GM Niles Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master nilesr

"Better get ready to fight, two floating probably undead creatures ahead." Konny shouts back.

He waves his hand an mumbles an arcane phrase. casting Shield

Spell failure chance: 1d100 ⇒ 36 success!

Kn:Religion: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Kaladin hisses, "Ack! Spectres! Beware..."

Round 1: Actions
Move Action: Move next to Konny
Standard Action: Ready an attack against the first spectre to try to attack Konny or myself

Victrix moves alongside Konny and prepares to strike at the spectres!

Readied Power Attack: 1d20 + 15 - 2 ⇒ (8) + 15 - 2 = 21
Damage: 1d12 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15
Concealment?: 1d100 ⇒ 9

Barundar moves to stand behind Konny, ready to back up and defend his companion against the ghostly foes.

If they get close enough to attack on their turn, use mp to activate sudden block.

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Round 1
Barundar moves behind Konny
Navi holds
Konny casts Shield
Belledonna/Brud holds
Victrix moves up and readies a strike What's the -2 for?
Spectres
Square moves forward and attacks Konny Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 Reroll: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (10) + 12 = 22 Konny gets a retaliatory strike. Konny is touched...Neg Energy: 1d8 ⇒ 1 and 2 negative levels.
Circle moves forward and attacks Victrix, her preemptive strike deals 7 damage. Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 his ghostly hand misses her.
Kaladin

Round 2
Barundar
Navi
Konny
Belledonna/Brud
Victrix
Spectres
Kaladin

Everyone is up

Feeling weakened by the touch of the undead, Konny retaliates.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 - 2 ⇒ (10) + 12 - 2 = 20
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (4, 2) + 8 = 14

Shouldn't there be a fortitude save before gaining the negative levels?

The Fort save is to make them not be permanent after 24 hours.

As these new, spectral foes appear, Belledonna points her wand at Victrix' foe, loosing a flurry of magical darts.

Wand of Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (1, 4, 2) + 3 = 10 Force damage

Edit; scratch that.

As these new, spectral foes appear, Belledonna draws her wand , releasing a wave of vivifying energy, flushing her companions with speed.

Wand of Haste; Barundar, Brud, Navi, Konny, Victrix

Brud looses a brace of arrows at these new foes.

Longbow attack: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 = 12, if that hit, Cold Iron arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Piercing
Hasted Longbow attack: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 6 + 1 = 17, if that hit, Cold Iron arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 2 = 3 Piercing

The Fort save is to make them not be permanent after 24 hours.

** spoiler omitted **

Understood, I have not experienced ED for quite a long time...

I'm guessing it's obvious these have energy drain now.

Kaladin asks, "I donnae suppos any o' ye have enny diamond dust?" He looks around but everyone's attention is on the frightful presences infront. "No? Meh neither! Gonna have ta wing it witha patchup job..."

Sotto voce he murmurs, "Pulura! A little help if ye please..." A nimbus of yellowish light the color of corn and a gentle warmth, settles around Konny like a blanket. He feels the icy touch of undeath receding, at least for a while.

Kaladin uses Inspiration to cast Death Ward on Konny, lasting 9 minutes. Konny you can ignore the negative levels while this lasts.

Navi hovers besides Kaladin, keeping watch.
Navi Perception w/dark vision 60': 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (19) + 14 = 33

The -2 was for a Power Attack.

Round 2: Actions
Free Action: Rage!
Full-Round Action: Butcher Circle Spectre

Victrix roars in defiance at the spirit attacking her before swinging wildly, hoping to rip its spectral form asunder!

Haste Power Attack (Rage): 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 30
Damage (Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 13 + 6 = 24

Power Attack 1 (Rage): 1d20 + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 15 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 33
Damage (Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 6 = 20

Power Attack 2 (Rage): 1d20 + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 10 - 2 + 2 + 1 = 27
Damage (Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 13 + 6 = 30

So, that's 12, 10 and 15 for damage, if they all hit.

