GM DevilDoc's Godsmouth Heresy (Inactive)

Game Master Awenydd83

Suheyla: Both statues resonate as magical, but you are only able to discern anything more about the white statue, which emanates with an evocation aura.

What now?

Do we want to try the door across from us or shimmy down to the two below us? Abaal does have silk rope.

"I have rope," Kiri responds flatly, though she makes no effort to retrieve it.

She also examines the statues and casts detect magic.

"Evocation magic...these statues might blast us with something if we are not careful while we search them," she says.

Knowledge (history): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18
Myantha stares in awe of the statues as she says "You're not the only one, Rex. These statues depict the runelords in their prime. And yes, I believe I have rope in my pack."

"Evocation magic? On this one?" Levin peers down at the white statue. "Hmmm, yeah I think we ought to get a little closer. I can climb down and look around, if no one else wants to."

If we take the time to knot the rope first, I would imagine any of us can take 10 for at least a 5. I can't quite do it on an unknotted rope though. Knotting the rope would make it, what, half its length? Give or take? That would still make a 50' rope plenty long enough to get down to that lower ledge.

Perception (if allowed to climb down to the statues): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

"Very well." Abaal takes about five+ minutes to tie about twenty knots in his rope, secure it and then lower it over the edge.

He descends first.

"Cover me and watch my back." He clamps a curved dagger between his teeth and climbs down.

Take 10 for 17.

Anyone climbing down to the lower level please move your tokens to your new locations.

The DC is so low for doing this with a knotted rope, I am going to assume that anyone without a negative automatically makes it. If you do have a negative, please roll.

Levin and Abaal both climb down the rope into the room, and take a closer look around. However, the room is empty and no new details emerge about the statues.

As some party members descend below, Myantha opts to remain on the archway, her bow at the ready.

"I will stay here too." Rex nods and stands by Myantha. "Good luck."

Kiri also draws her bow as Abaal descends the rope. She does not appear eager to touch the statues.

"There are several doors out of this room. We could try one of them should this prove fruitless..."

So far, Abaal is the only one to move his token off of the bridge. Please correct this if you have climbed down the rope.

Abaal Perception: 1d20 ⇒ 11
Kiri Perception: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (2) + 6 = 8

Checking out the statues, Abaal and Kiri discover nothing new.

What now?

"Hmmm... I know your friend over there is magical," Levin says softly to the black statue, peering up at it from its base and pondering to himself, "and I would guess the others might be as well. Are you?"

Casting detect magic on the black statue, marking the first time Levin has done anything distinctly non-roguish. :-)
Spellcraft: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20

While their companion waits above, Síoraí will also silently unpack a length of rope, to provide an alternative route, and begin descending, trying stay as close to the others as possible.

Ok.. after spending the last several days reading over the PRD, D20, and every forum post with applicable terminology with an express desire to move forward, I think the best way to handle the statues is this. Both the white and black emanate magical auras. We have ascertained the white one is an evocation aura, and Levin just discovered the black one has an enchantment aura. Perception rolls were a no go for those currently on the lower level. If anyone else would like to come examine the statues, you may. If you wish to identify the spell creating the auras, it seems the best way to do this would be with Knowledge Arcana. If anyone has any other input, I am open to it over in the discussion tab.

Myantha calmly stands on the archway, scanning for anything that seems out of place within the room.
Perception: 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (20) + 9 = 29
That's as good as I can do, so if that gets us nothing...
She calls down sharply "If you're all done ogling, perhaps you could all climb back up and we be on our way. Yes, they're magic statues. Would you expect anything less of the Runelords? Whatever magic they hold, it can only bode ill for us. I suggest we take the set of double doors at the end of this archway and move on quickly."

Kiri nods at Myantha's suggestion that they try the double doors.

"Dispelling this magic is beyond my skills," she concedes.

Myantha carefully looks over the statue from her vantage point, and she identifies what she believes to be a trap set up under the statue, rigged to go of if the statue is moved.

Myantha points this out from her vantage point, adding "Like I said, would you expect anything less of the Runelords? I believe this is where you come in, Levin."

