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

Game Master Kludde

Svetlana intends to put up her Protection from Evil off her Wayfinder and then go cover the Halls in ale from end to end.

"I don't always bring Ale to the party, but when I do, it's Chelish!"

Ouroboreia nods, understanding that bringing true death to the ghouls is inevitable. She gets ready to cast a spell.

Of course you can't ready an action out of combat, so it's merely a storytelling thing.

As soon as Rajhan-Vol spots a hostile overture, he is lightning-quick on his feet, and takes up cover behind the festrogs.

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Ouroboreia
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Festrog
Festrog
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Gorazio
Castien
Maeglin
Adrianna
Marra
Svetlana
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Ghoul
Ghoul
Rajhan-Vol
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Ouroboreia casts glitterdust at the group of undead.
Will DC 19 to avoid being blinded.

Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (10) + 4 = 14
Will: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (4) + 4 = 8
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (7) + 5 = 12
Will: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (17) + 5 = 22
Will: 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (5) + 7 = 12

The two festrogs stumble around, blinded, and do not manage to find any of the adventurers. Only a single ghoul seems to be unaffected by the spell.

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Gorazio
Castien
Maeglin
Adrianna
Marra
Svetlana
Ouroboreia
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Ghoul - Blinded
Ghoul
Rajhan-Vol - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
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"I don't have words, to describe how messy are things tend to get, when you try to communicate with those pesky undeads", commented gnome, throwing small piece of pigfat on floor in front of him. He chanted several words and took his wand of CLW, just in case.

Cast grease (Reflex DC14 or fall prone; difficult terrain; Acrobatics DC10 to move; re-Reflex if failed by 5 or more);
ready wand of CLW

Gorazio, stayed at his place, preparing for undeads to charge:

Brace against charge: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (10) + 6 = 16 DMG: 2d8 + 4 ⇒ (8, 1) + 4 = 13

Adrianna draws a javelin and moves straight against the wall, hurling the shaft at Rajhan-Vol!
Ranged Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (13) + 3 = 16
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (3) + 2 = 5

I'm assuming that Gravity Bow has run out here (it only lasts a minute, and a few rounds were used in last combat) - if not, feel free to reroll damage

Castien immediately fires two arrows at the nearest ghoul.

Full-round action: Attack ghoul (rapid shot)
Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (16) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 22
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 24
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (6) + 2 + 1 = 9

Marra silently screams at Rajhan-Vol and moves forward some with her scimitar ready.

Ear piercing screem ( dazed for 1 round and takes 1d6 points, fort save vs DC12 to negate dazed)

sonic: 1d6 ⇒ 3

Not sure if she had tome to trigger the Protection from Evil, but hey she will kick off regardless

Svetlana moves in to engage...

Striking at the Green target
Power Attack+Arcane Strike+OHC

Attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (17) + 10 = 27
Damage 1d10 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 20

She then screams a long and semi intelligible list of profanities at them in some diabolical tongue, obviously goading them to 'come at her' and draw the undeads attention as she grips her bardiche in anticipation.

Ouroboreia starts conjuring another earth elemental.
Casting summon monster II.

Adrianna hurls a javelin, which hits the blinded ghost with ease. Castien fires two straight shots and ends the unlife of the nearest ghoul.

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

Marra throws an unheard scream at the blinded ghost, while Maeglin greases up the floor. The one festrog joins the dead ghoul in lying on the floor.

Reflex: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (3) + 1 = 4

The festrog moves at Adrianna, but snaps and swipes at thin air..

Bite: 1d100 ⇒ 341d20 + 6 - 4 ⇒ (1) + 6 - 4 = 3
Claw: 1d100 ⇒ 221d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 4 = 22
Claw: 1d100 ⇒ 501d20 + 7 - 4 ⇒ (19) + 7 - 4 = 22 <-- Note that 50 is a miss on 50% concealment chance

Rajhan-vol moves up as well, and tries to bite Adrianna, but Adrianna manages to waylay the blinded undead.

Acrobatic: 1d100 ⇒ 18

The remaining festrog stands up and moves out of the greased area.

