GM SpiderBeard's Wrath of the Righteous (Inactive)

Game Master Barvo Delancy

While Sarkast is out scouting, Irabeth approaches the group.

"I need to go in with you I think," she says as she eyes Citadel Drezen unhappily. "I started this whole mess with Staunton Vhane, I need to finish it."

Who will command the Army while you are gone M'lady? Nilus asks

Noting that the area is currently unoccupied, Sarkast takes a moment to try to create a path to help the others climb in.

Is it possible to create a path to make the climb easier? If it requires Knowledge (engineering) Sarkast will need advice, but if his own knowledge of climbing and creative use of Disable Device could help, he'll do that before returning to the group to report.

"I have a lieutenant who can keep command of the troops in the meantime - I've already let Garrick know he can expect temporary command in my absence. Aron and Anevia are going to run guerilla attacks against the few weak points in the citadel, that should keep those inside distracted. Aravashnial has volunteered to scour the area for potions and so if you return here at the end of each day, he will hopefully have found some new supplies for you."

Unless you ahve further actions I'll pop you in the Citadel later on today to get things moving.

Hitting fast forward.

With Aron's help, Sarkast manages to set up a neat means of entry and exit from the moat. They return and get a quick briefing that Irabeth will be accompanying the group. With their goal firmly in mind, the retrieval of the Sword of Valor, the group beds down for the night ready to move out the next day.

It is clear that there is a stalemate where the massive Citadel seems to have a sparse, but dangerous population who dare not face the full army, while the army itself cannot enter the Citadel without suffering massive casualties. At the crack of dawn, Anevia and Aron are already gone, circling the Citadel with their plan of guerilla attacks, distractions, and inconveniences to its denizens. Aravashnial has taken off to begin scouring Drezen for magical supplies.

The group meet up, gather supplies, and make for Sarkast's entrance. The footholds and rope rigging work perfectly, and soon the group find themselves in the west of the citadel, north of what Aron marked as a garrison on the map.

This room appears to have once been several smaller chambers, which have all crumbled into the moat. Daylight streams in from the west, but further in is utter darkness. Immediately east of their entrance is a grand hall. The walls are bare and uninviting, but show the strength of good dwarven stonework.

There are doors in all directions; double doors and a single door to the east, two matching sets of doors to the north and south, and double doors to the west.

Map is updated. Remember you can reference the hand-drawn map to figure out where you are. I'll make assumptions on party order unless its laid out explicitly. I need to know who has light.

Nilus will hold up Radiance for Dejik to cast Daylight upon...

I will carry the Light.

Ayesha has no need for light w/ Darkvision 60' and Lowlight vision. She will likely be right behind Sarkast, giving the rogue plenty of room to maneuver, but close enough to support him as needed.

Dejik uses Aravashniel's wand to cast daylight on Radiance.

Sarkast points toward the southern end of the room and quietly says, "I heard voices from that direction yesterday."

Sarkast listens at the each of the doors and checks each one for evidence of traps or locks.

South door - Sarkast hears movement, at least one person. The doors are unlocked.

East and west double doors - Locked, no sound.

All other doors - unlocked, no sound.

Ayesha followed Sarkast and made ready to visit violence on anyone that threatened the rogue. When he made motions to indicate voices on the other side of the Southern doors, she got in position.

Dejik casts mythic Protection from Evil on Jinxx, then moves position to cover the group's back.

South door - Sarkast hears movement, at least one person. The doors are unlocked.

There are two doors in the south, is the sound heard through both, as if they lead to the same room? If so, either door will do. If not, please place Sarkast by the one with the sound.

Sarkast gets his knife in hand and waits for everyone to get into position. He crouches slightly, making room for Nilus to be able to reach over him if needed.

The sound comes from both doors - they apparently lead to the same room.

Ronan will cast Haste on everyone.

The group gather around the two doors, pause for a moment, and then swing them open! A grisly site awaits them in the room. Dozens of beds fill this wide room, jamed together with little space between them. A dozen decapitated human bodies lie in a heap to the west, while a dozen human heads sit to the east. A fierce-eyed woman with wild hair, spiked shoulderpads, and a huge sword stands, waiting for you.

"DEG! Du drepte dem! De døde av min bladet, men du drepte dem ! Herre Staunton vil holde sin hånd og spare meg hvis jeg gir ham
din hoder."

Roaring, she attacks!

