MUMMY'S MASK ADVENTURE PATH - GM Spazmodeus

Game Master Spazmodeus

There is still plenty of time to kill while Harmini is patching up Wynrey.

Hey guys, I've found a new way to kill us all. There is a trap on these doors behind which is the stale water smell (I suspect a huge unwashed water elemental).

I'll try to disarm the trap when we have Wynrey fully patched up.

Has anyone poked around in the remains of the killer box to see if there is anything interesting there?

I’m up and ready!

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (10) + 3 = 13

The trap is already disarmed. Sorry if that was confusing.

Well, this looks like gold leaf. I guess this could be worth something if we want to spend a while scraping it off. I say we leave it here for now.

Ha ha, just a joke there about imminent death from a trap. I've already disarmed it.

Everyone ready to head on, press forward, etc., etc.?

Chui's energy has returned, and it's possible that the recent brush with death has left him a little more manic than usual.

Yep, let's go

Harmini packs up her kit, puts away her wand and confirms to Chui that she is now ready to proceed. Alabaster floats lazily by her side.

After you, my friends.

Obviously...

OK, let's do this.

Chui moves up to the doors, carefully listens and smells at the door, then checks to see if they are locked.

Chui examines the doors to the north again.

Surf's up anyone?[b]

[b]It looks like if we open these doors, we'll be very, very wet

I suggest letting these doors wait for a bit.

Chui moves to the southern set of double doors and follows the same routine of searching/checking.

Chui determines the doors are safe, revealing another set of doors. Again, examining them and determining they are safe as well. Once these doors are open it becomes clear these short halls connect back up with the main section the party left when they found the hidden corridor.

Moving things along... Nothing but a corridor really.

OK, going back out through the doors to the east and up that hall, are the stairs to the north going up or down?

I've moved my avatar there.

They go down.

MROW, here's this cat's thinking

Let's check out this door at the bottom of the stairs. Once we find what's there or determine there is nothing there for us, we can try to open double doors with water behind them.

Since the stairs go down, any water we release will drain down them. That's why I'd like to look there before attempting the double doors in the room of the bitey box.

All you kittens OK with this plan?

[b]I'm ok with this plan Chui it seems sound. Though I don't appreciate being called a kitten my savage kitty cat...I've heard you talk about "kittens"[B]
elendra pulls out the wand of detect undead just to be safe.

Chui makes a sweeping bow.

My deepest apologies Miss Elendra and to you other ladies. I'm afraid the excitement of battle lead me to make a most ungallant remark and for that I am sincerely sorry

I move down the stairs and get ready to open the door.

Its been years since someone called me that. As a side note, can I open this door without it coming to life and eating me?

Chui quickly moves down the stairs in order to get between Wynrey and the doors.

PRRR, Wynrey, I'm afraid that I've not yet checked for traps or enemies beyond these doors.

Would you mind if I do that first before we go forward? That way,
we'll have a better idea about the possibility of animated objects seeing you as breakfast.

Also, perhaps it would make sense for me to go through first in a stealthy manner, OK?

Oh yeah, go for it, sorry for jumping ahead, I thought you covered this already. I might still be filling up with the new blood Harmini gave me, hopefully I'll keep most of it this time.

Chui carefully (take 20) checks the double doors for traps and evidence of anything beyond, including scent. Then, if the doors are unlocked, he carefully (take 10) opens them and slips through.

The door is not trapped and it is unlocked.

There could be neatly stored cash money in the chests and crates in this room. Can I get someone to fully open the door and cast detect magic from just outside the room?

Chui carefully moves and searches for traps around the room, checking all of the chests, boxes, and urns.

Great! Everyone stand back and make ready all your healing spells, hexes, wands, and whatnot. I'm going to try to disable this magical trap, and I may very well explode!

Boxes of stuff? Now we're getting somewhere!

Seeing that Chui is disarming a trap on a wall and guessing that it is a secret door, I start to get excited.

Great find!! This might be where the real sarcophagus is!

Chui is examining the section of wall, running his paw through the air finding the magic lines of the trap. He quickly figures it out and begins to try and unravel it, then something goes wrong. His paw slips and touches the wall and the spell lines glow for a second.

