Devil We Know All Parts (Tier 3-4) (Inactive)

Game Master Amsheagar

oh, right, I still have to go for round 4. I move upstairs to the creature

Brachar moves up the ladder and is now face to face to the enemy. Viliy Shoots the cleric with another missile.

The Cleric 5 foot steps away from the edge, moving him out of those below's view, and attacks the

attack: 1d20 + 25 ⇒ (16) + 25 = 41
damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6

Max moves up the ladder behind Brachar, not being able to stop inside Brachar, He moves to where the Cleric was once at. If not there, just to the north?

attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18
damage: 1d10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

Round 5(?)
Max
--Up Next--
Thael
Ginko
Grahl & Scar
Brachar
Viliy
GM's Pet

Thael, seeing the enemy disappear into the mist, remains vigilant should the cleric reappear.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3 It would take me a while to get there...I'm going to keep holding here and let those upstairs deal with him unless he comes back out of the mist.

Grahl raises an eyebrow at Scar and points up towards where the cleric was last seen, "Attack!" Scar continues to try to get up there by climbing the statue.

Grahl then starts casting summon nature's ally I.

Scar Acrobatics: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (15) + 5 = 20

Everyone, The mist is gone!!!!

Thael readies to shoot a magic missile at the cleric as soon as he sees him next.

Round 5(?)
Max
Thael -Readied Action-
--Up Next--
Ginko
Grahl & Scar -Declared action-
Brachar
Viliy
GM's Pet

Brachar adjusts himself by taking a short step to line up the cleric and make room for the other. As he does so he realizes that the cleric is standing next to a railing.

Without giving it a second though, Brachar lowers his head and runs straight at the cleric.

Bull Rush, improved bull rush feat + Dwarven boulder helmet: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13 nuts

Failing miserably, Brachar sees stars floating all over the place. I am currently staggered

Viliym adjusts his spectacles, not sure whether his eyesight really is that bad or that his target is simply out of sight.

Ready action: zap him with my wand soon as he comes into view.

Ginko trudges over to the ladder.

"Are you gentlemen doing alright? Is our friend ready to surrender? We could have some nice tea."

Double Move

Ginko moves up to the ladder.

Scar finally is able to get onto the next level.

Brachar bounces off the cleric.

Viliy readies an action.

The Cleric, casting on the defense, DC: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20
She emits a blast of sound that envelops both Max and Brachar.
damage: 1d8 ⇒ 2 Fort save of 14 or be stunned for 1 round.

Round 6
--Up Next--
Max
Thael -Readied Action-
Ginko
Grahl & Scar -Declared action-
Brachar
Viliy
GM's Pet

Fort save DC 14: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

As I was holding nothing, I drop nothing.

Hearing the blast, Brachar immediately puts both hands up to his ears. It is not enough, the loud screeching noise is too much for him to overcome, and he drops to one knee.

"Worst sound I'd ever hear. Ugh."

fort: 4 + 1d20 ⇒ 4 + (6) = 10 ooh, can't move.

Both Max and Brachar are stunned for this round.

Round 6
Max
--Up Next--
Thael
Ginko
Grahl & Scar
Brachar
Viliy
GM's Pet

Grahl finishes his spell and a large eagle appears in the air next to the balcony, the eagle notices the cleric and shifts closer above the barbarian's head before making an all out assault.

Scar drops onto the balcony and then charges the cleric.

Grahl decides he will engage and double moves to the ladder and gets up the ladder a few feet.

Thael moves over to the other side of the room where he can see the catwalk. Now that the smoke has cleared, he once again sees the cleric battling his companions. He discharges his wand at the enemy again.

magic missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Scar finishes off the cleric. Update in the morning.

You find some loot, but not much. chain shirt, masterwork heavy flail, holy symbol of Groetus.

The Gnome stands up after she is sure that the cultists are gone. "Thank you very much." she shakes each of your hands, showing her thanks. "My name is Queck Majet an engineer here. About an hour ago there were quite a few more cultists here. They captured six of my colleges." she looks around. "This place might be in trouble. Those that were taken were the most knowledgeable on the subject of ancient Cassomir construction. While it's not in high demand, it's still needed here."

"Vy vould zay take zem?"

