Legacy of Fire (Inactive)

Game Master dinketry

"Perhaps we should explore the rest of the monastery. We may find something to aid us in our battle against those vile pugwampi."

"That is a good idea," the druid agrees.

Layaali looks around the big room she's in, finally having a chance to examine things. She walks around as she does so, looking for anything that might help out cause against the pugwampi.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

"Which way have you not yet travelled?" she asks.

Have you guys been in those two wings off the room we're in, above and below our position on the map? If not, Layaali would like to go there first. If you have, shall we go in the next gap/arch/whatever that's close to us?

Bruised and tired, and truth be told broken by two bloody encounters with the pugwampis, Uzma is more than happy to allow the newcomer to lead them.

"We explored very little, if anything at all really," he explains. "We heard the creatures as soon as we arrived, and engaged them promptly. By Gozreh, our path was twice cursed. Your coming is a blessing"

Uzma raises his hands in thanks to the heavens, offering a silent prayer.

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Uh-oh. Don't let the soft, squishy, half-blind healer go first!

"Thank you for your kind words, Uzma," Layaali replies serenely, seemingly unconcerned about the pugwampi in the nearby chapel. "Vildeis has caused our paths to cross, and I thank him for it. Your cause is just."

Layaali explores the two side wings carefully, then is ready to go through the nearby entrance into that square room.

Perception on West Wing: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13
Perception on East Wing: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

"Shall we?" she asks, ready to follow whoever wants to lead the way into the next room.

Layaali will go first if no one else wants to, but she really shouldn't. lol

With what is proving to be a characteristic disregard for his own safety, Uzma goes ahead, following the oracle's guidance. His staff bringing the light of Gozreh into the darkness, he steps into the adjoining room...

Perception: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

"Bless our endeavours, Vildeis," Layaali intones serenely as a glowing halo appears around her head. She follows Uzma's lead and looks around curiously.

Activating my halo. Counts as the light spell and grants me +2 on intimate against evil creatures, and +2 on saving throws against becoming dazzled or blinded.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 Can only see up to 30 ft. away

Drael follows the two into the next room, shading his eyes from the light of Layaali's halo with one hand as he looks around for any sign of other enemies.
Perception: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

May need to back you up a bit here...Layaali, I will rule that you have activated your halo first, as the two side chambers lie veiled in shadow.

The oracle of Vildeis walks into the western side wing. The ceiling here has remained intact over the years, helping to preserve a huge bas-relief statue of a muscular humanoid man with a pointy beard gesturing toward a huge mountain in the background, his face a picture of mortal concern.

After perusing the western side wing, Layaali enters the eastern side wing. A similar statue adorns the eastern wall of this chamber, in this case with the bearded figure appearing on a hilltop to a group of robed pilgrims. The being holds up his hands, palms out, in a sign of peace. Though many of the faces and limbs on the bas-relief have been worn down or cut away, the expressions of those range from beatific to horrified.

A crude stone stele that seems to have been erected more recently than the abandonment of the monastery stands here as well. Its graven inscription reads: 'A ghost of unholy mien was purged from this place by Theodephus Estrovan, servant of Iomedae, 4691 ar.'

Local: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5 Untrained, maximum 10
Religion: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (20) + 5 = 25

"Hmmm..." Layaali muses aloud as she examines the carvings in the western wing. "This is Vardishal. He's a very obscure regional saint. I've never seen him depicted in person, before." She runs her fingers along the carvings. "Interesting."

In the east wing Layaali examines the stele, and offers a quick prayer to Vildeis as she passes by. She then turns to the carvings, pointing out Vardishal again. "This is beautiful work. It's a shame it's in such a poor state of repair..."

Suddenly she stops. She runs her fingers along the carvings, between the legs of Vardishal on the eastern wall. She places her fingers in the cracks and pulls, as if trying to pry something out of the wall.

Layaali tries to open the secret compartment, first by pulling it open, then pushing and then just generally fiddling with it.

The blessings of Vildeis unveil the well-hidden cracks of what appears to be a door to Layaali. As she fiddles and pushes at the door, she feels a tight but forgiving restriction to opening the door, as if something was in the way on the other side.

