male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Beneath Brokenhelm Hill and the weathered walls of Thornkeep lies an ancient maze of magic and madness. Over the centuries, adventurers have found their way into these twisting passages and magnificent chambers, only to discover that the fading magic of the ancient Azlanti still lingers here. The people of Thornkeep call this dungeon the Halls Under the Hill, but those heroes who have dared its depths know this place by a different name: the Accursed Halls.
Although much of the Accursed Halls was overrun by goblins and the undead remnants of recent explorers, the third level of the dungeon proved to be a foul laboratory of all manner of alchemical and magical experimentation.
Within that sprawling laboratory was left a heavy iron door. What lies below none can yet say but vast rewards await those who can overcome the dungeon’s hazards, but the cowardly or incompetent can look forward to only a swift death—or worse.
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
Swayaah walks into the room, yawning. Last week was perhaps the best week of sleep she's had in a while. She flaps her stubby wings a bit before sitting on a stool and carefully grabbing a mug, making sure her claws don't scrape it too much.
"Man, I feel good. Name's Swayaah, everyone." Her tail waves lazily in the party's direction.
Greetings Says an elf from the corner of the room. A tall longbow is perched on the wall beside him. I am Kalendir. It is a pleasure to meet you. It seems we were called here on urgent business for the Society.
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
I am sorry I was not more clear that Awen was ready. I apologize.
A tall and heavily cloaked man walks into the room, his cowl pulled low over his face. He slowly scans the room, and you get the feeling that not much passes him without being seen. Seeing the female tiefling on the stool seems to rock him back a bit.. but he quickly recovers. As he throws his hood back and pushes his cloak behind his shoulders, you can see little almost-nubs on his forehead, and think that you catch a glimpse of a tail peeking out from the cloak. "I am Awen, a ranger from the wilds. I have just returned from the deserts of Qadira, but it seems that evil never rests. Are you my companions for this newest mission?"
Male Tengu Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 31/31 | I +7 | AC 19 | F +4, R +10, W +5
With jet black feathers and a beak, it's difficult to mistake this fellow for anything but a Tengu. Short and squat he is, but he moves with a great stillness and economy. He wears fine studded leather Armor with a dark cloak and carries two curved short swords that you may recognize as Wakizashi blades from Tian Xia. "Greetings, Pathfiders." he says in perfect Taldane. "Rackle Rakis, sneak, swordsman, and trap finder at your service!"
@Dvalin: don't forget to check into the Discussion thread. Thanks!
A ten-foot-wide hallway curves north, where a flight of stairs descends to a corridor leading to a octagonal central chamber. Iron bars separate this room from the eastern and southern hallways, and the floor of the chamber is painted with what appears to be a night sky filled with stars.
The northern section of the hall surrounding the central chamber features a single shelf that runs along the north and west walls. Dozens of ancient books sit on these shelves, but time has caused the words to fade from their pages, and any attempt to handle the tomes causes them to crumble to dust. Simply scanning the spines reveals many intriguing titles written in Azlanti.
Azlanti:
Dreams in Liavara’s Womb, Whispers from the Red Star, and A Myriad Mirrored
DC 20 KN (geography):
The stars painted on the central f loor constitute a map of the night sky—a star chart that places Golarion’s solar system at the center and dozens of other smaller stars in the outlying reaches.
A phrase is carved in Azlanti over the western doors:
Afraid that is out of my realm. Kalendir blows on the books to let a small cloud of dust fly from the books. He rubs his hands along a cover in attempts to see it better.
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Linguistics:1d20 + 5 ⇒ (5) + 5 = 10
Looking at the books, Awen doesn't recognize anything but giggerish. Nodding towards the paining on the floor, Awen says "Looks pretty, but I wonder if it has any other use.."
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
"Well, we tried. Shall we?" Swayaah motions towards the door, checks for any obvious traps and heads through the doors.
As an Urban Ranger, Swayaah has Trapfinding and can find magical traps. +9 Perception and +6 Disable Device vs traps. I assume Rackle can beat both of those, but a second set of eyes can't hurt!
Male Tengu Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 31/31 | I +7 | AC 19 | F +4, R +10, W +5
"Deeper into the depths, danger and dismemberment at every turn." Rackle says, in an uncanny imitation of a certain instructor at the Grand Lodge. "Can someone at least make a reasonable copy of the titles of those books so that someone with more facility with languages can decipher them for posterity?" he asks.
Rackle has Perception +12, and +14 vs traps, and he has the Trap Spotter Rogue talent that allows him an automatic check against traps he comes within 10ft of.
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Awen readies his bow, and moves to join Kalendir. "Looks like we are the rear guard!"
Beyond the next door is a large room that seems something like a silo-the domed ceiling rises twenty feet above, and the floor drops away into darkness below. A ten-foot-wide stone bridge with no railings crosses the shaft to a hall and door in the opposite side, yet a one-foot-wide gap separates the bridge from either hall. Below, two additional archways lie in the north and south walls of the shaft, thirty feet below the level of the upper entrances.
A figure that appears as a vaguely humanoid monster with the deformed head of a fanged bird and two coiling serpents for legs stands in the center of the bridge.