The gnome looks at the Dhampir, "I'm sorry, can you repeat that?" she waits while Viliym repeats himself slowly. "Well, they are among the last engineers with knowledge of ancient cassomir construction.. Oh, i overheard their leader telling the cultists who led the kidnapped engineers away that she would stay behind to find out if we knew anything else about the Crypt of Fools and the tunnels. She said to tell Dalirio, "He can have these." What did she mean by that?"

Ginko stretches out, then takes a seat on the floor in a lotus position.

"Do you know where they would have taken your colleagues?"

"Have you ever heard of this Crypt of Fools or know of any tunnels around here? Or maybe any areas of town with ancient Cassomir construction?" Thael asks.

While the rest of the party speaks with the gnome, Grahl and Scar search the enemies as well as any other loot in the room.

"Help me search the enemies," whispers Grahl to Scar.

Grahl Perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14
Scar Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (7) + 7 = 14

She scratches her head. “It’s a secret graveyard, long fallen from use, where traitorous families were buried, or in some cases re-buried, to scrub their stain from Taldan history.” she thinks for a moment. "As for getting into the Crypt of Fools, The entrance lies under an ancient fountain hidden somewhere below Old Cassomir, though the knowledge of its exact location was lost some time ago and f inding it presents a bit of a problem. A legend among engineers tells of a series of hidden clues within three Cassomir monuments. These clues yield three locations which, when triangulated, give the location of the surface entrance to the Crypt of Fools; they also show the combination required to unlock the entrance. Look for old buildings built by the Ismacco family, whom we’ve long suspected used the Crypt of Fools as the base of their heinous operations after it fell from use.”

She thinks more about what she can do for you, wondering if you had anything more to ask her, or show her.

Thael thinks carefully for a moment before responding.

"That sounds like something an engineer would do. I have an idea where some of these buildings might be. I have recently read a treatise on the architecture of Taldor."

knowledge local: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Did we have something to show her?

Grahl finishes searching the bodies and heads back over to the party, "Thael knows where to go? Ready?"

paintings that you got from the crazed painter.

Right...forgot about those. Did I learn anything with my knowledge local check?

Thael raises a finger and says "We have come across some strange paintings," he says as he shows the engineer the creations of the mad painter. "Do these mean anything to you?"

“Why yes; in fact, the construction of the entire Swift Prison was headed by Ismacco engineers and I’ve been asking the city to destroy that Groetus-festooned statue for years.” she says. Thinking about it for a moment. “The Ismacco engineers also built the Imperial Hall of Records, the Admiralty Citadel, and the Harbor Watch; laid the stone that makes up the square around Pharasma’s Pulpit; built retaining walls to shore up some of the ruins at Quickfall Abbey.”

Maybe, do you have all 3 paintings or just one?

Ginko leans back and yawns, smiling.

"Ah, it is so nice to see everything come into serendipitous concordance. We just need to go with where our inspiration takes us."

"Aye. I am fair bit o an engineer myself. Lemme take a look over them."

Brachar looks at the paintings and the statues trying to decipher its mystery.

Kn Eng: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

"Yup. Them ares paintings. And statues."

Brachar has a smug look on his face.

"I have studied architecture and city planning as a personal hobby. I hope to someday build my own place of study so that I have somewhere quiet to retire to in between ventures with the Society."

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (5) + 11 = 16

(pretend that was accented; I typed it while driving, Lol)

Thael also examines the drawings to try to rule out any of the plans that might not allow for a secret entrance to the Crypt of Fools.

knowledge engineering: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 9 = 15

After showing the paintings to the Gnome, she can easily figure out somethign that they all over looked. "These buildings were all built by the Ismacco. You'll get something in act 3 later for this knowledge.

"The cultists wanted any blueprints that detailed the Crypt of Fools. They said something about keeping the locations of the hidden tunnel a secret."

Update. 3 puzzles.

1. The first painting. The statue in front of the swift prison is Aroden, a lone figure. He was known for using devine powers in his painting.

2. The second painting. This is the Cassomir's Imperial Hall of Records. While easily looking it over, you are able to find a bas-relief in the southwest corner of the building. Where you find a piece of parchment with musical notes on it.

3. The third paining. This is of the northeastern retaining wall that shores up some of the ruined towers of the ancient quickfall Abbey. Upon going to the location in the painting, you are able to find a piece of paper with the initial "I" on it.

Okay, so just to be clear, with numbers of the paintings above, is this just information from looking at the paintings, or have we gone to the three locations?