Jinxx and Sarkast are up! Map is updated.

"Hva snakker du om? Hvem er Herren Staunton? Hvorfor drepte du disse menneskene?"

Despite trying to talk to her, Sarkast can tell she has no plans to hold back, and moves in with blinding speed.

Mythic point for fleet charge to dart in and attack, bypassing DR. Then full round action to attack while she's flat-footed. Using Combat Expertise.

Fleet charge attack, +1 dagger: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (15) + 14 = 29 Damage, bypasses DR: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (1) + 6 = 7 Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 5, 3) = 13

Primary, +1 dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 Damage, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (4, 2, 5, 6) = 17

Secondary, mw dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (8) + 10 = 18 Damage, cold iron: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (3) + 3 = 6 Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 4, 5) = 18

Haste, +1 dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (18) + 10 = 28 Damage, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 Sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 6, 1) = 14

If any sneak attack hits, target is Disoriented (-2 attack, -4 vs Sarkast) for 1 round. For each additional successful sneak attack, duration extends by 1 round or until a new condition is applied.

With Combat Expertise, AC is currently 25.

Sarkast rushes in, one dagger slamming into the Kellid woman's ribs. He slashes out twice more without joy, but the final attack scores deeply as well, slashing her over her eyes and causing blood to pour and obscure her vision.

"Ikke spille dum med meg! Og de døde for deres feil - jeg var barmhjertig!"

Jinxx is up!

Jinxx flies in and rips into the Kellid

Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (19) + 12 = 31 Bite Dmg: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7
Bite: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (11) + 12 = 23 Bite Dmg: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Ignoring the wound Jinxx opens up, the woman starts hammering her greatsword at Sarkast, her eyes mad with rage.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (14) + 17 = 31 Damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (5, 5) + 9 = 19
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (12) + 12 = 24 Damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (6, 1) + 9 = 16

Sarkast nimbly ducks under one swipe, but the other catches him, almost sending him sprawling as the powerful woman slashes him with her sword.

Everyone is up!

attack, spellstrike: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25
damage, as: 1d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 5 + 2 = 11
shocking grasp: 5d6 ⇒ (3, 4, 5, 5, 2) = 19

Ayesha bolted into the room as she heard the woman screaming at Sarkast, cursing herself for not being ready to pounce the moment the door opened. She turned the curse into a spell, sending crackling energy down Darb N'ssiar as she struck out at the woman.

Casting shocking grasp with spellstrike, using swift to activate arcane strike.

Nilus moves forward magically swifter thanks to Ronan's magic Radiance!: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (10) + 14 = 24 Radiance: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (4) + 13 = 17

Please everyone don't forget the +1 to attack and damage from Flagbearer!

By everyone, he menas me, as I forgot both the flagbearer and the haste bonuses

Dejik scans the room with Death Watch, making sure that none of the dead will rise against the party. Death Watch will tell her if any of the bodies are undead.

Staunton ei ole hänen oman päänsä kun me päästä häntä : hän maksaa hänen petosta. Sinulla on mahdollisuus armoa, jos luovutettava ja kerro meille, mitä haluamme tietää.

Sarkast nimbly ducks under one swipe, but the other catches him, almost sending him sprawling as the powerful woman slashes him with her sword.

With Combat Expertise, Sarkast's AC is currently 25, so that second attack just barely missed.

Sarkast dodges one attack and parries the other. He then continues his rapid jabs, sped up by Ronan's spell and spurred on by anger has he recall's Staunton's name.

"Omia ihmisiä murhattiin, koska he eivät noudata petturi? Olet suljettu kohtalosi rakastaja demonit!"

Two-weapon fighting, haste, flagbear, flanking:
Primary, +1 dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 damage, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (3) + 6 = 9 sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 6) = 20
Secondary, mw dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (5) + 10 = 15 damage, magic: 1d4 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5 sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 5, 1, 2) = 14
Haste, +1 dagger: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (2) + 10 = 12 damage, magic: 1d4 + 6 ⇒ (4) + 6 = 10 sneak attack: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 2, 1, 4) = 12

Wow, looks like a lot of miss. Even if none of those hit, Disoriented (-2 attack, -4 vs Sarkast) continues for one more round.

Ronan casts mage armor on Jinxx Jinxx now has AC30

Jinxx pounces and claws and bites.

Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16 Bite Dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Bite: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (19) + 13 = 32 Bite Dmg: 1d8 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8
Gore: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (8) + 13 = 21 Gore Dmg: 1d6 + 4 ⇒ (5) + 4 = 9
Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 Claw Dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6
Claw: 1d20 + 13 ⇒ (15) + 13 = 28 Claw Dmg: 1d4 + 4 ⇒ (1) + 4 = 5

adding the +1 to attack and damage from Flagbearer!, forgot about that last time.

Jinxx also has mythic protection from evil on him. His AC is basically a million at this point.

The bodies are very dead and do not appear to be coming back any time soon.

The enormous, spinning blade foils Sarkast's attempts to land a blow. However, as she fends off Sarkast, Jinxx leaps onto her back, biting down hard and ripping into her sohulders. She throws the eidolon off, only to get impaled with Nilus' glaive and zapped with Ayesha's scimitar.

Roaring, she continues to almost mindlessly attack Sarkast, consumed by her rage. He is caught with a hard slash across his chest but manages to spin out of the way of the second attack.

Attack: 1d20 + 17 ⇒ (16) + 17 = 33 Damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (4, 5) + 9 = 18
Attack: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (2) + 12 = 14 Damage: 2d6 + 9 ⇒ (5, 1) + 9 = 15

Sarkast takes 18 damage. Everyone is up!

attack,haste, flag: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (20) + 11 + 1 + 1 = 33
damage,flag,as: 1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 10

attack,haste, flag: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 11 + 1 + 1 = 14
damage,flag,as: 1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 11

confirm,haste, flag, anatomist: 1d20 + 11 + 1 + 1 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 11 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 25
damage,flag,as: 1d6 + 6 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 6 + 1 + 2 = 14

Ayesha continued to slash at the woman, her first strike diving past the woman's defenses. The second got fouled on one of her scarves, and the resulting halt of momentum nearly tore her scimitar from her hand.

Nilus strikes the woman with the flat of Radiance's blade, she isn't a Demon...perhaps he could succeed with her where he failed with Nurah Radiance Nonlethal1: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (18) + 14 - 4 = 28 Nonlethal: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (3) + 13 = 16

Radiance Nonlethal2: 1d20 + 9 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 9 - 4 = 24 Nonlethal: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (7) + 13 = 20
Radiance NonlethalHaste: 1d20 + 14 - 4 ⇒ (14) + 14 - 4 = 24 Nonlethal: 1d10 + 13 ⇒ (2) + 13 = 15

Looks like about 50 nonlethal damage if they all hit....

Ayesha leaps over a sweeping greatsword and her black blade comes down, opening up a vicious wound in the raging woman. Nilus, making a split second decision to save the woman's life in this obviously losing battle, cracks her across the head with the butt of Radiance. Her eyes roll up into her head, and she collapses to the ground.

End of Combat

Sarkast's wound starts to transfer to Dejik. Sarkast heals 5 hp; Dejik takes 5.

Dejik moves up behind Sarkast and casts a healing spell.

Panting slightly from the exertion, Ayesha cocked an eyebrow at nilus, after watching his slap the woman unconscious with the flat of his blade. "So, after you fail to convert this one are we going to cut off her head, too?"

Ayesha looked stricken at the words that came out of her mouth. "I'm sorry, Nilus, that was uncalled for. I know you want to redeem these lost ones. It just upsets me so much that they callously throw away the lives of others," she gestured to the decapitated bodies around them, "and yet we endanger ourselves to save them from themselves. You are a better person than I, in this regard at least. I am of the mind to just send each and every one of them to their god for judgement."

Lady Ayesha, you have known more horror in this world than I. I fault you not for your anger. But I know that where there is life, there is beauty. Where my blade passes, beauty is lessened. He says the last sentences with a reverent tone.

However her words sting the man, reminding him of his failures.

He disarms the woman and looks for something to bind her wrists and ankles.

She will have to remain here while we carry out our mission. We cannot risk taking her with us.

Did Sarkast take 37 or 18 dmg?

If he took 18, she'll cast Cure Light Wounds. If he took 37, she'll cast Cure Moderate Wounds.

The earlier attack missed because of his Combat Expertise, so he only took the one hit. Your CLW takes care of it all.

"Kiitos, ystäväni."

Sarkast thanks Dejik as she heals his wounds. While Nilus secures the defeated woman, the scout checks the other exits for any signs that their noise is bringing further enemies.