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
"Huh. He, she, it- wants to know why we seek the Enigma Vaults. Personally I'm here to explore and investigate - we don't know what was left here, and too many people have thrown their lives away in these halls."
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Awen steps forward and looks at the specter. "We are here to cleanse the evil from this place. We are hear to make it safe for those that may come behind us, and to make the evil things that lair here atone for their misdeeds."
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Awen draws his bow and fires two arrows at the red constrictor
Attack:1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 24 Attack:1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 22
@Dvalin: looks like you accidentally stepped off the bridge. I moved you back on.
Awen seriously wounds one of the snakes as Dvalin raises his blade in anticipation. Sure enough, the snakes slither forward and Dvalin chops the red one in two! The blue snake, however, tries to bite at the dwarf!
For those who haven't played with me before, it's easier for me just to roll everything all at once rather than roll the attack, hit preview, check your AC, roll damage, etc. So if the attack in the first line of the block misses, just ignore everything that comes with it.
Initiative:
1. Dvalin and Awen
2. Snakes
3. Rackle, Kalendir, and Swayaah
Male Tengu Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 31/31 | I +7 | AC 19 | F +4, R +10, W +5
Rackle surges forward, seeking to evade the snake and get behind it. "Someone get on the other side!" he hisses, holding one Wakizashi ready for when the snake becomes distracted.
Round 2 Thank you ... I had not realized we were on a bridge :-)
Dvalin manages to barely dodge the snake's bite, then does a 5ft step forward to shift his attack for a riposte ...
Greatsword:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (15) + 7 = 22 for Slashing:2d6 + 4 ⇒ (5, 1) + 4 = 10
+1 Attack / Damage from point Blank Shot
Precise shot to eliminate -4 modifier for shooting into melee
-2 modifier for rapid shot to fire an extra arrow
Weapon Focus and Deadly Aim -2/+4
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
wow.. I think that Awen will hold his arrows until the GM tells us if the constrictors are still alive
The party works together to hit the last snake so hard it ceases to exist. In fact, you wipe all traces of it ever having existed. It is thoroughly destroyed.
Male Tengu Unchained Rogue 4 | HP 31/31 | I +7 | AC 19 | F +4, R +10, W +5
Rackle wipes his blade on a rag from his belts and looks forward. "Well, the place is defended, I see." he says. "I'll move ahead and see if I can find anything." he says, slipping across the bridge.
male Tiefling Ranger 5/ Slayer 3 [hp 70/70] [Init +8] [AC 23, T15, FF 18] [Fort +9, Ref +11, Will +5 {+5 Fort/ DR 5 vs Cold, Elec, Fire}] [CMB +10, CMD 25] [Perc +16/+17 vs traps/+20 vs human/+18 vs animals/+2 while in forest]
Seeing the snakes explode into oblivion under the combined attacks of his companions, Awen moves forward, his arrow still nocked. "Well, if the rest of the place is like that, this should be an easy adventure!" he says. "If only, right?"
Looking forward, he is keen to see any more hinderances.
Perception:1d20 + 11 ⇒ (20) + 11 = 31
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
"Admittedly, it would be pretty boring if it is that easy..." Swayaah chuckles as she wipes the gore off her claws. Then she advances, keeping her eyes peeled for any trouble.
The party doesn't spot any traps across the bridge or on the next door and you move through:
This large cavern is bisected by a 30-foot-deep chasm. A ratty-looking rope bridge crosses the eastern ledge to a western one, which winds down to a hallway 20 feet lower.
Also occupying this chamber are two skeletons of strange creatures: they are bipedal, with long tails and short arms but two heads featuring long rows of sharp teeth!
DC 13 KN (religion):
Skeletons have DR/bludgeoning. They are also immune to cold.
DC 13 KN (nature):
They are deinonychus skeletons, although somehow mutated to have two heads!
+1 Attack / Damage from point Blank Shot
Precise shot to eliminate -4 modifier for shooting into melee
-2 modifier for rapid shot to fire an extra arrow
Weapon Focus and Deadly Aim -2/+4
Round 1
Once again, Dvalin armor saves him from harm while he answers with a mighty swing of his greatsword ...
Greatsword:1d20 + 7 ⇒ (13) + 7 = 20 for Slashing:2d6 + 4 ⇒ (3, 1) + 4 = 8
Spells 3/2/1| Controlled Rage 12/12 | GM Folio Reroll +2 | HP 109/109 | AC 23 T 14 FF 22 | Saves: 13/9/8 (Evasion, +2 vs Evil, +2 vs Spells and Spell-Like) | CMD 28 | Perception +17 | Init +1 Female Tiefling | Urban Ranger 10, Urban Barbarian 1 | Animal Companion |
"Man, another crappy bridge. No stability whatsoever."
As the skeletons spring to life and try to bite her allies, Swayaah frowns. "Rackle, can you get on the other side of that thing? Kalendir's aim is much better than mine..."
Will delay to see if Swayaah can enter melee.
Swayaah's in melee!:
With her path clear, Swayaah pulls out her Masterwork Cold Iron Earthbreaker and takes a swing.