How come it isn't -4? Doesn't it go up with higher BaB or am I missing something?
Konny's retaliatory strike deals 7 damage.

Round 2
Barundar Waiting on actions
Navi keeps watch but nothing stirs
Konny waiting on actions
Belledonna/Brud casts Haste. Brud deals 1 damage to the spectre.
Victrix deals 37 damage to the Spectre.
Spectres
Kaladin * actions posted.

Waiting on Barundar and Konny....

Barundar will take a five-foot step south and use his Lunge feat to increase his reach by 5', allowing him to attack the spectre that Victrix is wailing on from a safe distance.

Radiance Attack 1: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (2) + 11 = 13
Radiance Damage 1: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9

Radiance Attack 2: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (5) + 6 = 11
Radiance Attack 2: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (8) + 4 = 12

-2 AC until next round. Also, assuming one of the spectres will attack Vic, Sudden Block to force second attack roll and keep lower result + free attack back.

Konny attacks the same spectre as everybody else.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (13) + 12 = 25
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (3, 5) + 8 = 16

Surprise Strike: 1d20 + 12 + 2 ⇒ (18) + 12 + 2 = 32
Damage: 2d6 + 8 + 4d6 ⇒ (3, 3) + 8 + (4, 4, 6, 6) = 34

If the attack hits (and I am sure it does) +4 dodge to AC now :-)

Round 2
Barundar lunges out but misses twice.
Navi keeps watch but nothing stirs
Konny deals a total of 24 to the Spectre
Belledonna/Brud casts Haste. Brud deals 1 damage to the spectre.
Victrix deals 37 damage to the Spectre ending it.
Spectre reaches out for Konny Touch: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (3) + 12 = 15 missing.
Kaladin casts Death Ward on Konny

Round 3
Barundar
Navi
Konny
Belledonna/Brud
Victrix
Spectres
Kaladin

Barundar, Navi, Konny, Belle, Vic

Switching one wand for another, Belledonna looses a trio of arcane darts at the remaining Spectre.

Wand of Magic Missile: 3d4 + 3 ⇒ (4, 3, 2) + 3 = 12 Force damage

Brud looses a brace of arrows at the Spectre as well.

Longbow attack: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (19) + 6 + 1 = 26, Oooh, So close! Cold Iron arrow damage: 1d8 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6 Piercing
Hasted Longbow attack: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 6 + 1 = 10

I thought Kaladin's action was at the end of 1st round, not 2nd one

Round 3

Konny attacks the remaining undead with renewed vigor.

"Die again! And stay dead!" he shouts.

Attack: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 12 + 1 = 22
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (1, 4) + 8 = 13

Haste Attack: 1d20 + 12 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 12 + 1 = 17
Damage: 2d6 + 8 ⇒ (6, 1) + 8 = 15

Surprise Strike: 1d20 + 12 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 12 + 2 + 1 = 25
Damage: 2d6 + 8 + 4d6 ⇒ (5, 3) + 8 + (4, 2, 6, 2) = 30

Yeah I had intended that for round 1.

Kaladin shuffles forwards a bit and does something really strange. He pulls out out of his cloak what looks like an ostrich feather and he does a funny little dance muttering some ullulating chant. At culmination of which he gestures with the feather and shouts at the spirit, "Fate be fickle, an turn 'gainst thee!"

Kaladin used the Misfortune Hex. DC 20 will save or it gets to roll d20's twice with the worst result.

When your base attack bonus reaches +4, and every 4 points thereafter, the penalty increases by –1 and the bonus to damage increases by +2.

Turns out you're right. It should be -3 to hit--my bad.

Round 3: Actions
Full-Round Action: Cut Square Spectre to bits!

Victrix keeps swinging wildly, trying to end the other spectre's existence before it can rip out any more of Konny's life force!