There are a decent amount of empty rooms in the citadel so when searching an area I'll open up a little more of the area to move things along.

Irabeth, who had been watching the group's back against any reinforcements comes in to look over the bound woman, shaking her head sadly.

"You have great faith Nilus, I am shamed by your devotion. That said, we appear to have not been noticed. I haven't heard anything." She looks back in the direction the group came from.

"It would take very little effort for me to get back to camp - I can bring our prisoner back to be taken in and questioned. Let me return our prisoner while you explore this area."

A quick detect magic spell reveals that the woman carried a potion of barkskin (+5), a potion of cure serious wounds, +2 hide armour, and a +1 adamantine greatsword.

The group check and search the nearby doors, hearing no signs of danger. They find that the garrison is attached to the southwest battlements, which afford a very nice view of the occupying armies and access to a couple of old catapults. Nothing of value or interest is found in this section of the citadel otherwise.

Map has been updated. Irabeth has offered to return the prisoner for you.

Nilus bows to Irabeth You honor me. I would greatly appreciate your assistance. and Nilus will help Irabeth take the big woman to the precipice of their climb and watch them go down the side of the Keep.

Once this is done, he lifts Radiance and says There will be foes that cannot or will not be redeemed. These we will slay. the "we" he means Radiance and himself.

"Someone grab that sword. We may need it to cut our way through a wall or locked door. What say we let Irabeth take the armor with her. I don't think any of us will use it, and it will only slow us down if we have to leave quickly. The potions, though, those we keep."

Is it safe to assume there is nothing of note in the rooms you opened up? If not, assume going forward standard take 10 Perception on such areas.

Also, do we expect the entrance to the real vault to be in the false vault, or in the chapel? If the former, let's head north; if the latter, east.

Sarkast checks each of the rooms in turn, then leads the way deeper into the citadel, eyes and ears peeled.

The entrance to the real vault is in the false vault. And yeah, I'm going to assume Sarkast goes over everything with taking 10 perception unless otherwise stated.

The group (eventually) opens the doors to the north, which reveals a very wide hallway leading northwards that forks eastwards on the side. Doors line the west wall. Stark dwarven practicality is the defining feature in the citadel's construction. There is no decoration, but the hallways are at least clean and free of the horrid stench and gore which has thus far been the trademark of the demons.

Most frustratingly, the doors are all iron, and they are all locked. Opening the north double doors takes a frustratingly long time for Sarkast to make his way through the complicated locking mechanism. Along the west, the group spies an empty, spartan room, its original use long since forgotten. At the end of the hallway are three doors leading east, and two leading west.

Listening at the west doors shows nothing but silence. The faint sound of movement comes from the east door.

Map is updated. All doors are iron and locked with DC 35 disable device checks to open.

Stepping back from the door, Sarkast quietly tells the others, "I hear movement. These doors are taxing my ability, and opening them would certainly give us away. I suggest we use the magic chime, and prepare to rush in."

He takes the Chime of Opening from his pack, and waits for the others to prepare.

Nilus holds Radiance ready and nods to the man.

"I would like to point out that we just picked up an adamantine greatsword. It should make quick work of any lock, hinge, door, or wall that we need to get through."

As a GM who has had plenty of groups use adamantine weapons to do THIS, I await the coming derailment of plans with glee

Nilus just gives Ayesha an odd look. Do you have some personal vendetta against this building?

Ding!

Chime: 1d20 + 11 ⇒ (14) + 11 = 25

The group hear a few clicks as the door tries to open, but the chime fails to completely open it. It appears this door may be too complicated for the chime's magic without some extremely good luck.

After the chime failed to open the door, Ayesha cocked an eyebrow at Nilus. "Only in that I don't wish to be in here any longer than necessary. Care to try the adamantine lockpick now?"

Crap, I forgot it had to make a caster level check.

Sarkast tries the magic, to no avail. He puts this chime away and asks, "If anyone has any enchantments that would enhance my own abilities, I might be able to get through in time, but it would still take luck and several tries." He looks back at Ayesha. "That sword may be our only choice, unless we want to try to go around from another direction."

Crap, I forgot it had to make a caster level check.

Just to be sure, you did remember that it automatically dispels hold portal or arcane lock, and just needs the check against the lock DC? (Hoping ...)

Locks are not magical. Just an endless parade of bastards.

I need an action guys.