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Gorazio
Castien
Maeglin
Adrianna
Marra
Svetlana
Ouroboreia
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Rajhan-Vol (8) - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
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The earth elemental appears from nowhere, striking a festrog while flanking it with Adrianna.
Slam, PA, flanking, target blinded: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (9) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 201d6 + 10 ⇒ (3) + 10 = 13

Ouroboreia casts a snowball, throwing it at Rajhan-Vol.
RTA, shooting into melee: 1d20 + 4 - 4 ⇒ (17) + 4 - 4 = 17
Cold damage: 5d6 ⇒ (6, 1, 3, 3, 6) = 19 Fort DC 18 to avoid being staggered for 1 round.

Svetlana moves further into the fray!.

Striking at Rajhan - yay he's blind!
Power Attack+Arcane Strike+OHC

Attack 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (12) + 10 = 22
Damage 1d10 + 15 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (7) + 15 + 1 + 2 = 25

The earthly creature smashes the festrog near Adrianna to bits, while Ouroboreia causes severe freezer burn in the decaying flesh of the Ghast Lord. Svetlana steps up deal another of her signature blows, ripping through the meat of the ghost and leaving shreds hanging. Surprisingly, the undead lord still stands...

Fort: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (7) + 6 = 13

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Gorazio
Castien
Maeglin
Adrianna
Marra
Svetlana
Ouroboreia
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Rajhan-Vol (52) - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
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Looks like purple festrog on map is still up
Gorazio did not liked to wait, while the fight comes. He charged the remaining festrog, trying to nail it down with his spear, to bad one of his legs stepped on the greasy floor and he almost fell down.

Attack (+charge): 1d20 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9 DMG: 1d8 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11

Maeglin was telling a story to chear his friends, but he was tired and even himself didn't believe in own words.

Prepare a crossbow

Rajhan-Vol is severely injured, but the festrog is as of yet unhurt. Gorazio's charge doesn't change any of that.

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Gorazio
Castien
Maeglin
Adrianna
Marra
Svetlana
Ouroboreia
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Rajhan-Vol (52) - Blinded
Festrog - Blinded
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Adrianna 5 ft steps to flank Rajhan-Vol with Svetlana, unleashing a flurry of blows at the undead creature.
Attack 1: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 3 + 2 = 9
Damage 1: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 2 = 4

Attack 2: 1d20 + 3 + 2 ⇒ (12) + 3 + 2 = 17
Damage 2: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (6) + 2 = 8

Charging her blade with arcain energy and starting her deadly dance of blades, Marra shift forward 5ft and attacks Rajhan-Vol with flank from the elemental.

scimitar w/battle dance & flank vs blind foe: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 30
damage if hits: 1d4 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (2) + 5 + 2 = 9

to confirm crit: 1d20 + 7 + 2 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 7 + 2 + 2 = 19
plus damage if confirmed: 1d4 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 5 + 2 = 8 +2 fire for trait Flame of the Dawnflower if confirmed {total 19 dam.}

Castien has some difficulty finding a target, but eventually fires two shots. Both, however, fly wide of their target.

Full-round action: Attack Rahjan-Vol (or festrog, if he's dead) (rapid shot)
Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (4) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 10
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 2 + 1 = 7

Attack (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot, Rapid Shot): 1d20 + 7 + 1 - 2 ⇒ (5) + 7 + 1 - 2 = 11
Damage (Composite Longbow (+2 Str), Point Blank Shot): 1d8 + 2 + 1 ⇒ (7) + 2 + 1 = 10

Adrianna kick Rajhan-Vol a kick in the neck, one that Marra neatly sever with her scimitar. From the corner of their eye, they see Castien fails to produce his usual bow magic, but still manages to hit the last festrog with his second arrow. The lucky shot takes out the blinded festrog, returning calmth to the room.

Combat over

The sea chest next to the throne bears a coarse inscription that reads “I leave you this as wages for your loyal service from now to eternity, my ambitious traitor—S.E.” Within are 10,000 silver pieces—a tiny fraction of Sevenfingers’s wealth.

Other than the treasure, there is little of interest in the room, leaving only the rubble-choked hallway.

The hallway will take a significant time to clear. If you decide to start digging, make a constitution check

Svetlana looks openly smug at the fall of the enemy.

She gets to clearing rubble...
Con 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (13) + 2 = 15

If that sucks, I invoke my 2 Star GM Re-roll :p

Marra helps dig after cleaning her scimitar.

con check: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (15) + 2 = 17

Castien, too, begins digging through the rubble.