I moved you on the map to where the secret door is, Layaali. Could you give me a Strength check, please?

Uzma realises that Layaali isn't following him, and pauses in leaving the room.

Uzma, you can decide if you cast your light spell or not.

Strength Check: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5

Unable to budge the door, Layaali sighs. No matter how strong my faith, my body remains frail. Strong for a dead woman, I suppose. suddenly reminded of her tenuous hold on life, Layaali spares a moment to pray, offering thanks to Vildeis for allowing her a second chance at life.

Then she calls out to her companions. "I found something. Come, help me push this door open."

Keeping the light of Gozreh shining in these abandoned halls, Uzma joins Layaali. He makes a weak attempt at opening the door, looking to the other, stronger members of the party to succeed...

Strength check: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (12) - 1 = 11

Uzma attempts to force the door open unsuccessfully, though his druidic senses notice the presence of thick vegetation on the other side of the door.

Drael-bot activate!

Drael strides forward determinedly.

"Allow me," he murmurs.

Strength check: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (12) + 3 = 15

The suli shoves open the door with a grunt, snapping thick vines and displacing eye-level tufts of scrub grass from the door jamb. Inside, looming walls with no apparent doors enclose this small roofless garden. Monks must once have come here to relax and contemplate the ways of nature, but any order they might have brought to the place all those years ago is almost impossible to notice now, as a wild cacophony of multicoloured scrub plants and desert weeds have almost completely overgrown the space.

Drael stands aside to let someone else enter the secret garden.

Layaali smiles at Drael. "Thank you."

Then she enters the secret garden. She examines the walls for further hidden compartments and passages. She looks at the plants, as well, but is unable to identify them.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (11) + 3 = 14

"It's beautiful."

Uzma follows, marvelling at the overgrown vines and weeds, identifying most of them, and searching for any that might be of particular use or interest.

Knowledge, Nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (4) + 7 = 11

"It is beautiful," he agrees.

Moving you folks inside the secret garden on the map...

Uzma makes note of the opportunistic scrub grass and overgrown dwarf joshua trees, but doesn't seem to find anything of immediate use. Layaali, however, notes something of distinct use.

"Here, look. Another one. See?" Layaali says as she points out another secret door. The area surrounding the door is considerably overgrown, making any attempts to open the door quite difficult unless you were to tame the plant-life.

Uzma approaches the second secret door, and sees if there is any way to clear the way without harming the plants. Perhaps the vines can be pushed aside? Or oerhaps there is a way to squeeze through the branches?

Knowledge, Nature: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (11) + 7 = 18

Uzma surmises which way the root balls of the plants grow, and thusly learns how to push them aside with little disruption and less needed energy. He realises also that he could clear the areas in front of both hidden doors with ~5 minutes’ work, but that would unearth some of the flora.

Uzma, you have a +2 to your Strength check to open this door.

Layaali smiles at Uzma's care for the plants. When he goes to try to push it open she leans in to help.

Strength to Aid: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (14) - 1 = 13

Strength check: 1d20 - 1 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (6) - 1 + 2 + 2 = 9

Even with Layaali's aid, Uzma can't seem to push the door open.

"Give it a try?" he asks Drael, hoping to clear the area only as a last resort.

Layaali steps back, allowing Drael room to push the door in her stead.

Drael shrugs as he looks at the door, [b]It's worth a shot, I suppose." He stretches out his arms before attempting to push the door open.
Strength: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (16) + 3 = 19

The door pulls inward, FYI.

The suli yanks open the door, firmly displacing the thick vines covering its surface. A darkened room lies beyond, but a filthy stench fills Drael's nostrils.

Layaali peers into the room, letting her halo illuminate the darkness.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

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I forgot to ask: Is Layaali's crossbow and dagger the only unbroken weapons? Cause Layaali's willing to pass her dagger off to someone who's better with it, if she notices they lack a weapon in good repair.

Layaali moves cautiously into the room.

