai, keeping a wary eye on her blind spots.
Just in case.

You are instantly transported to a small round chamber with a single exit the door is closed for the moment.

A six-inch-tall bronze dais on the floor in the middle of this otherwise empty room supports a polished column of black marble. The black stone seems to be vibrating softly, filling the air with a faint hum.

Perception 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (18) + 16 = 34

Crain moves ahead and takes a closer look at the humming stone.

Crain feels a strange sense of peace. The magic of this stone makes it so he cannot summon any rage (cant barbarian rage). his wounds start to heal slowly as well (fast healing 2)

Crain stays long enough to heal completely. He demonstrates to the others what the stone was capable of.

"Hey! Now THAT is handy! Too bad it's too big to take with us..." Commented Drakus.

"If we knew who made it, we could ask if they can make a mini version."

Crain goes to check the door after he was completely healed.

Perception 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (4) + 16 = 20

The door appears to be barricaded from your side. You would have no problem opening it from here.

He opens the door when the others were ready.

It can do other things too. Did anyone have any ability damage?