Ginko scratches his chin feathers.

"Perhaps there is music related to Aroden. I do not think "I" is a music key, though."

He leans back and folds his hands on his lap, utterly relaxed.

"I am sure the answer will come with time."

Any knowledges to roll to get more clues?

Thael studies the paintings intently. The knowledgeable wizard surely knows something that can help.

knowledge (any): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (19) + 9 = 28

Loot
four potions of cure light
wounds and a wand of detect secret doors (5 charges).
Sorry, been busy.

At each location, you must search for the clues left behind. Thael finds them quite easily each time.
On the map location is the pictures. Now, you have to look at the handouts and figure out what they mean. The Gnome gave you some hints in her dialog. Feel free to look at the maps located on the google slide page.

After studying the pictures, Thael thinks he has some leads.

"These shapes correspond to physical locations in Cassomir itself."

He strokes his dark beard, streaked with gray.

"See how this one forms the towers of the castle, this one of the towers by the dock, and this one like the central square. We should check out these locations and see what we find."

Map updated.

Grahl nods, "we should investigate these locations, maybe something near the center of these locations will give us clues to the location of the Hall of Fools... Perhaps the letter I on each of these paintings represents the location of the next clue?"

After drawing a line on the map from each location, you notice that it makes a triangle. At the center of the triangle, you find a Forgotten Fountain.

An ancient fountain decorates this open tunnel intersection. Many chipped sculptures provide spouts which drizzles water splash into the basin below. The fountain’s cold concrete edges have carved symbols that adorn its sides in three distinct bands. A set of stairs leading down from above empties into the room from the south, while two 5-foot-wide tunnels exit the room to the east and west.

Easily view able by Grahl, he shortly points out the massive tumblers taht circle the fountain's base.

Each of the tumblers have hundreds of symbols etched on them. Again, Grahl can see that each tumbler has symbols related to the each of the locations you've visited before. The top one has the symbols at the first location, while the 2nd has those from the next and the 3rd (bottom) has the symbols from the last.

Both Grahl and Brachar try to move the dials to line up the symbols, but only Max is able to budge it.

You can all hear the sounds of chains chatter and a sad moaning of people in agony come closer from the west. You all have 1 round worth of action.

Round 1 is spent how you like it to prepare for battle. Place yourself on the map how you wish.

Round 2
GM D2: 25
Viliym: 19
GM M2: 17
GM D1: 16
Ginko: 15
Max: 14
Thael: 13
Grahl: 13
Brachar: 13
GM M3: 12
GM M4: 12
GM M1: 3

Drawong his hammer, Brachar steps forward. "Yous can play with the turney turneys. Ima gonna smack the bad ones that are coming. If I hollar, come help."

Draw weapon, move

Viliym adjusts his spectacles, and then straightens his jacket.

"Hmm. Zese sounds... I do not gess zat zee living make zese noises. Zay sound like... Zee undead."

Viliym steps forward, his hands extended towards the noises.

"Perhaps violence iz not necessary. Let me see if they can work... For me."

I'm guessing and hoping they're undead. Would love to control them.

Knowledge (religion): 1d20 + 11 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 11 + 2 = 30

Move up 2 squares, ready to Channel Negative.

Thael looks at Brachar.

"How would you like to be ten feet tall for a little while?"

He draws his wand of enlarge person and taps the dwarf. Assuming you want to...let me know if you don't!

"Someone open the door, I'll summon a badger if Viliym is unable to control the enemies."

Feeling that combat is likely happening soon, Grahl begins casting Summon Nature's Ally 2 to summon a dire badger and holds the spell until after Viliym uses his channel.

If they are undead, I Channel in a 30ft burst. They need to pass a DC 19 Will save or fall under my control. I can control 8 hit dice of undead. Any beyond that continue to act normally. If they're intelligent they get another save in 24 hours.

Thael looks at Brachar.

"How would you like to be ten feet tall for a little while?"

He draws his wand of enlarge person and taps the dwarf. Assuming you want to...let me know if you don't!

If Val can't control them. Yes please!

I'll delay until after Viliym. If they happen to be undead and he controls them, I'll not use the enlarge person.

"Just take your time. Do not try to rush. Your swings will find their targets eventually if you just relax."

Ginko draws a scroll and casts it.

Bless on everyone

Just waiting on Max and Thael to update their positions on the map. Then i'll go onto round 2.