GM Tektite's Emerald Spire (Inactive)

Game Master Feral

"Is anyone else hurt..or can we move on to explore the next room?"

Nah, we're fine. Let's move. The real treasure has to be somewhere.

Senma shrugs. He doesn't feel injured.

"A scratch. Let's go."

Where to? The door to the west (north) of the room your in, or back into the other room to check some of those doors?

Joey sees the immediate exit and would to the door inside the room we are in, unless the other say different.

Soro will follow where the party leads.

Fysus will cast virtue on everyone again...just to be safe, before nodding at Joey as he sees Joey look at the door in this room

Moving through the armory room, you find the rubble and debris makes it hard to walk. Opennig the western door, you see, those who can, a small alcove with a hall leading to the west. This area contains just as much broken glass and rubble as the armory. i.e. Difficult Terrain

"They...don't keep this place...very clean. Goblins."

Senma laughs. Dirty little scamps! He continues down the hallway with confidence!

Kicking his way through the garbage (goblins and debris) Aillig prays for guidance and loads his crossbow, taking up position with Joey at the front.

Moving around is a bit more difficult than I would like, yeah. Joey continues forward.

Makkoa keeps his usual routine going. He is eerily quiet, keeping a continual Detect Magic going, making sure the group doesn't pass by or on any magical items or traps. He continues to hold his pole arm as he does so.

"Maybe there's more weapons hidden inside this rubble? We found 6 of them in the other room"

"Best to kill or drive off the goblins first. We can search later."

Continuing north, those who can see in the darkness, notice the hall stetches to the west, with an offshoot to the south that likely leads to the entryway the dirtpath led too.

At the west end of the hall, a goblin astride a dog-like creature notices the party, squeals in surprise and darts to the northwest, around a corner and into the darkness.

"The jig is up. Either we chase and try to not give them time to prepare, or we go very carefully, knowing they might come looking for us!"

Or we can wait for them to wonder where we are. Maybe we can set up our own ambush? Either that or try one of them other doors.

Chase what now? Senma looks a bit puzzled in the torchlight.

"Goblin on a goblin dog. That way." Soro points.

"Better chase it is quickly..if it get's organized we might be in trouble"

Aillig lowers his crossbow, unable to get a shot off before the goblin rides off. "Probably be trying to sneak up behind us. I say we go back. Lock these doors behind us. Open the double doors we seen."

Fysus looks at Aillig and nods

Fysus will then follow.

Whatever you think is best. Senma nods in affirmation.

"Sure."

Looks like Aillig got the plan. OK, lets go!

Going back the way you came, locking the door behind you. (Are you jamming the lock or just locking? Either way, Disable check.

Going back through the armory, you return to the double doors. Opening the door, you see stairs wind upward to the right, circling around a glowing wall of semi-translucent green stone. It seems the Azlanti tower was built around a core of some other material—a spire within a spire.

"Hmm, how do we barricade this door to keep the goblins from sneaking behind us?"

I moved the group down to the double-doors Aillig mentioned. Once there, he'll give it a listen and lookover, then open the doors with crossbow ready.

Perception with Guidance: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (11) + 6 + 1 = 18

Disable Device: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (19) + 10 = 29

"Probably not coming that way." Aillig looks up the stairs. Closing the doors, he points to the northern door next to them. "Let's try that way."

Recasting guidance.

Assuming we have the time to do so, recasting virtue on everyone. Otherwise just the one opening the door

Joey easily jams the lock on the door in the armory.

Aillig heard no sounds before the doors were opened to reveal the stairs leading up.

Moving to the northern door, the one the party heard a metallic clanking and chuffing sound earlier, Aillig finds he hears the same sounds.

"Where to? Upstairs, or the northern door?"

"Open passage first I think, let's leave the closed doors for later. So upstairs"

"Sounds good to me," Makkoa whispers to the others.

The stairs are five feet wide, marching order?

Looks like Marching Order:
Joey -> Aillig
Senma -> Soro
Fysus - Makkoa

Good with me!

Do you want Soro in the middle? I think he may be the closest thing to a tank in the party.

Aiilig's plan is to be near the front only so he can get a clear shot with his crossbow - after which he moves back to make room for Soro. Joey is up front checking for traps, but if he's quick he can get off a sneak attack on the first round of combat if he goes before an enemy and can catch them flat-footed. I'm assuming he will probably step back after as well, leaving Soro in the front for the remainder of the fight.

Soro AND me!

Climbing the stairs, Joey gets to the top and sees a closed door with an arrow slit in it. Checking, he will find the door locked.

Aillig holds a finger up for silence to the others, then will assist Joey in searching the door for traps.

Perception Aid Another: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (19) + 6 = 25

If it's clear, let's disable and open it.

Yep, we'll try taking 10 to do all of that.

Joey and Allig find the door untrapped , but as Joey begins to pick the lock, an arrow comes firing out of the arrow slit toward Joey!

Attack vs Joey FF: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (20) + 10 = 30
Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

Crit Confirm vs Joey FF: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (7) + 10 = 17
Crit Damage: 2d8 + 6 ⇒ (1, 5) + 6 = 12

The arrow slams into Joey's chest, piercing his heart! The man goes down, on death's door!

Initiative:
Makkoa
??????
Fysus
Soro
Joey
Senma
Aillig

Fysus is up!

I have Joey at -10 hp with a Con score of 12

As he sees Joey go down Fysus heart skips a bit, having no space to reach the dying man (and having no access to the stabilize spell) Fysus prepares to take action when he can

"Clear some space! Or better..drag Joey over here!"

(Delaying for now, - most likely coming out of delay when it's possible to cast cure light wounds on Joey)

That would be correct. I'll roll my death save quickly now, hope it's not needed. It's without mods since I'm about to leave:

Con Save, without mods: 1d20 ⇒ 11

Soro is also unable to move up, and instead switches to mace and shield.