Haste Power Attack (Rage): 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (20) + 15 + 2 - 3 = 34 No crit confirm because it's incorporeal, sadly. :(
Damage (Power Attack, Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (6) + 13 + 9 = 28

Power Attack 1 (Rage): 1d20 + 15 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (4) + 15 + 2 - 3 = 18
Damage (Power Attack, Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (1) + 13 + 9 = 23

Power Attack 2 (Rage): 1d20 + 10 + 2 - 3 ⇒ (15) + 10 + 2 - 3 = 24
Damage (Power Attack, Rage): 1d12 + 13 + 9 ⇒ (2) + 13 + 9 = 24

14, 12 and 12 if all three hit.

Kaladin casts Misfortune Will: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (10) + 11 = 21 but the Spectre resists.
Round 3
Barundar holds
Navi
Konny hits thrice for 28
Belledonna/Brud hit for a total of 15.
Victrix finishes off the Spectre with three wild blows~!
Spectres
Kaladin

Combat Over

The hallway lay silent as before, except for the heavy breathing of those that exerted themselves.

"There you go, deader." Konny spits at the spot the undead occupied a moment ago. Then he turns to the others.

"I have never felt anything hit me like that before. Very... uncomfortable feeling. Thank you for your help, Kaladin."

Kaladin nods slightly then looking at the Dwarf sadly, warns him, "The spell I used, t'wont last. Few minutes respite at best, best push on."

Kaladin starts moving forwards but it's Navi who flutters forwards, saying, "You can't see so well in the gloom. I can." He nods sagely and begs her, "Careful lass, tha might be anything down ere..."

Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20
Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (14) + 14 = 28

She goes as far as the corner, and returns back to report any findings.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Belledonna awaits Navi's return with both impatience and a small degree of trepidation.

"Aye, we needa keep on movin'. Our spells ain't gonna last ferever."

Navi heads forward and discovers the jail has three more doors, one that seems to hold closed a set of open area cells. The other two she cannot determine what lay behind them. She senses something in the open cell area...she cannot see them but she can sense several forms waiting, lurking.

Area G3 is an open area of cells. I added two colored lines to indicate the other two doors north and south

Navi returns, and informs the group, "There are two doors north and south, which appear to be cells. There's also an open area behind bars with another door to the east. There was something lurking there, something horrid. I don't think it saw me. This place is cursed, I hope the gods give us the courage to cleanse it."

Kaladin breathes a deep sigh of relief when Navi reappears and warns the group, "We must push on, afore mi spell on ser Konny runs oot."

Konny I guess you get the honor of checking for traps and stuff. I'm not sure there's anything particular to choose when it comes to a door so maybe we should check all of them?

Panting slightly, Victrix keeps her axe at the ready. "Bring 'em on. I'm not afraid of any soddin' ghosts."

"All right, cover me. Those lurking creatures might get an idea when I play with the locks."

Konny starts checking and unlocking the doors.

north door
Perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (18) + 18 = 36
Disable device: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (7) + 21 = 28 trap
Disable device: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (9) + 18 = 27 unlocking

south door
Perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (19) + 18 = 37
Disable device: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24 trap
Disable device: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25 unlocking

double door
Perception: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (7) + 18 = 25
Disable device: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (3) + 21 = 24 trap
Disable device: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (2) + 18 = 20 unlocking

Konny finds no traps, and he unlocks all three doors.

The DC was 25 but I figured taking 10 was good enough.

Which door does the party take?

In a loud whisper, Kaladin calls out to Konny, "Did ye sense enny thing like tha lass described? If not mebbe go clockwise starting from tha north?"

"As good a plan as ony." Barundar voices.

"I'm for it."

Belledonna shrugs, clearly more interested in proceeding than which way they proceed.

Konny looks surprised "There was no creature in the lock mechanisms that is for sure... otherwise I have not noticed anything. I thought the plan was for me to open the locks while someone else will cover me..."

He moves back to the bars carefully "I will have a peak now."