"A trap underneath?" Upon closer inspection, Levin notices the telltale signs of a spell-rigging at the base of the statue. So there is. Right under my nose. "Well spotted, lovely! Let's see," he adds, pulling out his lockpicking kit. "I'm sure there's something in here that can disrupt these little currents..."

Disable Device: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (14) + 6 = 20

As Levin tries to disable the trap, he accidently disturbs a hidden wire and his hair stands on end as electrical currents course through his body!
Shocking Grasp: 2d6 ⇒ (5, 2) = 7
DC 12 reflex for half damage

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Reflex: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25 Levin hears the crackle of electricity and jumps back, quick enough to avoid the brunt of the spell but still takes a nasty electrical burn to his hand. "Yeow!" he shouts in pain and surprise, flexing his fingers. "Guess I need a bit more practice." He pulls out Suheyla's wand and taps his injured wrist.

Cure light wounds: 1d8 + 1 ⇒ (8) + 1 = 9

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Shall we move on then? If a 29 doesn't find anything, then I'd say there's nothing else to find.

Sorry in class. There is more to the post..will update soon.

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School sucked today.. sorry for the piecemeal updates. I was trying to keep things moving, and ended up.. not.

As the trap goes off, the glow of the arcing electricity briefly outlines a door behind the white statue.

Just to recap, white and black both resonated magic. White read as Evocation, black read as enchantment. There was no trap found on the black statue, but Myantha found the trap on the white statue. Levin got shocked, and the door illuminated. The white statue is completely blocking the illuminated doorway.

"That door had better be hiding something good," Levin says, stashing the wand again.

So there's no way to get through the door without moving the statue?

Levin: It appears not.

"Well, unless someone has some protection against electricity, that will prove quite difficult to move. Perhaps we should try the the double doors to the west, north, or east," Kiri suggests.

Rex, watching intently from above ponders the situation for a moment.

Knowledge (engineering): 1d20 + 9 ⇒ (17) + 9 = 26

"I have idea. Does anyone have wire?" he inquires of his colleagues below.

I don't know how I know these things.

Myantha just looks over and gives Rex a "look" as she says in a condescending voice "No, I don't believe that anyone does. Now can we please move on from here? For Nethys' sake, we know the door is here and that, being a door, it isn't going anywhere. We also know that anyone who attempts to move the statue that's blocking it receives a life-threatening injury. So, until we find a way to circumvent this, I suggest we continue proceeding forward."
Sorry, buddy, but I don't think anybody has any. I'm curious, though, to hear what exactly you were planning.

Sorry, buddy, but I don't think anybody has any. I'm curious, though, to hear what exactly you were planning.

It was just meant to elicit exactly the response you gave. ;)

"This one is right," Rex thumbs at Myantha. "Perhaps we listen to grumpy—" he looks over at Myantha and reconsiders his choice of words— "I mean impatient elf woman."

Myantha Näilo wrote:

Sorry, buddy, but I don't think anybody has any. I'm curious, though, to hear what exactly you were planning.

It was just meant to elicit exactly the response you gave. ;)

"This one is right," Rex thumbs at Myantha. "Perhaps we listen to grumpy—" he looks over at Myantha and reconsiders his choice of words— "I mean impatient elf woman."

Well played, sir. Well played. Oh, By the way

"I thought Myantha had exercised the proper amount of patience," Kiri observes flatly.

"Meaning, we have delayed here far too long. Let us continue."

west, north, east: 1d3 ⇒ 3 East okay?

"We shall follow your lead."

"But... but it's gone now," Levn protests. "Aren't we down here to find what we can? Clearly somebody's trying to hide something here-- we should see what!"

"Maybe there's another way around, or a key to get through in a way that's less painful." Suheyla adds, trying to keep people calm and agreeable.

"But... but it's gone now," Levn protests. "Aren't we down here to find what we can? Clearly somebody's trying to hide something here-- we should see what!"

@ GM: Has the trap reset? Or is it discharged?

Abaal reaches up and under his keffiyeh and pulls out a bobby pin.

"Will this do?"

I see and raise your bluff.

