GM Aarvid PFS PbP : The Devil We Know Series (Inactive)

Game Master GM Aarvid

Morvius joins the fight charging in right after An and striking the same target.
Attk: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 6 + 2 = 12
Attk: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7

August moves another 20' forward and readies an attack for the first guy to step into his reach...

Not enough room up there for the slow-moving and slow-reacting dwarf!

August moves up just short of the pile of rubble and braces for an attack.

Nguyen An charges forward and impales the halforc, dropping him to the ground.

Morvius, unable to charge, moves up behind Nguyen An, but his target is on the floor.

Your choice to move ahead of Nguyen An to engage the red armored leader, or stay back

Cant use my reach weapon this close so I will stay back and ready an attack if any enemy enters that square.

Figured you might say that, but wanted to be sure.

As Morvius braces for an attack, the red leader indeed drops his bow and moves into the space vacated by his companion. Morvius's swing goes a bit wide as he stabs past Nguyen An.

The red warrior swings back at Nguyen An with a massive heavy flail.

flail: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (16) + 8 = 24 for dmg: 1d10 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9 landing solidly on the Tien warrior with a crushing blow.

"Stay back you dogs!"

8+Holman
8-Kath

Let me soften them up for you little buddy! Kath says to Holman.

Kath moves up, drawing his rapier ready to engage the enemy but not wanting to get clubbed over the head a couple times on the approach as he saw against Jacen will instead throw his previously drawn dagger at a purple orc.

Swift Action to enchance Precise Strike by 3

Dagger throw - Soft Cover: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (19) + 7 = 26
Damage + Precision: 1d4 + 2 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 6 = 12

Critical Confirmation - Soft Cover: 1d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 7 - 4 = 20
Extra Damage: 1d4 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

See, the problem is you can't pull off purple!

1 panache remaining, 2 if the crit confirms, 3 if the attack drops him

Holman moves quickly, spinning past the red-garbed half-orc.

Full-round action: Double move, as indicated on map
Acrobatics (to avoid AoO's): 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

Holman deftly tumbles and spins through the legs of the red plated half orc, ending up behind him.

Kath moves up and throws a dagger over August's head and through the eye of the halforc to their north, dropping him to the ground.

The remaining orc will attack the Halfling that just appeared next to him.

club: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13 for dmg: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 missing Holman.

=== Round 3 ===

17-Jacen
16+August
16-Morvius
13-Nguyen An
9-Halforc in Red half plate
8+Holman
8-Kath
2-Halforc in purple chainmail

August will move to flank with Holman (he'll eat the AoO) and finally gets to take a swing!

Flail: 1d20 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 = 30 for Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 10 + 1 = 15Confirm?: 1d20 + 10 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 10 + 1 + 1 = 31 for Damage: 1d10 + 10 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 10 + 1 = 17

1d20 + 7 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 1 = 151d6 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 1 = 8

Morvius swings his polearm at the plated orc.
Attk: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9
Attk: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (6) + 6 = 12

Ok..just wondering after the last round of attacks who is left standing??

August moves up drawing an attack from purple garbed Orc.

club aoo: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19 damage : 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8 but August dodges the club at the last second.

Followed by the dwarf smashing the halforc to the ground.

the leader in red is still standing .

An strikes at the red-clad leader with his nodachi.

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (6) + 8 = 14
Damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (1) + 10 = 11

Morvius and Nguyen An swing at the red leader, but his thick armor deflects their best attempts.

He turns in response to the Halfling flanking him and swings.

"You will only meet death!" as he pounds on Holman.

Heavy Flail, power attack: 1d20 + 8 - 1 ⇒ (15) + 8 - 1 = 22 for dmg: 1d10 + 7 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 7 + 3 = 17

Party is up at the top of the order

Furthering his attacks. Jacen Unleashes the full depth of his training

Raging and spell combat with shocking grasp
1d20 + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (15) + 7 + 1 + 2 - 2 = 231d6 + 3 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 3 + 1 + 2 = 11
1d20 + 6 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 2 - 3 = 101d6 ⇒ 3

August will stride forward and attack the leader orc! If Holman is down I will move into his square in order to protect him and also to gain flanking. I would be able to avoid an AoO with proper movement.

Attack, +2 if Flanking: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (4) + 9 = 13 for Damage, +1 if Flanking: 1d10 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21

I just noticed I've been adding up my damage mods wrong... ugh.

An growls as the orc strikes the halfling.

"Pick on someone yer own size greenskin!"

Attack-melee: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (9) + 8 = 17
Damage: 1d10 + 10 ⇒ (6) + 10 = 16

Kath will move and strike at the only remaining Half Orc still standing. The one in red

Attack: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (3) + 7 = 10
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (1) + 2 + 3 = 6

Swift action intimidate if the attack lands
Menacing Swordplay: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14

and if Kath is attacked

Possible Parry: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8
Riposte: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19
Damage: 1d6 + 2 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 3 = 9

One would think that with all the accomplished warriors we have that one of us could land a hit

and I did not even throw darkness into the mix this time... :-) .

Jacen manages to score a slash on the red plated orc.

August slams his flail into the support column next to the foe.

Nguyen An manages to hit only by the distract provided by Holman (or August, if Holman is down).

Kath swings but comes up short, as his blade does not connect.

Morvius and Holman are still up before he goes again...he is not looking good at this point.