Perception: 1d20 + 15 ⇒ (18) + 15 = 33

Konny opens the northern door and doesn't see or hear anything inside. His darkvision reveals

Two large prison cells flank this large interrogation chamber. The entryway to each cell is lined with multiple layers of arcane sigils scribed into the floor, lintels, and even the barred door. While the symbols around the western cell door glow with red light, those to the east do not and its prison door hangs open.

Spellcraft: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (18) + 7 = 25

"Hey, there is antimagic field in effect inside here. That might be a good sign, enemy casters are useless in there and no demon can teleport there, right?" he says as he enters the room.

"Oh, it feels great inside here. It is hard to describe the feeling, but... somebody I met before, who helped me before, was here not long ago. Desna smiles! There are butterflies scratched on the walls here! I love this place. And there is also a prayer to Desna!" Konny exclaims as he moves around the rooms.

Navi flutters about inspecting the cell and the scratched prayer, and remarks to Konny, "This cell. It feels different, very different. I can sense no evil here, yet outside the very air is so thick with it I could almost cut it with a knife."

She ponders and continues, "They say if somebody spends long enough in a place, an impression of them rubs off. Blending into the woodwork so to speak. Still who could possibly have been strong enough to leave such an impression? And how did they survived long enough to do so? And where are they now? Perhaps this is what Staunton wrote about."

"Staunton? Oh, right, the journal. You mean this could be the place they held the succubus?" Konny pulls out the journal and starts searching for the part about the Abyssal heretic.

"Here it is." he exclaims and starts paraphrasing the information about the creature. "Staunton mentions a special prisoner who's been kept in the Drezen dungeons-a succubus by the name of Aureshalae who was captured by Aponavicius. Staunton knows the succubus is some sort of Abyssal heretic and that the marilith wanted her kept prisoner until a special oubliette in the Rasping Rifts on the Abyss was ready for her. The fact that the succubus escaped not long after Aponavicius left Drezen in Staunton's hands is a major point of worry for the dwarf He's sent several minions out into the Worldwound to track her, noting that her loss of certain demonic abilities is the one saving grace and hoping her inability to teleport or become ethereal will allow his agents to find her and return her to Drezen before Aponavicius finds out she's managed to flee into the wilds of the Wounded Lands. The final note in the diary talks of how he hired an annis hag cultist of Sifkesh to track her down as well, and that if this final attempt fails, he intends to seek out Arueshalae himself once this matter with the so- called heroes of Kenabres is settled."

Victrix grins. "Well, looks loike 'is efforts to find her have been in Vhane, then."

She looks unusually proud of her abysmal pun.

At first confused by Victrix' wordplay; as realization dawns, Belledonna's expression is a mix of stifled amused admiration and bemused disgust. She settles finally upon a mild disapproval as she shakes her head & looks around the area for some clue as to how the prisoner managed to escape.

untrained Perception: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (17) + 1 = 18

Perception: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (19) + 11 = 30

Brud examines the area as well.

Assuming the cell is undamaged.

Navi considers what to do next, "As intriguing as the fate of this most unlikely follwer of the dreamer is. We came here for a reason. We'd best push on before the warding fails on Ser Konny."

I'm betting we'll find out more by pushing on deeper into the dungeon.

Do we want Konny/Navi to scout again, or should we all go together?

all together might be better now

Kaladin nods, "Aye lass we'd betta stick ta'gether."

He motions to the others and cautiously opens the door to the south.
Kaladin Perception: 1d20 + 16 ⇒ (12) + 16 = 28

Navi darts in and tries to see if there's anything of note, keeping particularly vigilant for any magical auras or planar foes.
Navi Stealth: 1d20 + 18 ⇒ (20) + 18 = 38
Navi Perception: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (12) + 14 = 26

Navi Spellcraft if applicable: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (10) + 13 = 23
Navi Kn:Planes if applicable: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (17) + 11 = 28

Victrix keeps her guard up, twirling her axe about as she gets her wind back.

Busy day for me yesterday and today, I'll endeavor to get a post up later