"No. Needs to be long enough to touch ground from rope if rope around statue's head and other end in your hands. Needs to ground rope. That thing not ground rope. Not long enough. Need vire. If only ve had vire." Rex tries to describe his extempore engineering in a language that seems uncomfortable for him.

Maybe if I draw for him?

@ Rex: There is a lag before reset, but yes, the trap has reset by now.

I moved your tokens to the other side of the bridge to reflect you actions. So, are we moving to the east, or checking out the black statue?

Ah I didn't realize it resets itself. Ok let's go east.

Not waiting for any further discussion, an impatient Myantha strides forward and blows the eastern doors open with another of her spells.

Myantha climbs down the rope and moves over to the eastern doors, opening them with a spell. The ceiling opens up between two staircases in this wide corridor, creating a shaft above the hallway. Ten feet up, the shaft appears to connect to another passage above running north-south. A grisly heap of decaying body parts lies at the bottom of the shaft. The air is rank with the smell of rot, corruption, and pungent chemicals.

Green Oval is the pile of bodies.

Myantha climbs down the rope and moves over to the eastern doors, opening them with a spell. The ceiling opens up between two staircases in this wide corridor, creating a shaft above the hallway. Ten feet up, the shaft appears to connect to another passage above running north-south. A grisly heap of decaying body parts lies at the bottom of the shaft.

Abaal looks up at the aperture. "That's one mean mother-"

Kiri walks though the eastern doors with the others and stares at the pile of decaying body parts for several moments.

"This appears out of place," she says without any more emotion than she typically musters. "Whereas the crab-like creatures in the skulls appeared to be scavengers, this might be our first clue. If thing, or someone, is causing the dead to rise...perhaps he has a lair up there. The question is, how do we get up there?"

Kiri, I have moved you on the map to reflect your post.

Kiri steps through the door, impassively surveying the grisly remains. Suddenly, the pile shivers, and three diminutive animated hands climb out of the pile and scuttle towards Kiri and Myantha! They scurry up the walls and across the floor like some sick parody of a spider before launching themselves through the air at their targets.

Surprise round:
Thing 1 R- Claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Damage: 1d1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Grab: 1d20 ⇒ 3
Thing 2 B- Claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13 Damage: 1d1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Grab: 1d20 ⇒ 12
Thing 3 G- Claw: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (20) + 6 = 26 Damage: 1d1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2 Grab: 1d20 ⇒ 10
Crit vs M: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (17) + 6 = 23 Confirmed: 1d1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 1 = 2

Kiri deftly bats her two away, but Myantha is not so lucky. Hers leaves deep scratches along her neck and fastens tight, cutting off her air. As if Drowning

This is contingent upon AOO's.. Go ahead and roll for them, please.

Bold May Post
Levin
Abaal
Hands
~Red
~Blue
~Green
Rex
Kiri- AOO vs your choice
Suheyla + Siorai
Myantha- AOO or -4, strangling

AoO vs green as it passes into Myantha's space: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (16) + 7 = 23 damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (4, 2) + 4 = 10

Abaal's curved blade lashes out like some terrifying, corridor pendulum trap mere centimeters from the tip Myantha's button nose.

"Ambush!" Kiri calls out.

With her scimitar still in hand as she explored, she swings quickly and accurately, cutting into one of the grasping hands.

Scimitar Attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (18) + 5 = 231d6 + 3 ⇒ (6) + 3 = 9
CRIT?: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (8) + 5 = 131d6 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8 If crit, 17 dmg

Good catch, Abaal. Thank you for grabbing that AOO.

Abaal's blade slices the hand attacking Myantha in half before the elf-woman can even blink. Kiri's finely honed scimitar whips through the air, slicing through another crawling hand, sending pieces flying through the air.

Bold May Post
Levin
Abaal
Hands
~Red
Rex
Kiri
Suheyla + Siorai
Myantha

"Careful." Abaal says to Myantha before sweeping before her. His blade again slashes outward.

falchion v red: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 damage: 2d4 + 4 ⇒ (1, 4) + 4 = 9

Aaaannnnnndddd Abaal, Swordsman of Katapesh, ends the fight with another lazy wave of his sword amid a fanciful spinning flourish around Myantha.