[PFS/DMK/GD3] 6-06 Hall of the Flesh Eaters Table II (Inactive)

Game Master Kludde

"Well done, Scare and... Scare's creepy friend. Let's go through the door. After we get healing."

What is the current state of everyone's hp? If two or more are injured, then Orophin will channel, leaving one use for emergency, otherwise CLW!

Looking increasingly fatigued, Orophin again shares the life energy of the spire.

"This is not as easy as it looks. The life here is tenuous. Gather around. "

Still, he shares what he can.
channel for healing: 2d6 + 1 ⇒ (4, 2) + 1 = 7

That takes Seline to full, thank you Orophin.

Kerastes moves back to the big room and takes a pick axe in his hands. He starts shifting the rubble to make an entrance.

Con check: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (18) + 1 = 19

Kerastes starts clearing away the rubble. Anyone else want to join? I'm assuming he gets help.]

Eventually, he manages clear the passage to the chamber beyond. The small chamber reeks of filth and rotten meat. A heap of coins and other valuables lies piled in the middle of the room. The largest item in the pile is a gem-studded copper sphere. Though completely motionless, the light on the sphere seems to flicker and fade like a desert mirage.

I thought there was something about a secret door that meant we didn't need to clear rubble. Ahh, now I look at the map and understand, it goes somewhere else.

con: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (16) + 1 = 17

"Where do the stairs go?"
Orophin asks even as he looks deeply into the orb

Casts detect magic

If you look at the map, you'll see two passages: one through a secret door, the other behind the rubble. The room behind the rubble has the copper orb behind it

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As Orophin enter the room, he is suddenly startled by an ear-piercing screech. Looking at the origin, a ghoul jumps out and attacks! It tries to bite the oracle, but luck is on Orophin's side, as well as the quickness of mind to step aside.

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

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Kerastes
Caumattus
Scare
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Ghoul
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Cirri
Seline
Orophin
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Kerastes moves past Orophin and attacks the ghoul from within the room

Attack: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21
Damage: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7

The ghoul can make an AoO for leaving a threatened square

Cirri grabs some tools and lends a hand at clearing rubble.

Con check: 1d20 + 1 - 1 ⇒ (6) + 1 - 1 = 6

Cirri leans against a wall. "Done! I guess we can see what's in there, one sec." Cirri hears an inhuman shriek and looks to see Orophin under attack.

Cirri sighs. "More undead." Cirri grabs her staff and does a quick flourish, causing an icy bolt to shoot through her hand.

Casting ray of frost
Ranged Touch attack into melee: 1d20 + 1 - 4 ⇒ (5) + 1 - 4 = 2 Damage: 1d3 ⇒ 2

It dashes against the wall before getting anywhere close to its target.

AoO, Kerastes: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 101d6 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The ghoul takes a swipe as kerastes moves past, then gets hits by the oread in retaliation.

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Kerastes
Caumattus
Scare
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Ghoul
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Cirri <-- Casts ray of frost
Seline
Orophin
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Scare sends his Phantom through the wall to get behind the ghoul. The Phantom then tries to slam the ghoul with an ectoplasmic fist.

Slam: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 3 + 2 = 12

Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

Scare will move into the room hoping the ghoul does not have the reflexes to strike again. Swinging his scythe once he makes it through.

Melee: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 2 = 11

Damge: 2d4 + 3 + 1 ⇒ (4, 1) + 3 + 1 = 9

Cacumattus decides to try his crossbow against the undead.

Crossbow: 1d20 + 5 - 4 ⇒ (10) + 5 - 4 = 11 for: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Scare and Cacumattus frantically try to hit the ghoul, but it is the phantom - passing through the wall and the armour of the ghoul - that delivers the killing blow.

Combat over!

"Tt..thanks.." says Orophin, somewhat shaken by the appearance and then rapid removal of the ghoul.

"Foolish of me, I remember now you saying there was an undead hiding within it. All those hours moving rocks must have cast it from my mind.."

He sits for a moment to rest and then resumes his study of the orb.
Casts detect magic

"Sorry I couldn't jump in sooner. I didn't want to get bitten again, and I'm almost out of magic anyway. Those bites hurt, you know!"