A sound begins to build as if a thousand bugs are crawling through the walls. Then from below the door they begin to appear. First one, then two, but ever growing faster. They are obviously a form of carrion bug, cockroaches maybe, and the form into a swarm around Chui.

Sorry, the trap went off. Time for INITIATIVE as Combat begins.

YOWL!

I hate this job!

This tomb is awful... what's that chittering noise?

Eeek
initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 2 = 9

Chui, run out of the room and close the door!

Initiative: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Assuming that my 20 initiative lets me move now.

Run away!

Not bad thinking for someone who recently suffered major blood loss.

Chui moves out of the room (25 ft move action) and closes the door (move action).

For real though...unless someone has a way of dealing with swarms we need to book it away from this thing. We could run away, all the way out of this tomb and get some alchemist fire while someone kites it in a circle outside(swarms normally are not very fast), open the door with water behind it to try to drown it(a bad idea), or if anyone else has a plan I would hear that out.

Another crazy idea, we could clog up the openings in the door with the tapestries we took. We could wait them out since we know the the swarm was magically summoned.

Chui comes trotting out of the room and slams the door shut with a low boom. From the looks of the door it may slow them down but they will eventually be able to get through.

Initiative is up. Harmini it is your turn.

Harmini stands there expectantly with her arms crossed as Chui enters abruptly and closes the door behind him.

Well? What happened?

Harmini is on delay until she sees something alarming.

The sound of approaching bugs rises. The door is closed but it is clear the swarm is still there.

Elendra it is your turn. And everyone can give me a PERCEPTION check.

"Bugs, Mr. Rico. Zillions of em!"

What do we have in terms of area of effect weapons, spells, etc? I gotta say that I got nothing.

My sword can’t do much against those bugs unless we can convince them to all line up and they will get through this door soon. We try to seal them in or we run.

Perception: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (14) + 3 = 17

This could be really bad. Mom used to tell me stories of body retrieval missions and the more than a few of those involved a rookie team of Pathfinders walking into a room and being eaten by a swarm they couldn’t deal with.

My legs become weak for a moment but I lean against the wall and steady myself while my eyes grow wide in horror, my pupils dilated.

They eat your eyes and crawl down your throat after they kill you to lay their eggs. That will NOT BE ME!

That's disgusting... We should probably just leave and come back later. Though I would like something to show for our troubles at this point... and it's probably behind this door.

Harmini sighs audibly.

I do have a wand that might help. Elendra, do you have any of that fire left inside you?

Maintaining delay.

Elendra has taken the fire breath revelation but I'm rping its discovery here. Delay until i see the mass of critters
perception: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17
Harmini I´m sorry i don't have the will to produce any flames.

Chui, Elendra, and Wynrey can hear the bugs are concentrating behind the door and will soon make it through the door.

On their next action it is a safe bet they will move through the door.

With Elendra and Harmini on delay it is Wynrey's turn. Wynrey,
any actions? Chui you will follow Wynrey unless someone wants to come out of delay.

I grab my hip flask, drink from it and wait for the swarm to appear.

This day keeps getting better and better. I’ll try to keep them off you while you hit them.

I need to trust that the others can handle this. They can handle anything. If they can pull me out of a living coffin, they can deal with a few bugs. I just need to make sure the bugs don’t go after them

It sounds like we have exactly one wand that can do damage to a swarm. So, it's now time to RUN!

Elendra and Harmini, beat feet, and I'll follow.

Come out of delay and move, and then I'll move

Wynrey, then you go. Wynrey and I will try to stay just ahead of the swarm and between the swarm and Harmini and Elendra

I agree completely...

I could've probably handled a few bugs. Oh well... No need to get my hands dirty.

Harmini nods to Chui and moves as quickly as she can away from the door.

Coming out of delay. Double Move 60' through the room with the sarcophagus.

elendra comes out of delay and moves he appearing swarm is cought at the edge of the. 15' cone of fire. And ready the following as my action.triggered when the swarm enters our area.
*breathe deep my dear*
Elendra listens to the beautiful voice and breaths deep exhaling a cone of flame in the process.
That's new. What was that voice?is this a gift from sarenrae?
Guys i think it may be time to run now

Wynrey and Chui, last chance to take actions.

I will run once everyone else gets back.

Sigh, praying to foreign Kelish gods now. Bastet preserve us.

I take a double move and follow Harmini.