Con: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (10) + 1 = 11

Ouroboreia first directs her conjured elemental to help while it lasts, then she helps as well.

Con: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (19) + 2 = 21

Clearing the rubble takes several hours, and is quite tiring.

No special effects, assuming that other pcs are helping and make rolls as well

The rubble pile becomes smaller and smaller, as the stench of rotten meat becomes stronger and stronger. The small chamber behind the pile of rubble 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.

"Now, lets see what this does with that secret door.."

I assume this opens the slab door thingamy.

Marra reminds the other "remember we where warned not to go deeper than we needed to recover the sphere."

-Posted with Wayfinder

Just as Svetlana moves to investigate the orb, a last ghoul jumps out, and lunges at her. Fortunately her quick reflexes allows Svetlana to react in time

Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18

Svetlana gets an AoO. Finally...

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Castien
Adrianna
Ouro
Svetlana
Marra
Maeglin
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Ghoul
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Gorazio

Con: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (9) + 1 = 10 Adrianna helps as much as she can, but the smell soon takes its toll on her stomach.

When the ghoul attacks, she does her best to dance around past the creature and drop it to the ground with a snap kick to the knee.
Acrobatics: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18
Attack: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (17) + 3 = 20
Damage: 1d6 + 2 ⇒ (4) + 2 = 6

AOO 1d20 ⇒ 2

Srsly!

The shot goes wide as she reacts to the surprise encounter...

Seeing she is in so close, and Adrianna is coming in to engage - she ditches the polearm and simply resorts to punching the thing in the face with her mailed gauntlets, the stylised metalwork revealing itself to be razor sharp as she gets thumping.

Cold Iron Spiked Gauntlet
Flank,Power Attack, Arcane Strike

Attack 1d20 + 9 + 2 - 2 ⇒ (18) + 9 + 2 - 2 = 27
Damage 1d4 + 4 + 4 + 1 ⇒ (1) + 4 + 4 + 1 = 10

She delights in the savage impact and the cracking energy of the arcane discharge.

TNA Womens tag-team wrestling? Can Adrianna do a pile-driver?

As sudden as the threat emerged, it is gone again. Adrianna and Svetlana bring it down in quick a quick succession of show-off blows.

Combat over

Svetlana now does manage to grab the orb, an by the looks of it, it is indeed the Orb of Stars that is lying of top of a heap of gold and silver coins, that lie scattered on the floor, torn from several leather satchels, long ripped to pieces by the ravenous ghoul that was hiding here.

Congratulations, you have found the Orb Of stars. The locked to the next level is probably something that will feature in a future episode of the glimpser expedition. For now, you can just return to the ship and report...

Huzzah! OK will avoid the future lead until the next jolly jaunt!

Svetlana grunts her satisfaction at seeing the last Ghoul laid to rest "That's a little less filth and depravity in this world"

Once the place is all cleared out, she enjoys the trip back and seems a fair bit happier. "We fought well, no one died, and we achieved our mission. The forces of Good have been well served"

"This was my first experience with such foulcreatures. But thanks to our team, we were successful! Too bad we had to leave all of those other treasures behind..." she says a bit wistfully.

Ouroboreia locks her gaze into the orb, studying it for hours while remaining completely oblivious of what is going on around her. She only snaps out of it when she's back in Absalom, her notes and analysis of the orb's properties finished.

Marra smiles, "I'll be happy if I never see another ghoul much less feel their paralyzing touch. I hope no one got bitten by any of the undead they can carry disease too."

(Thanks for the excellent game DM Kluddle! That was a lot of undead in the first room. I was worried for a moment, then concerned that killing them would some how cause the flesh tree to become a problem.)

"Yes, this is good point, not to be wandering around such places", smiled Maeglin, "those guys have no sence of humour".

Thanks for great game!

You had me worried in that encounter as well. The undead would barely act in the first two rounds, and the battle really depends on the party wiping out most of them during that time. When I saw all the 'brace for impact' actions, I thought it could turn messy...

It's ok, Svetlana doesn't have a brace for impact mode - she only has 'Chelish Ale festival' and 'knee deep in the dead'

Thanks once again for the game, DMK! Could we turn this one to inactive, please? Clutter on "my campaigns" and all that. Thanks!