As his attacks miss Morvius silently curses his frail body and starts to doubt himself. Was his family right? Should he have stayed at home? Is he a liability to his companions? Am I fooling myself thinking I could ever be an pathfinder? Mustering his will he strikes again with desperation.
Attk: 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 2 = 18
Attk: 1d10 + 6 ⇒ (9) + 6 = 15

Morvius' doubts continue to weigh heavily on his mind as his glaive bounces off the red platemail.

Holman grunts in pain as the half-orc pummels him, but he retaliates with his own strike, taking full advantage of the distraction provided by the others.

Full-round action: Attack half-orc (TWF)
Attack (Dagger, Piranha Strike, TWF, Flanking): 1d20 + 8 - 1 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (16) + 8 - 1 - 2 + 2 = 23
Damage (Dagger, Piranha Strike, Sneak Attack): 1d3 + 2 + 2d8 ⇒ (1) + 2 + (8, 6) = 17

Attack (Dagger, Piranha Strike, TWF, Flanking): 1d20 + 8 - 1 - 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 8 - 1 - 2 + 2 = 13
Damage (Dagger, Piranha Strike, Sneak Attack): 1d3 + 2 + 2d8 ⇒ (2) + 2 + (2, 6) = 12

And Holman, pushing back the pain, stabs deep into the red leader and he drops dead to the floor.

Out of combat

In the northwest-most alcove, the two Cassomirite
slaves are bound inside a small cage.

"Please release us!"

In the northeast
corner of the room hides a set of rough-hewn
stairs descending into darkness. A grand altar rests
in the open basilica in the northernmost portion of
the room; stairs nearby lead up to a second level of
burial niches. An impressive two-story wall mural in
the basilica depicts a stern figure glaring down on
the sepulcher.

After the slaves are released and the bodies of the nasty orcs have been searched, August asks, An, where should we go now? And what's with the altar and the pictures?

"Maybe we should look at some of the equipment used by these orcs....it looks much better than they usually have!"

Holman nearly collapses himself as the half-orc falls. "I don't suppose any of you can help with this?" he asks, lifting his armor gingerly, revealing crushed ribs and skin already turning various shades of purple and black.

August gasps as he sees the wounds the halfling has endured. [b]Morv! Can you help the little guy? August would let him use his wand if necessary.

The two former slaves thank you for releasing them.

"Oh may the seven heavens be praised. We thought we were going to be turned into zombies or skeletons or worse.
We can only tell of the horrors we have seen of the grotesque Dalirio below, down the stairs.

That monster uses magic to turn other slaves into skeletons.
We just wish to return to Cassomir, but we are lost and need someone to
lead us back to the surface if you can spare the time that is."

We gotta help 'em! They can't go back by themselves, somethin' might happen to 'em!

"YOu are right August. It should not take long. August and I can do it, then return back here once we are finished. What do you all say?"

Kath nods.

Hurry though He says quietly but urgently.

Morvius starts to patch up the halfling.
Wand CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9
Wand CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 1 = 6
Wand CLW: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 = 7

I dont think we should spit up now, we need to move fast. We risk Dalirio getting away, he probably knows about us by now.

Turning to the former slaves. Wait for us here, we will come back very soon.

Holman thanks Morvius, saying, "I should really get me one of those..." Then, to the rest of the group, he says, "Right. It took us quite a while to make our way down here, and while we kept the engineers alive, we don't want to give Dalirio any more time to execute whatever plans he has. I say we continue on."

Morvius is able to heal up Holman while the warrior duo take the two captives to the surface.

Others of you find burial items and techniques while waiting, but nothing of major significance.

August and Nguyen An are able to return without incident and you move to the stairwell leading down from the northeast corner of the crypt.

Assuming you continue to the stairs...

Several ornate burial niches adorn the passage walls. In the
passage’s southwest corner, shattered niches reveal a massive
set of iron double doors. An image carved on the doors depicts
a dispassionate figure holding a gibbous moon.

You figure it is now close to 3am and you are starting to get tired from the long day's effort in the city and now in the crypt of fools.

If you do not finish soon, you may start to feel fatigued. Map has been updated. Check marching order, hp and status on your PC's etc

Finishing soon sounds good for several reasons...:-P

PC is ready, marching order works for me...

Holman makes his way to the door, checking for traps along the way.

Perception (Take 10): 10 + 8 = 18

An could use a bit of healing if possible..he is hurting somewhat...lol

No traps are detected on the massive doors.

Wand CLW to An: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5
Wand CLW to An: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Thank you muchly :-)

Hi ho, hi, ho. It's down the crypt we go.

Kath tries to be quiet, or at least quieter then dwarf in full plate!

Holman attempts to silently open the doors and slip through.

Hi ho, hi, ho. It's down the crypt we go.

Kath tries to be quiet, or at least quieter then dwarf in full plate!

What are you trying to say?

August follows the others on his tippy-toes.

The heroes are here! Note, I was only joking

I thought it was obvious I was as well. :)

Poor August...

Holman slowly opens the door. Immediately a glow is visible from the room beyond.

A purple glow washes over this cold chamber, creating an otherworldly sheen. A large desk adorns the south wall; behind its oaken bulk hangs a large map of Cassomir. Straw-lined cages line the chamber’s east and west walls. In the center of the room, resting on a small pedestal, a black rock absorbs the chamber’s bright torch light.