Everyone within the secret garden catches a whiff of rot coming from the room. Drael, Uzma, and Layaali also perk up at a curious whir coming from the ceiling. Too late, Layaali attempts to defend herself from four pairs of bat wings, two tangles of thin legs, and a pair of needle-sharp proboscises descending at her chest.

Surprise Round!

Evil GM roll: 1d4 ⇒ 2

Surprise Attack on Layaali #1: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (17) + 7 = 24 HIT!
Surprise Attack on Layaali #2: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (12) + 7 = 19 HIT!

The two pale insectoid creatures bury their sharp noses into the aasimar's chest. Layaali begins to feel her life essence draining from her.

Layaali, please take 2 points of Constitution damage.

Evil GM roll #1: 1d100 ⇒ 18
Evil GM roll #2: 1d100 ⇒ 46

Layaali, I need a Fortitude save from you as well. Remember that the Constitution damage will adjust your Fortitude save.

Round 1!

The bulbous apple-sized creature begins to grow redder in colour, its back end heaving as it continues to suckle from Layaali's chest.

Layaali, you take another 1 point of Constitution damage.

Drael and then Rafyyk may act!

You do NOT need to roll d20s twice currently.

Fortitude: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Drael's axe leaps to hand as he swings at the creatures hanging from Layaali, doing his best to avoid cutting her at all but in fact merely slicing the air.
Attack: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Evil GM roll: 1d3 ⇒ 3

The suli swings at Layaali's parasitic passengers, his care in avoiding the oracle resulting in missing their bulbous bodies as well.

Rafyyk pushes in past Layaali with his lender crossbow raised, targeting another of the flying pests descending from the ceiling.

Ranged Attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (10) - 1 = 91d8 ⇒ 7 MISS!

The flying pest in question attempts to pierce Rafyyk's neck, just above his chain shirt.

Melee Attack on Rafyyk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (1) + 7 = 8 MISS!

The bug-like creature collides with the body of Rafyyk's crossbow as it attacks, careening off to the left. The second creature embedded in Layaali heaves with the energy of its suckling, its thorax and abdomen growing darkly pink in colour.

Layaali, you lose another 1 point of Constitution damage.

Korum and Layaali may act!

Layaali gasps as the bug-like creatures latch onto her, drinking her blood rapidly. She draws her dagger and stabs at the repulsive beast nearest to her face.

Attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (6) - 1 = 5
Damage: 1d4 - 1 ⇒ (4) - 1 = 3

Dizzy from blood loss she misses completely.

Korum examines the creatures, his face impassive as he attempts to identify the nature of these creatures.

Knowledge (Arcana or Nature): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (3) + 8 = 11

He steps into the fray as best he can, raising his hands to form the required gestures without inviting an attack by one of the bugs, the words of power tumbling from practiced lips. Soon after, a dazzling flash of light and color erupts from his hands, washing over all of the creatures and, likely 1 or 2 allies :/

Concentration v. DC 17: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (9) + 5 = 14

Color Spray Will Save DC: 15

Korum, I need you to position yourself on the map so you can cast your spell effectively, please. Currently, you're facing a wall. The yellow box is the secret doorway. Additionally, you don't need to cast defensively - these tiny creatures do not provoke AoAs.

Since it's safe to say I get caught in the blast no matter where you move, I'm rolling my Will Save for you, Korum!

Will Save vs. Colour Spray: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

Awaiting Korum's clarification of his position on the map.

sorry, misread the yellow boxes. Moved in to cast.

Korum, assuming that you were just outside of the first secret door at the start of this combat, you would only have 30 feet of movement to play with in order to move and cast in initiative. I've taken the liberty of placing your icon in a position that you could have reached that would provide you the most strategic area of effect for your spell.

The wizard rushes into the room past the struggling Layaali and whirls around, sprays of colour shooting from his fingertips. The spell unfortunately catches two of his comrades as well as the bulk of the creatures. Layaali's eyes roll back into her skull and she collapses on the ground.

Will Save Rafyyk: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21 SUCCESS!

Rafyyk, however, weathers the spell with a stoic glare.

Will Save Bug #1: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (14) + 1 = 15 SUCCESS!
Will Save Bug #4: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19 SUCCESS!
Will Save Bug #2: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (11) + 2 = 13 FAIL!