Cirri enters the room and looks at the glowing orb.

"So what do we do about this? Is this what we were looking for?"

"Well, it's glowing. Glowing things are usually important."

Knowledge(arcana): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

"Is it completely made of copper? I wonder how much that would be worth..."

Appraise: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

It is indeed the orb of stars that lies in this room, as well as a heap of treasure left here by Sevenfingers. Once, the treasure was packed in several leather backpacks, but it seems the hunger of the ghoul was large enough for the leather satchels to be torn apart.

With the orbs of stars secured, the only obstacle out is the leech-infested pool, though a quick wade through will prevent any harm. Outside, daylight shines, still casting strange shadows over the gloomy spire. Another two-hours descent by stairs brings the adventurers back to the Grinning Pixie.

Before ordering the Pixie to return to Drenchport, Calisro Beanery addresses the PCs once more: “Pathfinders, you have done a great service for me and the Society. The recovery of the Orb of Stars paves the way for future expeditions. Soon, perhaps, we’ll learn more about the Gloomspires’ mysterious creators, unravel their arcane secrets, and perhaps even delve deeper into old Sevenfingers’s tomb to liberate his ill-gotten wealth. Considering what you’ve seen, you’re all now among the foremost authorities on the Gloomspires. I hope that I may call upon all of you again should the Society decide to fund another expedition.”

Congratulations! You have emerged safely from the hall of the flesh eaters. I'll prepare chronicles and report the game once I get the link.

"I'm glad you were pleased with our work. I need to go find more faces to break. Good breaking faces with you all." Seline, though pleased, still wears the same smirk on her face, and looks ready to go start a fight with someone for the fun of it.

"Thank you for your kind words captain. Will you take care of those poor people we rescued from that spire? I know they are cannibals, but I hope there is redemption to be found for them"

"I can't believe it's all copper. Well, glad to help. Happy to put down some undead."

On the trip back, Cirri tries to teach the cannibals how to fish. She does try to show them how to cook, but she knows that's a lost cause.

Cirri asks Scare a million questions about him and his giggly friend, probably getting nowhere fast and/or annoying Scare because she won't shut up.

If Seline doesn't mind, Cirri will certainly spar with her. Staff versus Fist: The eternal battle!

Seline is so up for a spar. Let's do it.

Init: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7

Init: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

lol, Cirri would check her swings to deal non lethal damage. She's already at a -4 penalty.

Quarterstaff, nonlethal: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 - 4 = 3 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (2) + 4 = 6

Seline will also use nonlethal, though she takes no penalty since she's using Unarmed Strike.

TWF Unarmed: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (5) + 2 = 7
NL damage: 1d6 + 5 ⇒ (3) + 5 = 8

TWF Unarmed: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (14) + 2 = 16
NL damage: 1d6 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

Second punch connects, so next punch she'll have +1 attack and +2 damage. :-P

Dafu?

I still need PFS#'s for Scare Crow and Caumattus (though the latter I can probably dig up)

Don't mind us, fighting it out for no reason!

Quarterstaff, nonlethal: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 - 4 = 13 Damage: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 4 = 7

No way is Cirri winning this one!

Seline smirks evilly. "I'm sorry, my friend, but you are outmatched."

TWF unarmed: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9
NL damage: 1d6 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 = 9

TWF unarmed: 1d20 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 2 + 1 = 18
NL damage: 1d6 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9

With her second punch, Seline knocks poor Cirri unconscious. She then drags her to a nearby temple to wake in the arms of a priest.

"Outmatched! I'll show you out-"

And Cirri does. By getting outmatched. And Knocked Out.

Haha, loads of fun! Thanks for the fight and thanks for the run!

Orophin is also keen to ensure the local cannibals are taken back to somewhere there is a more fulfilling diet.

"I guess that secret door and the stairs down is for another trip" he sighs.

Oops, sorry for not getting the PFS# to you, and thanks for the run!

Cacumattus - and his digestive system - fare much better on the return journey. If anyone were ever to ask, he would swear that his regular casting of Prestidigitation around mealtimes is only to keep the smell of the cannibals at bay, and not, say, because meeting them made him curious what the flavour of the humanoid races might be.