Wow, just not meant to be, I guess...

Random GM roll: 2d4 ⇒ (4, 4) = 81d4 ⇒ 11d100 ⇒ 60

One of the bug-like creatures pops out of the aasimar's chest when she hits the ground, unresponsive and barely moving, but the first continues to heave away, drinking its fill. Its airborne mate, unaffected by the rainbow blast, attempts again to feed from the other oracle in the room, while a fourth creature buzzes around the newly-arrived half-orc.

Ranged Attack on Rafyyk: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15 HIT!

Evil GM roll: 1d100 ⇒ 57

The needle-like nose of the winged thing plunges into Rafyyk's neck just above his chain shirt. The half-orc oracle howls in pain.

Uzma, it is your turn!

Having called upon the blessings of Gozreh too many times since sunrise, Uzma must now face life and death as no more than a common man. He sees in this trial an occasion to prove himself in the eyes of his God... He rushes into the room and attacks, confident that at the very least he will resist the effects of the vermin's attack, and draw them away from the others, and Layaali in particular.

attack: 1d20 - 1 ⇒ (13) - 1 = 121d4 - 1 ⇒ (1) - 1 = 0

Another impressive attack...

What are you attacking, Uzma? And with what?

How much CON damage did the two suckling stirges to do Layaali this round?

Those details would help... Ideally, the one right in front of me, with a quarterstaff!

Layaai, you've taken 4 points of CON dmg total. 2 from this round.

The druid rushes into the room and attacks the unattached and active pest but misses by inches.

Round 2!

The rapidly-swelling back end of the creature still attached to Layaali's chest reddens further.

Layaali, you take another 1 hp of CON dmg. That's now 5 total.

Rafyyk drops his crossbow and moves to grab the bug attached to his neck and pull it out.

Combat Manoeuvre: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17 SUCCESS!

Rafyyk pulls the bloody tip of the thing's nose out of his neck with considerable effort.

Drael, you may act!

Got it! Good thing Layaali's got such high CON...

Forgive my sloppy movement, Dink. I was moving on my phone and accidentally got to the wrong square and then it wouldn't let me pick up the token again. Also, those will save rolls. Blech.

No worries! (Save for those Will saves).

Awaiting Drael...

Awaiting Drael.

Oops, I had forgotten that Drael was away through today. Dum-dum DM move.

Drael rushes in past the fallen Layaali and moves to grab the still-suckling creature from the aasimar's chest.

Grapple manoeuvre: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (16) + 4 = 20 SUCCESS!

The suli draws the blood-engorged creature from Layaali's supine form, holding it in his hand as it beats its wings uselessly. Meanwhile, the last remaining flying thing plunges at...

GM roll: 1d4 ⇒ 1

...the wizard!

Touch Attack on Korum: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (6) + 7 = 13 HIT!

The pallid thing sinks into the half-orc's flank and immediately begins sucking.

Evil GM roll: 1d100 ⇒ 82

Korum, you take 1 point of Constitution damage. It is your turn as well!

Korum snarls in anger and pain as the disgusting vermin latches onto him. He brings his axe up, swinging it wildly at the creature draining him.

Knowledge (Nature) to identify: 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (8) + 8 = 16
Attack: 1d20 ⇒ 14
Damage: 1d12 ⇒ 8

Korum, I'm going to impose a -2 penalty on your 'to hit' roll to wield a 2-handed weapon - your great axe - at yourself, essentially. Lucky for you that that still hits. Also, I have you at 7/7 hp given the one Constitution point of damage that you took.

The wizard brings up his weapon and swings the head of the greataxe down viciously alongside his body, cleaving the parasite in twain, its needle-like nose still stuck in his flank. The rest of the creature flops a few times on the floor of the chamber before growing still.

The pest currently held by Rafyyk attempts to break free of the half-orc oracle's grip.

Attempt to Break Grapple: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (18) + 3 = 21 SUCCESS!

The flying creature bursts out of the hold and flies towards the ceiling, chased by Rafyyk's curses.

Uzma, it is your turn!